Madison West High School


Madison West High School is a comprehensive four-year high school in Madison, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1930. Its athletics teams compete in the WIAA Big Eight Conference.
Madison West serves students from four municipalities: Madison, the town of Madison, Shorewood Hills and Fitchburg.

Academics

Madison West's advanced placement classes include French, Spanish, U.S. Government & Politics, U.S. History, European History, Statistics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Music Theory.

Extracurricular activities

Rocket club

Madison West Rocket Club was started in 2003. In 2009, 2012, and 2019 it placed first in the Team America Rocketry Challenge national finals.

Science Olympiad

The Madison West Science Olympiad team began in 1985. The West team placed in the top 10 in the national tournament in three consecutive years from 1989 to 1991, placing 2nd in 1989.

Math team

The Madison West Math Team took first place in the 2015 state math meet. In 2016, they took first in the state math meet, the Wisconsin Math League, and the International Online "Purple Comet! Math Meet" for Wisconsin.

Athletics

Madison West's athletic teams are known as the Regents, and compete in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association's Big Eight Conference. The Regents have won a WIAA-record 92 state championships.
SportYear
Baseball1952
Basketball 1945, 1992
Basketball 1976, 1982
Cross country 1947, 1951, 1955, 1963, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016
Football1977
Golf 1934–1936, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1960–1962, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1987, 1988, 1995
Golf 1972–1976
Gymnastics 1987
Hockey 1983
Soccer 1984, 1987, 1988
Soccer 1988, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2012
Softball1976
Swimming and Diving 1977–1979, 1982–1985, 1987–1991, 1993, 2018, 2019
Swimming and Diving 1973, 1977, 1980–1983, 1986, 1989, 1990–1992, 1995–1998
Tennis 1948
Track and field 1942, 1944, 1948, 1951–1953, 1956, 1964
Track and field 1974, 1975, 1980–1982, 1985
Volleyball 1947
Wrestling1965

Notable alumni