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Northeastern Wisconsin Conference
The Northeastern Wisconsin Conference is a former high school athletic conference in Wisconsin, opening competition in 1927 and disbanding in 1970. Its members were concentrated in the northeastern part of the state, and all members were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. History 1927-1933 The Northeastern Wisconsin (NEW) Conference was formed in 1927 by thirteen small- to medium-sized high schools in northeastern Wisconsin. Algoma, Clintonville, De Pere, Kaukauna, Kewaunee, Menasha, Neenah, New London, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Shawano, Sturgeon Bay and West De Pere were charter members. Gillett and Two Rivers joined the conference before the 1927 football season to give the NEW Conference fifteen members. The conference had a large geographic footprint, including schools in nine counties (Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca and Winnebago). Four years after the NEW Conference's formation, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletic Conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams which play competitively against each other in a sports league. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller Division (sport), divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels. Conferences often, but not always, include teams from a common geographic region. Australian rules football The AFL Women's competition used a non-geographic conference system in 2019 AFL Women's season, 2019 and 2020 AFL Women's season, 2020. The league was divided into two conferences, based on ladder position in the previous season. Not every team could play each other due to the limited number of rounds, so conferences were introduced so that teams were only measured against the teams they played. The system was controversial because it allowed some weak teams to make finals, and strong teams from the other conference missed out on finals. It was because of this that the conference system was removed for the 2021 AFL Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West De Pere High School
West De Pere High School is one of two public high schools in De Pere, Wisconsin, United States. Built in 1960, it serves students in 9th through 12th grade. The school's mascot is the Phantom. The Phantoms compete in the Bay Conference. History In 2018, a referendum passed to add a second-story addition to the high school. The referendum has been somewhat controversial because of the needed increase in taxes to pay for the expansion. Demographics WDP is 83 percent white, seven percent Native American, four percent black, three percent Hispanic and one percent Asian. Two percent of students identify as a part of two or more races. Achievements *The pom and dance team has won nine state titles since 2001. (2001-Pom, 2002-Pom, 2003-Pom, 2004-Pom, 2007-Pom, 2008-Pom & Kick, 2009-Kick, 2012-Kick) *The Phantom baseball team won the Division 2 state baseball championship in 2008. *The Phantom football team won the Division 3 state football championship in 2010 and 2011. *The Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seymour High School (Wisconsin) in Seymour, Victoria, Australia
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Seymour High School may refer to: * Seymour High School (Connecticut) in Seymour, Connecticut * Seymour High School (Illinois) in Payson, Illinois *Seymour High School (Indiana) in Seymour, Indiana * Seymour High School (Iowa) in Seymour, Iowa * Seymour High School (Missouri) in Seymour, Missouri * Seymour High School (Tennessee) in Seymour, Tennessee *Seymour High School (Texas) in Seymour, Texas Schools with similar names include: *Mahomet-Seymour High School in Mahomet, Illinois * Seymour Community High School in Seymour, Wisconsin *Seymour Technical High School Seymour may refer to: Places Australia *Seymour, Victoria, a township **Seymour railway station * Electoral district of Seymour, a former electoral district in Victoria * Rural City of Seymour, a former local government area in Victoria * Sey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberly High School (Wisconsin)
The Kimberly High School in Kimberly, Wisconsin, is a public high school that enrolls around 1,600 students. It is the only high school in the Kimberly Area School District. The school has 117 certified teaching staff and 5 guidance counselors. Academics AP courses Kimberly High School offers 20 Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Athletics The Papermakers are a Division 1 school competing in the Fox Valley Association with other Fox Valley schools, as well as schools from the Wausau area. A historic rivalry exists between the Papermakers and the neighboring Kaukauna Ghosts. State championships Kimberly High School has earned 35 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state championship titles, the 14th most in the state across all divisions. *Hockey and Boys Volleyball only have one division. **For the 2020–2021 school year, the WIAA created the Alternate Fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing schools to opt to field all/some fall sports to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Winnebago County is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 171,730. Its county seat is Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Oshkosh. It was named for the historic Ho-Chunk, Winnebago people, a federally recognized Native American tribe now known as the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Ho-Chunk Nation. Chief Oshkosh was a Menominee leader in the area. Winnebago County comprises the Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin, Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Appleton, Wisconsin, Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Fox Cities, Combined Statistical Area. History The region was occupied by several Native American tribes in the period of European encounter, including the Sauk people, Sauk, Meskwaki, Fox, Menominee, and Ojibwa (known as Chippewa in the US). French traders from what is now Canada had early interaction with them, as did French Society of Jesus, Jesuit missionaries, who sought to convert t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waupaca County, Wisconsin
