Fort Atkinson High School

Fort Atkinson High School is a public high school in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.^[3] It is part of the Fort Atkinson School District.

Fort Atkinson High School
Address
925 Lexington Blvd. Fort Atkinson , Wisconsin 53538-1092
Coordinates	42.9436°N 88.8579°W / 42.9436; -88.8579
Information
School district	Fort Atkinson School District
Superintendent	Rob Abbott
Principal	Leigh Ann Scheuerell
Teaching staff	57.75 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12[2]
Enrollment	876 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.17[1]
Color(s)
Mascot	Blackhawk
Website	www.fortschools.org

History

Fort Atkinson High School was founded in 1866, and its first principal was John Purdy. The original school building was destroyed in a fire in 1888.^[4][5] The high school has been housed in a number of buildings since.^[5]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Source:^[6]

• Boys' and girls' cross country
• Boys' and girls' track
• Boys' and girls' soccer
• Boys' and girls' tennis
• Boys' and girls' swim
• Boys' and girls' basketball
• Boys' and girls' volleyball
• Boys' and girls' golf
• Baseball
• Softball
• Wrestling
• Football
• Cheerleading/spirit squad
• Esports League

Clubs and organizations

Source:^[7]

Student clubs and organizations include:

• Archery
• Art league
• Chess club
• FFA
• Fort Atkinson chapter of the National Speech and Debate Association^[8]
• Forensics
• French club
• FBLA
• German club
• History club
• Math club
• NHS
• Spanish club
• VICA

Fort Atkinson has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender South High Street Singers and the women's-only Lexington Singers.^[9] The school also hosts its own competition, the Fort Atkinson Showcase.^[10]

The Fort Atkinson Debate Team is led by English teacher Dan Hansen in the high school, the team competes from October to late January every year, but practice starts in September. The team was founded in 2016 and has seven members as of 2021.

See also

• List of high schools in Wisconsin