New Berlin West Middle/High School
Public school in New Berlin, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
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New Berlin West Middle/High School is a public middle/high school located in New Berlin, Wisconsin. It is a part of the School District of New Berlin. The school serves grades 7 through 12. The school colors are blue and gold, and the school mascot is the Viking.
| New Berlin West Middle/High School | |
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18695 W. Cleveland Avenue , , 53146 | |
| Coordinates | 42.989862°N 88.146260°W |
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| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1961 |
School district | School District of New Berlin |
| Superintendent | Joe Garza [1] |
Principal | Mark Otto |
Teaching staff | 68.19 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 7-12 |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.08[2] |
Hours in school day | 7:25am - 2:40 pm |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Fight song | New Berlin West Fight Song (modification of MSU Fight Song) |
Athletics conference | Woodland |
| Mascot | Vern the Viking |
| Nickname | NBW |
| Team name | Vikings |
| Rival | New Berlin Eisenhower Middle/High School |
| Newspaper | Norse Code |
| Yearbook | Witan |
| Website | www |
From 2001 through 2007, the school underwent major construction,[3] including a new theater, a new fieldhouse with an indoor track and tennis courts, an upgraded and relocated library, and a new 10-classroom wing.[3] Renovations were also made to the bathrooms and workout facilities. The class of 2007 was the first to host graduation in the new fieldhouse.
Athletics
West has a rivalry with the other New Berlin public high school, Eisenhower.
New Berlin West's 2010 baseball team made it to the state tournament for the first time.[4] The school's 2013 baseball team won the state tournament for the first time.
Conference affiliation history
- Braveland Conference (1962-1963)
- Parkland Conference (1963-1997)
- Woodland Conference (1997–present)
State championships
- 1984 - Girls' volleyball
- 2000 - Boys' basketball
- 2013 - Boys' baseball
- 2016 - Girls' softball
- 2018 - Pom and Dance (Hip Hop)
- 2023 - Cheer and Stunt
- 2024 - Pom and Dance (Hip Hop)
2018 Anti-Semitic allegations
In 2018, New Berlin West halted its yearbook distribution after the school learned that a senior student chose a yearbook quote referring to the Holocaust. His quote read, "There will always be one true Final Solution." A spokesman of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation was on record as finding the quote "very disturbing and upsetting".[5]
