Madison West High School | |
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Address | |
30 Ash Street Madison, Wisconsin 53726 United States |
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Coordinates | 43°4′7″N 89°25′33″W / 43.06861°N 89.42583°WCoordinates: 43°4′7″N 89°25′33″W / 43.06861°N 89.42583°W |
Information | |
Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1930 |
School district | Madison Metropolitan School District |
Principal | Beth Thompson |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | approx. 2,400 (2013-2014) |
Color(s) | Maize and Blue |
Athletics conference | Big 8 Conference |
Mascot | Reggie the Regent (A lion) |
Accreditation | AdvancED |
Newspaper | The Regent Review |
Yearbook | Westward Ho |
Website | westweb |
Madison West High School is a comprehensive four-year high school in Madison, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1930. Its athletics teams compete in the WIAA Big Eight Conference.
Madison West serves students from four municipalities: Madison, the town of Madison, Shorewood Hills and Fitchburg.
Madison West's advanced placement classes include French, Spanish, U.S. Government & Politics, U.S. History, European History, Statistics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Music Theory.
Madison West Rocket Club was started in 2003. In 2009 and 2012, it placed first in the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) national finals.
The Madison West Science Olympiad team began in 1985. The West team placed in the top 10 in the national tournament in 3 consecutive years from 1989 to 1991, placing 2nd in 1989.
The Madison West Math Team took first place in the 2016 state math meet, the Wisconsin Math League, and the International Online "Purple Comet! Math Meet" for Wisconsin (20th in the U.S.).