Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School is a high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1906 as Boys Trade and Technical High School, its name was changed to Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School beginning with the 1975 graduating class, the first to include young women. The school's name was changed to its present one in 2002 following a donation by Jane Pettit, widow of Lloyd Pettit. Bradley Tech currently has four "Academies of Learning" in Communications, Construction, Design and Manufacturing.

Renovations to the school were completed on November 11, 2002. The former Boys Tech building was removed in 2006 using Milwaukee City and MPS funds. The area is being converted to an athletic field and park, with funding from a grant from the NFL and a local donation. The class of 2006 was the first to complete all four years in the new building.

The school has paired with Rufus King High School, another high school in the city, to produce a FIRST robotics team, Team 1675, which participated in many events since its founding in 2005.

Athletics

Tech's mascot is Tuffy the Trojan. The school colors are purple, silver and white. Tech's long time rivals are the Bay View High School Red Cats.

The boys' swim team dominated the Milwaukee City Conference, winning 24 times in 25 years ending with the 1989 school year. The boys' baseball program earned a state tournament birth 10 years in a row from 1980-1990, and won the state championship in 1987. The boys' baseball team won the Milwaukee City Conference championship two years in a row from 2009-2010. The boys' basketball program has produced two state championships, in 1979 and 1983.

Girls' volleyball placed third in the city in the 2005-2006 season, after Bay View and Riverside.

In 1986 Tech became the first City Conference school to play for the WIAA Division 1 football championship, losing the title game to two-time defending champion Manitowoc 28-20.

Alumni

• Eric Benet, recording artist
• Michael Bennett, NFL running back
• Anthony Hill, American basketball player
• Martin E. Schreiber, assemblyman and Milwaukee alderman

Reputation

Tech has a very bad reputation. It is known for excessive swearing and fighting. They must learn to teach children of their ways.

External links

• Website