Wilmot Union High School | |
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11112 308th Ave Wilmot, Wisconsin 53192 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°30′56″N 88°11′01″W / 42.51544°N 88.18365°W |
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Type | Public |
Motto | Home of the Panthers |
Established | 1870s |
School district | Union |
Superintendent | Michael Plourde |
Principal | Rob Kreil |
Faculty | 69.30 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 950 (2022-23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.53[1] |
Campus type | suburban/rural |
Color(s) | Red, white, and black [2] |
Athletics conference | Southern Lakes |
Sports | Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, volleyball, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, wrestling, gymnastics, softball, dance, trap shooting, hockey |
Mascot | Panther |
Team name | Panthers |
Rival | Westosha Central High School |
Communities served | Wilmot, Trevor, Randall, Silver Lake, Twin Lakes |
Feeder schools | Lakewood, Randall, Riverview, Trevor-Wilmot, Wheatland |
Website | wilmothighschool.com |
Wilmot Union High School is a public secondary school located in Wilmot, Wisconsin, a community in the village of Salem Lakes in Kenosha County. Founded in the 1870s, the high school serves students grades 9 to 12 in the communities of Wilmot, Trevor, Randall, Silver Lake, Twin Lakes, and portions of Salem and Wheatland. Both the school and the community are named after the Wilmot Proviso, by David Wilmot.
The school is the sole member of the Wilmot Union High School District, and is fed by several elementary districts, including Randall School District, Twin Lakes School District, Silver Lake School District, Salem School District, Wheatland School District, and the Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District.
In March 2023 the Wilmot Academic Decathlon team won its tenth consecutive state title, each of which qualified the team to participate in the national competition. The school has won five Division II national championships in 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2023. The team was established in 2002
Wilmot Academic Decathletes have earned over $30,000 in combined direct scholarships and the team has been awarded $22,500 for winning state championships.
One-third of all state records compiled for over 40 years are held by Wilmot decathletes. Wilmot holds the team records for highest scores in both Social Science and Literature.
Decathletes from Wilmot have been the overall top individual scorer at state 8 times:
2023- Isaac Keen 8,708
2022-Isaac Keen 8,516.6
2021-Anna Carroll 8,698
2020-Marcus Wolff 8,728 pts.
2019-Sean O’Dowd 8,746.1 pts.
2016-Carl Simmons 8,858 pts.
2015-Carl Simmons 8,780 pts.
2014-Katie O'Brien 8,292 pts.
And have produced the top scorer in Division II at Nationals six times:
2023-Isaac Keen 8,843 pts.
2022- Isaac Keen 8,475 pts.
2019-Marcus Wolff 8,806 pts.
2016-Carl Simmons 8,925 pts.
2015-Carlie Banchi 8,794 pts.
2014-Katie O'Brien 8,606 pts.
The team has been honored by all levels of government from U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Brian Steil, Governor Scott Walker, State Senator Van Wanggaard, State Representative Samantha Kerkman, and by Kenosha County officials and the several local communities that make up the Wilmot Union School District.
On June 11, 2011, a student-led pop group won a statewide WSMA Battle Of The Bands competition, "The Les Paul Launchpad Competition", and earned the school's band program $5,000. The music department used the money to purchase four Yamaha electric pianos, and has obtained approval from the school board to create The Chase Promenade Midi and Piano Laboratory to house these instruments. The Laboratory will be used for classes such as Small Pop Ensemble.[3]