Alexander Hamilton High School (Milwaukee)

Alexander Hamilton High School
Alexander Hamilton High School
Address
	6215 West Warnimont Avenue; Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53220; United States
Coordinates	42°58′42″N 87°59′26″W / 42.97833°N 87.99056°W
Information
School type	Public High School
Motto	"Wildcats are number one”
Established	1966
School district	Milwaukee Public Schools
Principal	Joe Ricciardi
Staff	101.00 (FTE)
Grades	9 through 12
Enrollment	1,439 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	14.25
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Mascot	Wildcat
Newspaper	Esprit (defunct)
Yearbook	The Diplomat
Website	[1]

Alexander Hamilton High School (also known as Milwaukee Hamilton) is a public high school located at 6215 West Warnimont Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Milwaukee's far southwest side. Named after the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, the building was opened in February 1966, with about 450 second-semester sophomores from Pulaski High School. During the 2012–2013 school year enrollment was about 1700.^[2]

Academics

Hamilton has five programs leading to career, college, or armed forces readiness: Business and Finance, Communications Technology, Medical and Laboratory Sciences, JROTC, and Honors/Advanced Placement. Hamilton also has its own student-run branch of Educators Credit Union.

A minimum of 22 credits are required to graduate.^[3] Students can graduate with as many as 29 credits.

Hamilton High School

Extra-curricular activities

Hamilton's clubs include:

Army JROTC
Asian Club
Band
Debate/Forensics
DECA
Drama
Gay-Straight Alliance
Humanities
Latino Unidos (Spanish club)
Letterwinners
National Honor Society
Prom committee
Renaissance (for students with good academics)
School yearbook
Senior board
Stage crew
Student Council

Athletics

In athletics Hamilton competes at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I level as a member of the Milwaukee City Conference. Athletics at Hamilton include:

Baseball
Boys' basketball
Girls' basketball
Boys' cross country
Girls' cross country
Football
Boys' golf
Boys' soccer
Girls' soccer
Softball
Boys' swimming
Girls' swimming
Boys' tennis
Girls' tennis
Boys' track
Girls' track
Girls' volleyball
Wrestling

Notable alumni

Marvin Kimble, American gymnast
Kevon Looney, basketball player for 2017, 2018, and 2022 NBA champion Golden State Warriors^[4]
Jessie Rodriguez, Wisconsin state representative
Kevin Soucie, politician
Gary Zauner, football coach

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hamilton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
^ WSN Wisconsin Sports Network, Milwaukee Hamilton Wildcats Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Hamilton High School, [www.mpsmke.com/hamilton/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=4&Itemid=28 About Hamilton]
^ Stewart, Mark (April 10, 2014). "Hamilton's Kevon Looney not resting on laurels". The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.

External links

Alexander Hamilton High School website

[MPS-1] "Hamilton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

[2] WSN Wisconsin Sports Network, Milwaukee Hamilton Wildcats Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine.

[3] Hamilton High School, [www.mpsmke.com/hamilton/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=4&Itemid=28 About Hamilton]

[4] Stewart, Mark (April 10, 2014). "Hamilton's Kevon Looney not resting on laurels". The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.

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