La Follette High School


Robert M. La Follette High School is a public school located in Madison, Wisconsin, serving the city's far east side with its attendance boundaries including parts of the City of Madison, City of Fitchburg, Town of Blooming Grove, and Town of Burke, teaching students in grades 9-12. It is a part of the Madison Metropolitan School District. One of five Madison public high schools, it is commonly known as "La Follette," named after former lawmaker and 1924 presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Academics

La Follette offers diverse academic opportunities, drawing upon its 14 academic departments and more than 150 faculty offering instruction in more than 250 courses in 100 different fields of study. Courses are taught in a variety of academic settings, from traditional classrooms to community-based service experiences. Additional opportunities for growth and leadership are offered through involvement in numerous student organizations.

Academic departments

Clubs

La Follette offers nearly four dozen extra-curricular clubs, spanning a wide variety of student interests, including academic, athletic, social, fine arts, science, health and others.

Athletics

La Follette athletics include girl's volleyball, boy's volleyball, girl's soccer, boy's soccer, boy's basketball, girl's basketball, wrestling, boy's track & field, girl's track & field, football, girl's swim, boy's swim, boy's cross country, girl's cross country, dance, cheer, hockey, girl's golf, boy's golf, baseball, softball, girl's tennis, boy's tennis. Club sports include basketball, rugby, ultimate frisbee and volleyball.
SportYear
Basketball 1977, 1982, 2002
Cross country 2006, 2007
Dance 1992, 1994
Football1967
Golf 2003
Track and field 1969, 2002
Track and field 2017
Volleyball 1987, 1989

Other notable athletic achievements

Arboretum

La Follette has one of the few on-ground arboretums in the state. It was designed to have three ecosystems, including prairie, woodland and pond.

Board of visitors

La Follette's board of visitors serves as an advocate for the school, and is the only school in the Madison area, and possibly the state, which has such a board. Drawing upon experiences and resources of alumni, parents and other patrons, the board's mission is to empower students and faculty while building community. The board assists in fundraising, business, community outreach, public affairs, student support and teacher support.

Business

In 2011, Summit Credit Union began operations at La Follette High School. In ensuing years, branches were opened at other Madison-area high schools. The branch is staffed by interns from the La Follette career internship class and is open during the lunch hour.

Presidential visit

On September 28, 2010, the school was visited by President Barack Obama, who made an unannounced stop ahead of a late-afternoon rally on the UW-Madison campus.

Publications

The Lance is the student newspaper for La Follette; its yearbook is known as The Statesman; The Lancer Legend is the parent newsletter.

Notable alumni