Stevens Point Area Senior High School
| Stevens Point Area Senior High School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
1201 North Point Drive , 54481 United States 44°32′25″N 89°34′55″W / 44.54028°N 89.58194°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1972 |
Principal | Jon Vollendorf |
Teaching staff | 93.70 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,458 (2023–2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.56[1] |
| Colors | Red and black |
Athletics conference | Wisconsin Valley |
| Mascot | Black Panther |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Website | spash |
Stevens Point Area Senior High (commonly called SPASH) is a high school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Stevens Point Area Public School District. SPASH serves the Stevens Point area, including Stevens Point, Plover, Whiting, and Park Ridge, as well as several towns and nearby Junction City and part of Milladore. The school opened in 1972, allowing the district high school to move from P. J. Jacobs which had housed the high school since 1938.[2]
Athletics
SPASH's athletic teams are nicknamed the Panthers,[3] and they have been affiliated with the Wisconsin Valley Conference since its founding in 1921.
Notable alumni
- Kirk Bangstad, brewer and political candidate[4]
- Kathi Bennett, women's basketball head coach
- Aimee Betro, convicted of attempting to carry out a contract killing in the UK[5]
- Cole Caufield, NHL forward
- Curt Clausen, Olympic race walker
- Rachel A. Graham, Wisconsin state court judge[6]
- Suzy Favor Hamilton, Olympic long-distance runner
- Joey Hauser, professional basketball player[7]
- Sam Hauser, professional basketball player[8]
- Arthur L. Herman, popular historian
- Kathy Kinney, actress
- Julie Lassa, Wisconsin politician[9]
- Janel McCarville, professional basketball player
- Louis Molepske, Wisconsin politician and judge[10]
- William Murat, Wisconsin politician
- Joe Pavelski, NHL forward and 2010 Olympic silver medalist[11]
- Brandon Peterson, Marvel comic book artist[12]
- Ben Provisor, Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestler[13]
- Ryan Ramczyk, tackle, New Orleans Saints[14]
- Rick Reichardt, major league baseball player
- Chris Solinsky, long-distance runner, former American record holder in the 10,000m run
- Roisin Willis, track and field athlete[15]
References
- 1 2 3 "Stevens Point Area Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ↑ "P.J. Jacobs turns 80 in Stevens Point". Stevens Point Journal Media. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ↑ Casper, Tim; Lassa, Julie; Rabinowitz, Abe (1999), "Gangs and Youth Violence in Stevens Point", A Conference of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- ↑ Schimke, Katie (May 7, 2026). "SPASH graduate announces run for governor". Waupaca County Post.
- ↑ Hurley, Bevan (June 14, 2024). "Turn yourself in, says mother of alleged hitwoman". The Times. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Gov. Evers Appoints Rachel A. Graham to the Court of Appeals". Office of the Governor of Wisconsin (Press release). June 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via GovDelivery.
- ↑ Charboneau, Matt (July 23, 2019). "'They win': Transfer Joey Hauser already fitting in with Michigan State basketball". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Sam Hauser named Gatorade player of the year". Stevens Point Journal. March 28, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Senator Julie M. Lassa". Wisconsin Legislature. 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ↑ Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2005). "Biographies" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2005–2006 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 67. ISBN 0-9752820-1-8. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ↑ "SPASH earns first Boys' Hockey State Title". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. March 2, 2002. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012.
- ↑ X-MEN to AVENGERS[link removed]
- ↑ "Ben Provisor wrestles way to Summer Olympics".
- ↑ "2011 All-State Team" (PDF). NGIN.com.
- ↑ "Meet the Six High Schoolers Who Have Qualified to Run at the Olympic Trials". Runners World. June 10, 2021.