Amherst High School (Wisconsin)

Public secondary school in Amherst, Wisconsin, United States

Amherst High School

Address

357 N Main Street

Amherst

Wisconsin

54406

United States

Coordinates| 44°27′22″N 89°17′07″W﻿ / ﻿44.4562°N 89.2853°W﻿ / 44.4562; -89.2853Coordinates: 44°27′22″N 89°17′07″W﻿ / ﻿44.4562°N 89.2853°W﻿ / 44.4562; -89.2853
Information
Type| Public secondary
School district| Tomorrow River School District
Principal| Mike Klieforth
Teaching staff| 25.63 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 329 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 12.84[1]
Color(s)|
Athletics conference| Central Wisconsin Conference
Nickname| Falcons
Rival| Iola-Scandinavia[2]

Amherst High School is a public high school located in Amherst, Wisconsin. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Tomorrow River School District.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Demographics
* 3 Academics
* 4 Athletics
* 5 Notable alumni
* 6 External links
* 7 References

## History[edit]

The first dedicated high school building in Amherst was constructed in the spring of 1891; classes started that fall.[3] The school switched from a three-year to four-year track in 1902.[3]

## Demographics[edit]

The student body of AHS is 95 percent white, three percent Hispanic, one percent Native American, and one percent of students identify as a part of two or more races.[4]

## Academics[edit]

Advanced Placement classes are offered at Amherst; just over a third of students take an AP exam.[4]

## Athletics[edit]

Falcons athletic teams compete in the Central Wisconsin Conference. The school debuted a synthetic turf stadium for the 2019-2020 school year for the football and soccer teams.[5]

State Championships[6] Sport  | Year(s)

|

Boys cross country  | 1959
Boys golf  | 2001
Boys track and field  | 2003
Girls basketball  | 1999, 2009
Football  | 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
Softball  | 1999

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Tyler Biadasz, football player[7]
* Dylan Page, basketball player[8]

## External links[edit]

* Tomorrow River School District

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Amherst High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
2. ^ Okonek, Steven (March 20, 2019). "2019 Football Schedules Released". OnFocus News. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
3. ^ a b Een, Andrew P. "Amherst and its schools, 1885 to 1906". Portage County Historical Society. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
4. ^ a b "Amherst High". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
5. ^ Scarborough, Brennen (September 16, 2019). "Amherst opens new state-of-the-art athletic facility". WSAU. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
6. ^ "State Team Championships". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
7. ^ "Tyler Biadasz - Football". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
8. ^ "Amherst High School". RealGM. Retrieved August 25, 2020.