Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School (abbreviated as G-E-T, and formerly Galesville High School and Gale-Ettrick High School) is a public high school in Galesville, Wisconsin. It educates students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District.

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School
Address
17511 Main Street Galesville , Wisconsin 54630 United States
Coordinates	44.093794°N 91.343179°W / 44.093794; -91.343179
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Established	1902
Status	In session
Closed	Summer months(depends)
School district	Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
Principal	Troy White
Teaching staff	29.24 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	520 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.84[1]
Color(s)
Athletics	Track, Trap, Band, and Choir
Athletics conference	Coulee Conference
Mascot	Red hawk
Nickname	Red Hawks
Rival	Blair
Website	getsd.org/high-school/

History

A high school in the city of Galesville, Wisconsin opened in 1902.^[2] Trempealeau County government ordered the creation of a joint school district covering Galesville, Ettrick, Gale, the town of Ettrick and the town of Trempealeau at the beginning of 1949, to take effect on June 30, 1949.^[3] An influx of new students created an overcrowding condition at the school; a 1951 referendum for a new building failed.^[4] A 1952 referendum passed.^[5] Construction for the then-Gale-Ettrick High School commenced in September 1953.^[6] In 1971, Healy Memorial High School in Trempealeau was consolidated into the Gale-Ettrick, and the school was renamed Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau.^[7]

The school went away from its Redmen nickname for athletic teams in May 2010; a new name of Red Hawks was later chosen.^[8]

Academics

Advanced Placement classes are offered at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau.^[9]

Athletics

The Red Hawk athletic teams compete in the Coulee Conference. The boys golf team won a Division Two state championship in 1994.^[10]

Performing arts

G-E-T has two competitive a cappella groups, "Vocal Point" and "Out of the Blue."^[11] Vocal Point took third place in the 2017 International Championship of High School A Cappella Finals.^[12]

Notable alumni

• Todd Auer, football player^[13]
• Suzanne Jeskewitz, politician^[14]

References

1. "Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
2. "Schools and Teachers". Trempealeau County Historical Society. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
3. "Tremp'leau School Committee Order Creates 2 New Districts". La Crosse Tribune. January 4, 1949. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Proposed New Gale-Ettrick High School Gets Thumbed Down". La Crosse Tribune. August 29, 1951. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Gale-Ettrick School Okayed". La Crosse Tribune. May 24, 1952. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cornerstone For Gale-Ettrick High School Dedicated Tuesday; Important Records Placed". La Crosse Tribune. September 23, 1953. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Grooms, Autumn (May 9, 2009). "Trempealeau to say goodbye to former high school". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
8. Anderson, Patrick B. (May 14, 2020). "G-E-T schools to say goodbye to Redmen". La Crosse Tribune. Winona Daily News. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
9. "Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
10. "State Team Championships". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
11. Rogers, Nancy (December 2017). "Small but Mighty: How small school districts are finding big success in the performing arts" (PDF). Wisconsin Association of School Boards. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
12. "2017 ICHSA Finals Results". FloVoice. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
13. "Todd Auer Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
14. "Jeskewitz, Suzanne 1942". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved August 2, 2020.