UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE

The 'University School of Milwaukee (USM)' is a small, private pre-kindergarten through secondary preparatory school located on in River Hills and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The school was founded in 1851 as the 'German-English Academy' by a group of Milwaukee Germans that included Peter Engelmann and William Frankfurth. The Academy offered classes that taught German language and literature as well as English. In 1891, the academy moved to the German-English Academy Building in downtown Milwaukee. This institution changed its name in 1917 to 'Milwaukee University School', due to anti-German sentiment as a result of World War I.
In 1963, the Milwaukee University School, Milwaukee Country Day School and the Milwaukee-Downer Seminary merged to become the University School of Milwaukee.[1]

Contents

Enrollment

Athletics

'Middle School'

Fall

Winter

Spring

'Upper School'

Fall

Winter

Spring

Club

'Facilities'

List

Demographics

Notable alumni

Recent Events

External links

Enrollment

There are 15 grade levels at USM with a grand total of 1,046 students:

★ 394 Lower School (PK-grade 4)

★ 299 Middle School (grade 5-8)

★ 353 Upper School (grade 9-12)

Athletics

University School of Milwaukee is home to a number of competitive athletic teams, especially for a school of its size. All teams must follow the school's no-cut athletic policy, which allows every student to participate in any sport he or she would like. The athletic program begins in fifth grade, when students become eligible for a number of teams, including basketball, track & field, and several intramural sports. Beginning in seventh grade, soccer, football, and field hockey are offered as fall term sports, as is baseball in the spring. Despite the broad participation in middle school sports, most of University School of Milwaukee's athletic attention is focused on the high school, which is home to 17 varsity teams. At some point in their high school career, 90% of USM students will participate in the athletic program.

'Middle School'

Fall ★ Boys Cross Country ★ Girls Cross Country ★ 7th Grade Field Hockey ★ 8th Grade Field Hockey ★ 7th & 8th Grade Boys Football ★ 7th & 8th Grade Boys Soccer ★ 7th & 8th Grade Girls Volleyball

Winter ★ Boys Basketball ★ Girls Basketball

Spring ★ 7th & 8th Grade Baseball ★ 7th & 8th Grade Girls Soccer ★ 7th & 8th Grade Coeducational Tennis ★ Middle School Outdoor Track

'Upper School'

Fall ★ Boys Cross Country ★ Girls Cross Country ★ Field Hockey ★ Football ★ Boys Soccer ★ Girls Volleyball ★ Girls tennis (State Champions - 2004-2006) ★ Girls Swimming ★ Mens Tron

Winter ★ Boys Basketball ★ Girls Basketball ★ Boys Ice Hockey ★ Girls Ice Hockey ★ Boys Swimming ★ Boys Skiing ★ Girls Skiing ★ Mens Tron

Spring ★ Baseball ★ Girls Soccer ★ Golf ★ Boys Tennis (defending state champions) ★ Outdoor Track ★ Mens Tron

Club ★ Boys Lacrosse ★ Boys Chess (Defending City Champs) ★ Boys and Girls Table Tennis ★ Boys Indoor Soccer ★ Cricket (Conference Champs) ★ Sailing Club

'Facilities'

A large portion of University School's area is used by the various athletic fields on campus, thus the various athletic teams at the school are not required to compete for practice time, allowing all teams to get the time needed for proper training.

List ★ Upper School Gymnasium ★ Middle School Gymnasium ★ Auxiliary Gymnasium (renovated 2006) ★ Fitness Center (new 2006) ★ Ice Rink (renovated 2006) ★ Track (renovated 2006) ★ 2 Soccer Fields ★ 2 Field Hockey Fields ★ Multi-use Stadium ★ Cross Country Course ★ 8 Hard Tennis Courts (new 2005) ★ Baseball Field ★ Tron Stadiums in Pub Lab and Library Computers

Demographics

From where USM draws:

★ North Shore Suburbs - 30%

★ Mequon - 39%

★ City of Milwaukee - 13%

★ Other Ozaukee County - 6%

★ Western Suburbs - 4%
Racial Composition:

★ Caucasian - 81%

★ African American - 6%

★ East Indian / Pakistani - 4%

★ Asian American - 2%

★ Other Students of Color - 7%

Notable alumni

★ Franz Lorenz Falk, pioneer Milwaukee brewer

★ William Geuder, manufacturer

★ Robert Koehler, artist and teacher [2]

★ August Uihlein, brewer and later owner of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company

★ James Sensenbrenner, United States Congressman

★ Mike Dunleavy, Jr., basketball player

★ Wendy Selig-Prieb, former Brewers CEO

★ John Scheinfeld, producer and writer of several award winning documentaries

★ Raj Chetty, Economics professor at UC-Berkeley

Recent Events

The new science wing has been unveiled, and is currently being used by students. It was built through donations to the "Our Next Generation" campaign. It is a giant leap forward for the USM science program. The second phase of the project is set to start soon.

External links

★ Official University School of Milwaukee website.

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★ History of University School of Milwaukee.