McFarland High School (Wisconsin)

McFarland High School
Location
McFarland, Wisconsin
USA
Coordinates 43°00′40″N 89°17′43″W / 43.011111°N 89.295278°W / 43.011111; -89.295278Coordinates: 43°00′40″N 89°17′43″W / 43.011111°N 89.295278°W / 43.011111; -89.295278
Information
Type Public secondary
Motto Pride is the catalyst of accomplishment
Established 1962
School district McFarland School District
Principal Jeff Finstad
Grades 9 – 12
Enrollment 700
Color(s) Navy Blue, Columbian Blue, White
Mascot Sparty the Spartan
Website McFarland High School

McFarland High School is a high school located in McFarland, in Dane County, Wisconsin. Administered by the McFarland School District, it had an enrollment of 700 students in 2007. The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[1] The school's colors are Columbia blue, navy blue, and white and the mascot is the Spartan.

Academics

McFarland High School offers eight AP (Advanced Placement) classes: calculus, physics, chemistry, psychology, composition, U.S. history, U.S. government, and European history.[2] The school year is divided into four quarters, each about nine weeks long. McFarland High School uses block scheduling, with the school day consisting of four 85 minute blocks.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs at the McFarland High School include:[3]

The 2007 marching band was composed of more than 200 musicians. Concert band, jazz band, choir, and vocal jazz are also offered at McFarland.

Athletics

Since the 2008-09 school year, McFarland teams have competed in the WIAA Rock Valley Conference. The swim team is an exception because the Rock Valley Conference has no swimming program.

Sports offered at McFarland include:
Boys Girls
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross country Golf
Football Poms
Golf Soccer
Hockey Softball
Soccer Swimming
Swimming Tennis
Tennis Track & field
Track & field Volleyball
Hockey

In 2008-2009, the McFarland football team had a 9-0 record and won the Rock Valley Conference. The girls' tennis team and both cross country teams also won their respective Rock Valley Conference titles that season. The boys' swimming team has won six consecutive Division II state titles, from 2007 to 2012, and was the runner-up in 2003 and 2014. The boys' golf team earned the state title once and runner-up twice in the last five years. The team has been in the state tournament the last nine years, and won the sectional tournament three of the last four years. Girls' soccer took a second place finish in the 2007 state games. The McFarland boys' track team won the WIAA Division 2 regionals. Boys' soccer lost in the state semi-finals in 2013, the McFarland boys' first state appearance in school history.

State Titles Won by McFarland
Sport Year
Boys' basketball 1973
Boys' basketball 1974
Boys' track & field 1977
Girls' basketball 1983
Boys' cross country 1996
Girls' basketball 1999
Girls' track & field 2001
Boys' cross country 2002
Boys' golf 2004
Boys' swimming 2007
Boys' swimming 2008
Boys' swimming 2009
Boys' swimming 2010
Boys' swimming 2011
Boys' swimming 2012

References

  1. "McFarland High School". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  2. "Course Guide". McFarland High School. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  3. "Clubs". McFarland High School. Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2009-05-02.

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