Waupaca County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,812. The county seat is Waupaca. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1853. It is named after the Waupaca River, a Menominee language name meaning "place of tomorrow seen clearly." History Ancient indigenous peoples constructed earthworks that expressed their religious and political concepts. An early European explorer counted 72 such earthen mounds in what is now Waupaca County, many of them in the form of effigy mounds, shaped like "humans, turtles, catfish and others." There were 52 mounds constructed around what is now called Taylor Lake. Most mounds were lost to agricultural development. One mound, shaped like a catfish, is still visible in a private yard along County Hwy. QQ, just east of Taylor Lake. The site was marked by a local women's club with a commemorative plaque installed on a large stone. Under pressure from European-American development, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawano County, Wisconsin
Shawano County ( ; originally Shawanaw County) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 40,881. Its county seat is Shawano, Wisconsin, Shawano. Shawano County is included in the Shawano, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay–Shawano, WI Green Bay metropolitan area, Combined Statistical Area. History Its name is from a modified Ojibwa term meaning "southern"; it was the southern boundary of the Ojibwa nation. A Menominee chief named ''Sawanoh'' led a band that lived in the area. Many citizens of Shawano believe the lake, county, and city (Town of Shawanaw founded 1853 and changed to Shawano in 1856), were named after Chief Sawanoh. A historical marker placed in 1958 near the lake along Highway 22 states the lake was named as the southern boundary of Chippewa (Ojibwe) territory. Various historical recordings of the sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Outagamie County ( ) is a county in the Fox Cities region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, in the northeast of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 190,705. Its county seat is Appleton. Outagamie County is part of the Appleton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is itself part of the Appleton- Neenah- Oshkosh Combined Statistical Area. It was named for the historic Meskwaki (Fox) people. History "Outagamie", a French transliteration of the Anishinaabe term for the Meskwaki (Fox) people, means "dwellers of the other shore" or "dwellers on the other side of the stream", referring to their historic habitation along the St. Lawrence River and south of the Great Lakes. They occupied considerable territory in Wisconsin before colonization. Outagamie County was created in 1851 and organized in 1852. Before that, it was under the jurisdiction of Brown County. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of , of which is land and (1.1% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oconto County, Wisconsin
Oconto County is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 38,965. Its county seat is Oconto, Wisconsin, Oconto. The county was established in 1851. Oconto County is part of the Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI Green Bay metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Green Bay-Shawano, Wisconsin, Shawano, WI Combined Statistical Area. History First visited by French explorers in the 17th century, Oconto County is among the oldest settlements in Wisconsin. Father Claude-Jean Allouez of the Roman Catholic Jesuit order said the first Mass in Oconto. Among the first settlers was Joseph Tourtilott, who explored much of the Oconto River watershed. Oconto County was created in 1851 and organized in 1854. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (13%) is water. Adjacent counties * Marinet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Manitowoc County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81,359. Its county seat is Manitowoc. The county was created in 1836 prior to Wisconsin's statehood and organized in 1848. Manitowoc County comprises the Manitowoc, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (61%) is water. Major highways Railroads * Canadian National Buses * Maritime Metro Transit Airport Manitowoc County Airport (KMTW) serves the county and surrounding communities. Adjacent counties * Brown County – northwest * Kewaunee County – northeast * Sheboygan County – south * Calumet County – west * Mason County, Michigan – east and southeast * Manistee County, Michigan – northeast National marine sanctuary The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary was established in 2021 in the waters of Lake Michigan, with most of its northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
Kewaunee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,563. Its county seat is Kewaunee. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1859. Its Menominee name is ''Kewāneh'', an archaic name for a species of duck. Kewaunee County is part of the Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Green Bay- Shawano, WI Combined Statistical Area. Uniquely in Wisconsin, the county is considered both a high-farming concentration county and a high-manufacturing county by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, meaning at least 20 percent of its earnings came from agriculture and at least 25 percent came from manufacturing. Fishing and boating In 2018, Kewaunee County ranked first in the state in the Chinook salmon harvest, with 26,557 fish caught, with nearby Door County ranking second at 14,268 fish caught. Chinook salmon are sought after by tourists enjoying chartered fishing trips. The state record rainbow tro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Door County, Wisconsin
Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 30,066. Its seat of government is Sturgeon Bay. It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. This dangerous passage, known as Death's Door, contains shipwrecks and was known to Native Americans and early French explorers. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1861. Nicknamed the "Cape Cod of the Midwest," Door County is a popular Upper Midwest vacation destination. Tourism is a major contributor to Door County's economy. It is Wisconsin's forty-fourth largest county in population, but it is the eighth largest in terms of economic impact from tourism (over $600 million in 2023). The county is considered a high-recreation retirement destination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. History Native Americans and French Porte des Morts legend Door County's name came from Porte des Morts ("Death's Door"), the passage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
