Beaver Dam High School (Wisconsin)

Beaver Dam High School
Address
500 Gould Street Beaver Dam , WI 53916
Coordinates	43.46169°N 88.82007°W / 43.46169; -88.82007
Information
District	Beaver Dam Unified School District
Principal	Russ Tronsen[1]
Teaching staff	69.36 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9th-12th
Enrollment	1,112 (2022–2023)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	16.03[2]
Color(s)
Athletics	see list
Mascot	The Golden Beaver
Athletic Conference	Badger Conference
Website	beaverdam.k12.wi.us/schools/high
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Beaver Dam High School is a public high school located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States. It is a part of the Beaver Dam Unified School District. As of 25 October 2017^[update] it had an enrollment of 1,045^[3] students. Its mascot is the Golden Beaver.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Fall Cross country (M, W) Football (M) Soccer (M) Tennis (W) Volleyball (W) Swimming (W) Golf (W) Winter Basketball (M, W) Varsity cheerleading (M, F) Ice hockey (M, W) Swimming (M) Wrestling (M, W) Powerlifting Spring Baseball (M) Golf (M, W) Soccer (W) Softball (W) Tennis (M) Track (M, W)

Clubs

• Anime
• BDHS orchestra
• BDHS bands
• Marching band
• Jazz band 1 & 2
• Pep band
• Choirs
• Concert choir
• Treble choir
• Bel Canto Choir
• DECA
• FFA
• Forensics
• Powerlifting
• Mock trial
• National Honor Society
• Key Club
• Student council
• SWAZZ
• Theatre
• Robotics

Gallery

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  Beaver Dam High School front entrance
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  Beaver Dam High School tennis courts
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  Beaver Dam High School sports facilities
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  Beaver Dam High School track

Notable alumni

Science, media and the arts

• Lois J. Ehlert – artist, award-winning author, Caldecott Medal recipient, and illustrator of children's books^[4]
• Raymond Z. Gallun – pioneer science fiction author^[4]
• Dave Krause, BSEM, UW-Madison – NASA Sounding Rocket Chief Engineer^[5]
• Fred MacMurray – actor^[4]
• David Alan Smith – actor^[6]

Business

• Benjamin Murray – president of XOJET, Pittsburgh Pirates baseball draft^[7]
• Gerald H. Teletzke – business and engineering leader^[4]

Government

• Robert G. Ehlenfeldt – Wisconsin State Veterinarian^[4]
• Leon Epstein – Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin—Madison^[4]
• James J. Healy – national labor relations leader, adviser to presidents Kennedy and Carter, Harvard Business School professor, lecturer, author^[4][8]
• Robert Kastenmeier – Wisconsin Representative to U.S. Congress^[4]
• Fred McFarlane – professor in Rehabilitation Counseling, San Diego State University^[4]
• Mary Ann Spellman – two-term Beaver Dam mayor^[4][9]
• Joseph M. Stehling – brigadier general, recipient of Purple Heart, Legion of Merit^[4]

Professional sports

• Eric Baldwin – professional poker player and 2009 Cardplayer of the year
• Madeline "Maddy" Horn – speed skater^[4]
• Bill Rentmeester – professional football player

References

1. "Beaver Dam Unified School District - Administration".
2. "Beaver Dam High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
3. "Beaver Dam High School". High-schools.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
4. "Outstandin Alumni | Beaver Dam Unified School District". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
6. "BD native honored for acting skills". Daily Citizen. Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. p. 14. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
7. "XOJET Announces Benjamin Murray as president". XOJET. March 2, 2010. Archived from the original (pdf) on October 18, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
8. "James J. Healy, Harvard Business School Professor and Prominent Labor Arbitrator, Dead at 88". Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
9. Gallun, Raymond Z. (2007). Starclimber: The Literary Adventures and Autobiography of Raymond Z. Gallun. Borgo Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-89370-448-3. Retrieved January 14, 2009.

External links

• Beaver Dam High School website