Ashland High School (Wisconsin)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Ashland High School
| address = 1900 Beaser Ave
| city = Ashland
| county = Ashland County
| state = Wisconsin
| zipcode = 54806-3603
| coordinates = {{Coord|46.57113736362029|-90.88392494273813|format=dms}}
| type = Public secondary
| oversight = School District of Ashland
| principal = Brian Trettin{{Cite web |title=Office Information / High School Office Personnel |url=https://www.ashland.k12.wi.us/domain/418 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=www.ashland.k12.wi.us |language=en}}
| staff = 41.07 Classroom teachers (FTE){{Cite web |title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Ashland High |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5500510&ID=550051000073 |access-date=December 28, 2024 |website=nces.ed.gov |language=EN}}
| grades = 9th through 12th
| enrollment = 609 (2023-2024 school year)
| team_name = Oredockers
| website = [https://www.ashland.k12.wi.us/Domain/8 Ashland High School]
}}Ashland High School is a public high school located in Ashland, Wisconsin that serves students from 9th to 12th grade. It is part of the Ashland School District.
Athletics
Ashland High School's athletic teams are known as the Oredockers. This is in reference to the large ore dock that once stood on Ashland's harbor.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-30 |title=Ashland Sees Historic Oredock Redevelopment As Bridge To The Future |url=https://www.wxpr.org/news/2020-07-30/ashland-sees-historic-oredock-redevelopment-as-bridge-to-the-future |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=WXPR |language=en}} This name arose in the 1940s; before this, the school's athletic teams were known as the Purgolders.{{Cite web |last=Sports |first=Mike Swanson, SBLive |date=2023-12-05 |title=Best high school mascot in Wisconsin: Top 10 candidates |url=https://www.si.com/high-school/national/2023/12/01/best-high-school-mascot-in-wisconsin-top-10-candidates |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Sports Illustrated High School News, Analysis and More |language=en}}
Notable alumni
- Brent Brevak, professional stock car racer
- Robin Greenfield, environmental activist
- Barbara Linton, Wisconsin state legislator{{Cite web |date=2017-08-08 |title=Linton, Barbara J. 1952 |url=https://wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS9911 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Wisconsin Historical Society |language=en}}
- William Plizka, Wisconsin state legislatorWisconsin Blue Book, 1985-86 edition, (Members of the State Legislature), page 71.
- John Szarkowski, photographer, art curator, and historian