Stevens Point Area Senior High School
Public high school in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States
Stevens Point Area Senior High (commonly called SPASH ) is a high school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin , United States. It is part of the Stevens Point Area Public School District . SPASH serves the Stevens Point area, including Stevens Point, Plover, Whiting, and Park Ridge, as well as several towns and nearby Junction City and part of Milladore. The school opened in 1972, allowing the district high school to move from P. J. Jacobs which had housed the high school since 1938.
Athletics
SPASH's athletic teams are nicknamed the Panthers, and they have been affiliated with the Wisconsin Valley Conference since its founding in 1921.
Notable alumni
Kirk Bangstad , brewer and political candidate
Kathi Bennett , women's basketball head coach
Aimee Betro , convicted of attempting to carry out a contract killing in the UK
Cole Caufield , NHL forward
Curt Clausen , Olympic race walker
Rachel A. Graham , Wisconsin state court judge
Suzy Favor Hamilton , Olympic long-distance runner
Joey Hauser , professional basketball player
Sam Hauser , professional basketball player
Arthur L. Herman , popular historian
Kathy Kinney , actress
Julie Lassa , Wisconsin politician
Janel McCarville , professional basketball player
Louis Molepske , Wisconsin politician and judge
William Murat , Wisconsin politician
Joe Pavelski , NHL forward and 2010 Olympic silver medalist
Brandon Peterson , Marvel comic book artist
Ben Provisor , Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestler
Ryan Ramczyk , tackle, New Orleans Saints
Rick Reichardt , major league baseball player
Chris Solinsky , long-distance runner, former American record holder in the 10,000m run
Roisin Willis , track and field athlete
References
1 2 3 "Stevens Point Area Senior High" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024 .
↑ "P.J. Jacobs turns 80 in Stevens Point" . Stevens Point Journal Media . Retrieved August 21, 2018 .
↑ Casper, Tim; Lassa, Julie; Rabinowitz, Abe (1999), "Gangs and Youth Violence in Stevens Point" , A Conference of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
↑ Schimke, Katie (May 7, 2026). "SPASH graduate announces run for governor" . Waupaca County Post .
↑ Hurley, Bevan (June 14, 2024). "Turn yourself in, says mother of alleged hitwoman" . The Times . Retrieved August 23, 2025 .
↑ "Gov. Evers Appoints Rachel A. Graham to the Court of Appeals" . Office of the Governor of Wisconsin (Press release). June 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2020 – via GovDelivery.
↑ Charboneau, Matt (July 23, 2019). " 'They win': Transfer Joey Hauser already fitting in with Michigan State basketball" . The Detroit News . Retrieved November 1, 2020 .
↑ "Sam Hauser named Gatorade player of the year" . Stevens Point Journal . March 28, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
↑ "Senator Julie M. Lassa" . Wisconsin Legislature . 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2025 .
↑ Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2005). "Biographies" (PDF) . State of Wisconsin 2005– 2006 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 67. ISBN 0-9752820-1-8 . Retrieved December 15, 2022 .
↑ "SPASH earns first Boys' Hockey State Title" . Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association . March 2, 2002. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012.
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↑ "Ben Provisor wrestles way to Summer Olympics" .
↑ "2011 All-State Team" (PDF) . NGIN.com .
↑ "Meet the Six High Schoolers Who Have Qualified to Run at the Olympic Trials" . Runners World . June 10, 2021.