Built to relieve overcrowding at Bradford High School, the original 272,786-square-foot (25,342.6 m2) school was completed in the fall of 1964, with the first class graduating in June 1965. A successful referendum in 2005 gave the school a new, larger field house, team locker rooms, and a new weight room. In the summer of 2009, the cafeteria was remodeled and expanded into the original commons. A 2015 referendum enabled the renovation of Ameche Field in the summer of 2017, including new bleachers and press box, a new track, and new team locker rooms, as well as enlargement of the tennis courts and turfing of the softball and baseball fields.[3]
Controversiesedit
Transgender Rightsedit
In 2016, the school disallowed a transgender student from running for prom king, suggesting that he instead run for prom queen.[4][5] The student initiated an online petition, and some of his schoolmates organized sit-ins, leading the Kenosha Unified School District to require the prom court ballot to list candidates "under the gender for which they identify".[6] The school had also barred the student from using the boys' bathroom.[5] The student filed a lawsuit against the school district with the U.S. Department of Education'sOffice for Civil Rights, seeking to be able to use the boys' bathroom.[7][8][9][10][11]
Sexual Harassmentedit
In 2019, the ACLU filed a demand letter to Kenosha Unified School District regarding the treatment of cheerleaders at Tremper and Mary D. Bradford High School.[12] The letter discussed awards given out for teenager cheer athletes at Tremper having large breasts, as well as coaches making commentary on their genitals and other sexual comments on their bodies.
Extracurricular activitiesedit
African American Alliance
Anime Club
Art Club
Astronomical Society
Band of the Black Watch
Battle of the Books
Black Male Youth Summit
Board Game Strategies
Bowling
Campus Life United
Car Club
Chamber Orchestra
Cheerleading
Chess Club
Cultural Awareness
DECA
Drama
Environmental Club
FBLA
FCCLA
Fencing Club
Gay Straight Alliance For Achievement
Golden Strings
HOSA
International Club
International Thespian Society
Jazz Bands
Key Club (Kiwanis Educating Youth)
Knit Wits Club
Latinos Unidos
Link Crew
Madrigal Singers/Lorde's Ladyes
Model UN Club
National Art Honor Society
National Honor Society
PBIS Club
Photography Club
Point of View (Movie Club)
Powder Puff Football
Quill & Scroll
Red Apron Club
Renaissance
S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
SEGA
Sign Club
Ski/Snowboard Club
Spirit Club
Student Government - Mr. Hardy, Mr. Romano
Tempest (School Newspaper)
Travel Club
Tremper Action Club
Tremper Tumbao
Trojanette Dance Team
Varsity Club
Vintage Vinyl
Visual Arts Classis
Wedding Wednesday Ensemble
World Music Organization
Yearbook (Classic)
Ye Olde English Christmasse Feaste
Yoga Club
The Classicedit
Tremper's 2002 edition of the Classic yearbook Coming Up for Air, was awarded the Journalism Education Association First Place, Best of Show in April 2003.[13] In 2006, the yearbook Shift Within placed second at the JEA/NSPA Denver, 2007 Conference.[14]
Blood driveedit
Tremper Student Government annually organizes the largest student-led blood drive in Wisconsin (Approximately 2000 donors), as verified by The Blood Centers of Southeast Wisconsin.[15] The blood drive receives support from blood centers throughout southeast Wisconsin, which close down to send staff and equipment to the school.[15]
John Steinbrink – Wisconsin state representative (1997–2013)
Referencesedit
^ abc"Tremper High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^"George Nelson Tremper High School - Kenosha, WI". Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^Kenosha Unified School District (22 January 2015). "Outdoor Athletic Project". Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^Thorbecke, Catherine (7 April 2016). "Transgender Student Wins Battle to Run For Prom King". ABC News. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ abSmith, Deneen. "Tremper students rally for transgender student's inclusion". Kenosha News. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^Geraldo, Casey (6 April 2016). "Kenosha Unified School District lets transgender teen run for Prom King after student protest". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^Brown, Emma. "This transgender student won the right to run for prom king, now he's suing to use the boys' bathroom". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^McEvers, Kelly. "Transgender Student Files Suit Against School District, Alleging Discrimination". All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^"KUSD Response to Lawsuit". Kenosha Unified School District. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^M.W. v. Kenosha Unified School District and Sue Savaglio-Jarvis (E.D. Wis. 2016), Text.
^"TLC takes legal action against Wisconsin school district denying transgender boy access to boys' restrooms". Transgender Law Center. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^"ACLU Demand Letter to Kenosha Unified School District". ACLU.org. ACLU. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^"Tremper High School Classic Yearbook". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^"JEA/NSPA Denver 2007 Conference Best of Show Yearbook 225-274". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
^ ab"George Nelson Tremper High School - Kenosha, WI". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.