| Chippewa Falls Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 735 Terrill Street Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin 54729-1923 United States | |
| Coordinates | 44°56′6″N 91°24′43″W / 44.93500°N 91.41194°W / 44.93500; -91.41194 |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| School district | Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District |
| Principal | Donna Goodman |
| Teaching staff | 93.20 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,458 (2022-2023) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.64 |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Black |
| Athletics conference | Big Rivers Conference |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Nickname | Chi-Hi |
| Website | cfsd |
Chippewa Falls Senior High School is a public high school located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. To locals, the high school is referred to as "Chi-Hi". The school belongs to the Big Rivers Conference of the WIAA. The school mascot is the Cardinal.
Extracurricular activities
CFHS has a competitive show choir, Chi-Hi Harmonics. Their marching band, known as the Marching Cardinals, is a competitive marching band. The high-school also has football team, coached by Chuck Raykovich, a storied high school coach. The Chi-Hi cardinals have won 7 BRC championships under their head coach, Chuck Raykovich.
The Chi-Hi Equestrian team has established a dominant streak within the state, currently on a 10-straight state title streak as of 2023
The Chippewa Falls-Menomonie girls' hockey co-op (known as the CFM Sabers) won the 2020-2021 WIAA state title, defeating the University School of Milwaukee 3-2 in OT.
Notable alumni
- Edward Ackley (1906), Wisconsin State Senator from 1913 to 1916
- Chad Cascadden (1990), former National Football League linebacker for New York Jets and New England Patriots from 1995 to 1999
- Seymour Cray (1943), electrical engineer and supercomputer architect, founded Cray Research
- Nate DeLong (1944), former center for NBA's Milwaukee Hawks
- Gus Dorais (1910), head coach of NFL's Detroit Lions from 1943 to 1947
- Joe Vavra (1978), former Los Angeles Dodgers player, currently coach for Minnesota Twins
- Andrew Cray (2004), noted LGBT activist
References
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- WQOW (2021-02-20). "Chippewa Falls/Menomonie wins Girls Hockey Championship in overtime". WQOW. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- Biographical Sketches. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1915. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- Groskreutz, Stuart. "Cascadden on the road to recovery". www.chippewa.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "The Cray computers of Seymour Cray". History of Computers. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Nate DeLong Player Profile, Milwaukee Hawks, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". RealGM. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Chippewa Honors Former Player". Eau Claire (WI) Leader. October 29, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- Vetter, Chris. "Baseball bat maker donates to children". Leader-Telegram. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- Hage, Jeffrey. "Chi-Hi graduates take last long step". No. 5 June 2004. The Chippewa Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2018.