Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School (abbreviated as G-E-T, and formerly Galesville High School and Gale-Ettrick High School) is a

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Galesville, Wisconsin Galesville is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,662 at the 2020 census. A dam on Beaver Creek is located at Galesville, forming Lake Marinuka north of the city. The mayor is Vince Howe. History Galesvi ...

. It educates students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District.

History

A high school in the city of

opened in 1902. Trempealeau County government ordered the creation of a joint school district covering Galesville, Ettrick,

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, the town of Ettrick and the town of Trempealeau at the beginning of 1949, to take effect on June 30, 1949. An influx of new students created an overcrowding condition at the school; a 1951 referendum for a new building failed. A 1952 referendum passed. Construction for the then-Gale-Ettrick High School commenced in September 1953. In 1971, Healy Memorial High School in Trempealeau was consolidated into the Gale-Ettrick, and the school was renamed Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau. The school went away from its Redmen nickname for athletic teams in May 2010; a new name of Red Hawks was later chosen.

Academics

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classes are offered at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau.

Athletics

The Red Hawk athletic teams compete in the

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. The boys golf team won a Division Two state championship in 1994.

Performing arts

G-E-T has two competitive

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groups, "Vocal Point" and "Out of the Blue." Vocal Point took third place in the 2017 International Championship of High School A Cappella Finals.

Notable alumni

* Todd Auer, football player *

Suzanne Jeskewitz Suzanne Jeskewitz (born February 21, 1942) is a former Wisconsin legislator and politician. Born in Galesville, Wisconsin, Jeskewitz graduated from Gale-Ettrick High School and then received her bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin&nd ...

, politician

References

{{authority control Public high schools in Wisconsin 1902 establishments in Wisconsin Educational institutions established in 1902