Colby High School | |
Type: | Public High School |
District: | Colby School District |
Us Nces District Id: | 5502730 |
Superintendent: | Patrick Galligan |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Us Nces School Id: | 550273000309 |
Principal: | Marcia Diedrich |
Teaching Staff: | 18.41 (FTE) |
Grade10: | 77 |
Grade11: | 74 |
Grade12: | 75 |
Enrollment: | 305 (2022–2023)[1] |
Grade9: | 79 |
Colors: | Green and gold |
Mascot: | Hornet |
Address: | 705 N 2nd Street |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 44.9201°N -90.3187°W |
Colby High School is a public secondary school located in Colby, Wisconsin. It is located on the Clark County border with Marathon County, and CHS serves about 300 students from both Clark and Marathon counties.
Colby High School offers Advanced Placement courses, of which approximately a quarter of the student body takes part in.[2]
The Colby athletic teams are nicknamed the Hornets and compete in the Cloverbelt Conference.[3] Hornet football teams won WIAA Division 5 state titles in 1998, 2008 and 2011.[4]
Colby has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender Coalition and the women's-only Hornettes.[5] The choirs also host the annual Central Wisconsin Show Choir Spectacular competition, which was named the best regional competition in America in 2018.[6]