Nicolet High School

Academics

The school offers French, German, Hebrew, and Spanish languages.

Nicolet High School has an advanced placement program that includes calculus (AB and BC), statistics, computer science, physics (B, C: mechanics, and C: electromagnetism), chemistry, biology, environmental science, English language and composition, French language, Spanish language, Spanish literature, German language, music theory, American history, European history, macro-economics, micro-economics, studio art (drawing, 2D, 3D), and American government.

Nicolet offers Microsoft Certification. Students earn college credit for each application they become certified in. Certification are available in 365, Access, Excel, SharePoint, Word and more.

Nicolet High School was named a Blue Ribbon School by the Department of Education and was listed as one of the 50 best schools in Wisconsin by U.S. News & World Report in 2008.

Nicolet spends more money per student than other comparable high schools in Wisconsin.

Athletics

Winter

• Boys' basketball
• Girls basketball
• Girls' gymnastics
• Boys' ice hockey (co-op)
• Girls' ice hockey (co-op)
• Boys' swimming
• Boys' skiing
• Girls' skiing
• Co-ed Winter Musical
• Boys' wrestling
• Boys' diving

Spring

• Girls' softball
• Girls' soccer
• Girls' lacrosse (co-op)
• Boys' lacrosse (co-op)
• Boys' rugby – club sport
• Boys' golf
• Boys' tennis
• Boys' track and field
• Girls' track and field
• Boys' baseball

Conference affiliation history

• Braveland Conference (1956-1985)
• North Shore Conference (1985-present)

Notable alumni

• Michael Angeli – journalist, screenwriter
• Andrew Armacost – Brigadier General USAF Academy
• Monte Davidoff – co-creator of Microsoft's first product, Altair BASIC
• Randee Drew – professional football player for the CFL Montreal Alouettes
• David Einhorn – hedge fund manager, founder and president of Greenlight Capital
• Howie Epstein – musician, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Hal Erickson – media historian, author
• David Evans – professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University
• James Goldstein – "NBA Superfan"
• Dan Grunfeld – professional basketball player
• Justin Hurwitz – Oscar and Grammy award-winning composer and writer
• Jalen Johnson – small forward for the Atlanta Hawks
• Kobe Johnson - basketball player
• Kato Kaelin – actor and key witness in O.J. Simpson murder trial
• Phil Katz – creator of PKZIP compression software
• Skip Kendall – professional golfer
• Michael Konik – author, television personality
• Mark Leno – American politician and first openly gay man to serve on the California State Senate
• AzMarie Livingston – fashion model
• Bari Lurie – politician
• Brian Lynch – Grammy Award-winning jazz musician
• Thomas L. Miller - film and television producer, co-founder of Miller-Boyett Productions
• Lance Painter – professional baseball pitcher
• Rick Perlstein – author and historian
• Jack Rieley – record producer, manager of The Beach Boys
• Sonya Robinson – musician and songwriter, 1983 Miss Black America
• Terilyn A. Shropshire – motion picture and television editor
• Tierney Sutton – jazz singer and five-time Grammy Award nominee
• Charlie Sykes – reporter at The Milwaukee Journal and talk radio host at WTMJ (AM)
• B.J. Tucker – professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers
• Joah Tucker – professional basketball player
• Mary Lou E. Van Dreel – Wisconsin State Representative
• Garrett Weber-Gale – Olympic two-time Olympic gold medalist, world record-holder in two events
• Oprah Winfrey – talk show host (attended her sophomore year; did not graduate)

References

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