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Revision as of 19:34, 22 February 2009
| Memorial High School | |
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2225 Keith St Eau Claire, WI 54701 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1957 |
| Principal | Tim Leibham |
| Faculty | ~200 |
| Enrollment | ~1900 |
| Website | http://www.memorial.ecasd.k12.wi.us |
Memorial High School is one of two public high schools in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the other being North High School. Its enrollment is around 1900, with a staff of nearly 200. Built on a three-block campus, there are classes available in all areas. AP classes are offered in English, Science, Social Sciences, Math, and Foreign Language. The school's mascot is Old Abe.
Music
Memorial High School's band program consists of six concert bands and three jazz ensembles. The top concert band is the Old Abe Wind Ensemble, the next level down being the Memorial Concert Band. Membership in both is through auditions for grades 10-12. The two "Eagle Bands" are open to grades 10-12 without audition. Incoming freshman are placed in frosh bands. The top jazz band, Jazz Ensemble 1, is open to grades 10-12 and is a highly competitive auditioned band. Jazz Ensemble 2 is open to grades 10-11 and is also auditioned. A limited number of 10th graders, as well as incoming 9th graders recommended by their 8th grade teachers, are placed in Jazz Ensemble 3.
Memorial's Jazz Ensemble 1 has been selected five times to be one of 15 finalists for the Essentially Ellington jazz competition in New York.[1] The MHS jazz program has performed with guest artists including the Count Basie Orchestra, Ed Shaughnessy and the Tonight Show All-Stars, Geoff Keezer, the Art Blakey Jazz Messenger Legacy Band, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry, Phil Markowitz, DIVA, and the United States Air Force Notables Jazz Band.[1]
Bruce Hering has been the leader of the MHS Jazz program for 15 years, and Mr. Eric Dasher has been leading the Concert Band program since 1000.
2008 Essentially Ellingtion finalist
Memorial's Jazz Ensemble I was chosen as a finalist for the Essentially Ellington Jazz Competition and Festival, receiving 147 of 150 points for their submitted recordings, which is a school record. [2]
Show choirs
MHS has three show choirs: "Eaglettes", a "prep" women's show choir open to grades 9-11 without an audition; the "Eagle Show Choir", a mixed show choir, also open to grades 9-11; and The "Old Abe Show Choir", an advanced mixed show choir available to grades 10-12. Membership in both "Eagle" and "Old Abe" is through audition only. The "Old Abe Show Choir" is the elite show choir and has placed well in finals at competitions across the country, with many grand championships and 2nd place at Nationals, as well as winning "Best Vocals", "Best Choreography", and "Best Band" at competitions with the country's elite show choirs.[citation needed]
Athletics
Memorial belongs to the Big Rivers Conference for athletics. It has teams in football, cross country, soccer, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, hockey, wrestling, dance, baseball, softball, and track.
The recently established Old Abe Athletic Hall of Fame highlights many of the great athletes throughout the history of Memorial High School.[3]
Both the boys'[4]and girls'[5] basketball programs have storied histories within the state of Wisconsin with many notable players and coaches.
Swimming and Diving
Memorial girls' swimming and diving team is known for its numerous conference and sectional titles. The team's most recent accomplishments include 2007 Conference and Sectional Champions. The men's team is noted for having been undefeated in conference titles since 1993.[6]
Hockey
The Memorial High School boys' hockey team completed an undefeated season in 2007-2008, defeating Madison Edgewood 3 to 1 in the WIAA state hockey tournament.[citation needed]
Cross country
The Memorial High boys' cross country team took second place at the WIAA Division One Sectionals in La Crosse, Wisconsin on October 25th, 2008 and made their first appearance at the state tournament in Wisconsin Rapids since 2004.
Notable people
- Jake Dowell - Hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks and University of Wisconsin, Madison graduate
- Chuck Mencel - Former basketball player for the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis Lakers
- Justin Vernon - Frontman for Indie band "Bon Iver"
References
Jake Dowell has NOT graduated from the University of Wisconsin...