Arcadia High School is a high school

High school

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 in Arcadia, Wisconsin

Arcadia, Wisconsin

Arcadia is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 2,925 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city in Trempealeau county.-History:...

, USA

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. The school is in a very rural

Rural

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 area, and the Arcadia School District covers approximately 211 square miles (546.5 km²), drawing students from both Trempealeau

Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

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 and Buffalo

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 counties. Small townships that attend Arcadia High School include the communities of Pine Creek

Pine Creek

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, North Creek, Dodge

Dodge, Wisconsin

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, and Waumandee. The high school is located on the southern edge of the city and neighbors Memorial Park

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.

Arcadia High School was built in 1998 and houses grades 9–12. The school also offers learning opportunities for middle school

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 students in the afternoon. Arcadia High School's enrollment is consistently less than 310. The school offers opportunities for the growing Latino

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 population and holds a foreign exchange student program.

Courses

Courses taught at Arcadia High School include Agriculture, Anatomy, Genetics, Biology, Accounting, Information Processing, and Introduction to Business.

Athletics

Arcadia High School men’s sports include cross country

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, football

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, basketball

Basketball

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, wrestling

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, golf

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, track

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, and baseball

Baseball

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.Women’s sports programs include cross country, volleyball

Volleyball

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, golf, gymnastics

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, basketball, dance team, softball

Softball

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, and track. The school competes in the Division 3 section of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) in most sports. The football program competes in Division 5 and the track program competes in Division 2.

Activities and Clubs

Arcadia High School offers a variety of different clubs. Such clubs include FFA, Computer Club, Librarian’s club, A-Club, FBLA, FCCLA, NHS, and Masquers. The school also offers activities to keep the students engaged in school. These activities include Forensics and various wood shop activities.