Colby High School is a public secondary school located in
Colby, Wisconsin
Colby is a city in Clark and Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,952 at the 2020 census. Of this, 1,275 were in Clark County, and 677 were in M ...
. It is located on the
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border with
Marathon County, and CHS serves about 300 students from both Clark and Marathon counties.
Academics
Colby High School offers
Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board. AP offers undergraduate university-level curricula and examinations to high school students. Colleges and universities in the US and elsewhere ...
courses, of which approximately a quarter of the student body takes part in.
Demographics
Athletics
The Colby athletic teams are nicknamed the Hornets and compete in the
Cloverbelt Conference. Hornet football teams won
WIAA Division 5 state titles in 1998, 2008 and 2011.
Performing arts
Colby has two competitive
show choirs
A show choir (previously known as a "swing choir") is a musical ensemble that combines choral singing with choreographed dance, often integrated into a narrative story or overarching theme.
Origin
Show choirs have been popularized by the American ...
, the mixed-gender Coalition and the women's-only Hornettes. The choirs also host the annual Central Wisconsin Show Choir Spectacular competition, which was named the best regional competition in America in 2018.
References
External links
School District WebsiteWIAA Website
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Schools in Clark County, Wisconsin
Public high schools in Wisconsin