Whitefish Bay High School is a comprehensive public

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located in the village of

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, United States. Enrollment is around 950 students, in grades 9 through 12. The school newspaper, the ''Tower Times'', and the school yearbook, ''The Tower'', both refer to the school building's five-story tower and facade that rise over the main entrance. The central original building and tower, completed in 1932, were designed by Herbert W. Tullgren, a prominent

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architect. The school colors are blue and grey. The school's mascot is the "Blue Duke". Whitefish Bay is a member of the

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for athletic competition.

Activities

Student extracurricular activities include

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, forensics (

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, drama, and sports. A student activity fair is held in September to publicize clubs and activities.

Music

Whitefish Bay High School offers choir, orchestra and band programs to its students in all grades. The orchestra has biennial overseas concerts/trips and the band has an annual stateside trip for seniors.

Athletics

The school sports program offers the following sports: *Boys: football, cross country, soccer, volleyball, skiing, basketball, track and field, tennis, baseball, swimming and diving, golf, and wrestling *Girls: cross country, soccer, volleyball, skiing, basketball, track and field, tennis, softball, swimming and diving, golf, gymnastics, and wrestling WFBHS won state championships in boys' cross country in 1955, 1957, 1961 and 1962.

Notable alumni

* Nick Bellore - NFL football player * Craig Counsell - Manager of the Chicago Cubs Baseball Team *

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, and emeritus in the Grad School of Management ( Cornell) * Brad Courtney - politician * Randy Dean - NFL player, handball player at the

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* Robert Dean - handball player at the

* J. D. Dix – baseball player * Bernardine Rae Dohrn - co-founder of the

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* Joel Ehrendreich - diplomat * Matthea Harvey - poet * Daniel Hirsh - actor and filmmaker *

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- actor *

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- actress * Dennis Kois - museum director(21 July 2001)
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'', Retrieved December 3, 2010 * Niels Mueller - screenwriter, director, producer(28 September 2010)
New TV drama gives Whitefish Bay writer-director a new outlet
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'', Retrieved October 15, 2018 * Samuel Page - actor * Mike Schneck - NFL player * Donald K. Stitt - chair of the

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* Meredith Tax - writer and political activist *

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References

External links

Whitefish Bay High School website

School District of Whitefish Bay
{{authority control Public high schools in Wisconsin Schools in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin