Nathan Hale High School (Wisconsin)

History

Nathan Hale High School was initially established in 1931 as an additional junior high school, requested in response to an ever-growing population of students. The first building for Hale still stands, as it is the current building for West Allis Central. Nathan Hale Junior High School was a title short lived, as the current name for the school was conceived in 1941, serving both junior and senior high schoolers alike until 1957. The school served those students at this location until 1968, when the current building was opened two miles to the west, prompting Central to move into Hale's original building in 1973. Central's first building was torn down and subsequently replaced with the current West Allis Public Library.

The current building for Nathan Hale has retained its stark, brutalist architecture of the 1960's, but not without renovations. In 1999, the cafeteria moved downstairs into its current location in the northeastern corner of the building. Traces of the old cafeteria are encased in the walls of the Mentoring Program homeroom, where water fountains are present. In the same year, an additional auxiliary gym was also constructed. In 2005, the school's current weight room was finished.

Athletics

Despite Nathan Hale's direct rival being the Central Bulldogs, the two schools are not in the same athletic conference; Hale is a part of the Greater Metro Conference, while Central is a part of the Woodland Conference.

Boys sports include:

• Football
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Soccer
• Volleyball
• Wrestling
• Bowling
• Swimming and Diving
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Golf
• Cross Country

Girls sports are:

• Basketball
• Softball
• Soccer
• Track and Field
• Tennis
• Cross Country
• Volleyball
• Gymnastics
• Swimming and Diving

Championships

Hale won a WIAA state championship in boys cross country in 1968.

The Girls Varsity Basketball Team won a Conference Championship in 2018.

The Boys Varsity Basketball Team won Conference Championships in 1989, 1991 and 1992.

The Varsity Football Team won a Conference Championship going undefeated for the season, and was the #1 ranked team in the State in 1952.

Conference affiliation history

• Suburban Conference (1942-1985)
• Suburban Park Conference (1985-1993)
• Southeast Conference (1993-1997)
• Greater Metro Conference (1997-present)

Notable alumni

• Marisabel Cabrera, circuit court judge and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Paul Melotik, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and of various legislative bodies in Ozaukee County
• Chris Scheels, Olympic speed skater
• Tony Staskunas, lawyer, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors
• Rick Wagner, former NFL offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, the Detroit Lions, and the Green Bay Packers

References

References

1. http://www.wawm.k12.wi.us/Our%20Schools/Hale_Folder/Halepro.htm www.wawm.k12.wi.us
2. "Nathan Hale High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
3. (November 2, 2019). "2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program". [[Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association]].
4. ''Wisconsin Blue Book 2011-2012'', p. 29.
5. Journal, JASON WILDE For the State. (2020-08-09). "For ex-Badgers standout Rick Wagner, return home to Wisconsin means being in ‘a special place’".