Public school in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
Girls' basketball game with crosstown rival Parker during the 2004–2005 season
Joseph A. Craig High School is a public
high school located in the city of
Janesville, Wisconsin . Craig, a part of the
School District of Janesville , has a student enrollment of approximately 1,800. Located on the east side of Janesville, it is named after Joseph A. Craig, who was instrumental in attracting the
General Motors
Janesville Assembly Plant to the city.
History
Janesville Senior High School, 1955
The original building, simply known as Janesville High School , was opened in 1955. The school was later renamed Joseph A. Craig High School in 1967 with the opening of
George S. Parker High School on the west side of Janesville.
Athletics
The school sports teams compete in the
Big Eight Conference . State level competition is governed by the
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA).
State championships
Baseball: 1983, 1984, 1998, 2015
Cross country (girls): 1991
as Janesville High School
Cross country (boys):
[2] 1950, 1961, 1962
Golf (boys): 1951, 1953, 1963
Swimming & diving (boys): 1955, 1961
Wrestling: 1955 (co-state champion with Madison East)
Performing arts
Craig has a varsity-level competitive
show choirs , the "Spotlighters". The choir also hosts their own competition, the Spotlight Spectacular.
[3] Spotlighters have a history of placing well at competitions, even winning some championships.
[4]
Notable alumni
Keeanu Benton ,
NFL nose tackle for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
[5]
Edward Creutz , physicist
Russ Feingold ,
United States Senator (1993–2011)
Tucker Fredricks , speed skater
Israel Hanukoglu , biochemist
[6]
Tom Klawitter , professional baseball player
[7]
Tad Kubler , lead guitarist for rock band
The Hold Steady
Kerwin Mathews , actor
Max Maxfield ,
Wyoming State Auditor (1999–2007) and 20th
Secretary of State of Wyoming (2007–2015)
John E. McCoy ,
Major General ,
Air National Guard
Andrew Poppas ,
General ,
Army
Manilla Powers , actress, vaudevillian
Paul Ryan , 54th
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2015-2019) and
U.S. Representative (1999–2019)
Bob Strampe , professional baseball player
[8]
Bryan Steil , Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2019 to present)
Clay Weatherly ,
Indy car driver
References
^
a
b
c
"Craig High" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
^ 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program . Wisconsin Rapids, WI:
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association . November 2, 2019. p. 25.
^
"Show choirs compete at Craig High School" . GazetteXtra . Retrieved June 18, 2019 .
^ Rindfleisch, Terry.
"Viterbo 101 features top high school show choirs" .
La Crosse Tribune . Retrieved June 18, 2019 .
^ Barry, John (January 27, 2020).
"Craig graduate Keeanu Benton bucked the odds and played key role as a true freshman at Wisconsin" . Janesville Gazette . Retrieved September 14, 2022 .
^ Israel Hanukoglu.
Curriculum Vitae
^
"UW-L players named to all-district team" .
The La Crosse Tribune . May 23, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved October 28, 2022 .
^ Lindstrom, Don (June 3, 1972).
"Minimums Go Higher" .
Wisconsin State Journal . p. 4. Retrieved October 28, 2022 .
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