Chippewa Falls High School

High school in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States

Athletics conferenceBig Rivers ConferenceMascotCardinalNicknameChi-HiWebsitecfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/high/

Chippewa Falls Senior High School is a public high school located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. To locals, the high school is referred to as "Chi-Hi". The school belongs to the Big Rivers Conference of the WIAA. The school mascot is the Cardinal.

Extracurricular activities

CFHS has a competitive show choir, Chi-Hi Harmonics.^[2] Their marching band, known as the Marching Cardinals, is a competitive marching band. The high-school also has football team, coached by Chuck Raykovich, a storied high school coach. The Chi-Hi cardinals have won 7 BRC championships under their head coach, Chuck Raykovich.

The Chi-Hi Equestrian team has established a dominant streak within the state, currently on a 10-straight state title streak as of 2023 [1]

The Chippewa Falls-Menomonie girls' hockey co-op (known as the CFM Sabers) won the 2020-2021 WIAA state title, defeating the University School of Milwaukee 3-2 in OT. ^[3]

Notable alumni

Edward Ackley (1906), Wisconsin State Senator from 1913 to 1916^[4]
Chad Cascadden (1990), former National Football League linebacker for New York Jets and New England Patriots from 1995 to 1999^[5]
Seymour Cray (1943), electrical engineer and supercomputer architect, founded Cray Research^[6]
Nate DeLong (1944), former center for NBA's Milwaukee Hawks^[7]
Gus Dorais (1910), head coach of NFL's Detroit Lions from 1943 to 1947^[8]
Joe Vavra (1978), former Los Angeles Dodgers player, currently coach for Minnesota Twins^[9]

References

^ "Chippewa Falls High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
^ "SCC ; Viewing School - Chippewa Falls High School". www.showchoir.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ WQOW (2021-02-20). "Chippewa Falls/Menomonie wins Girls Hockey Championship in overtime". WQOW. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
^ Biographical Sketches. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1915. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
^ Groskreutz, Stuart. "Cascadden on the road to recovery". www.chippewa.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ "The Cray computers of Seymour Cray". History of Computers. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ "Nate DeLong Player Profile, Milwaukee Hawks, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". RealGM. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ "Chippewa Honors Former Player". Eau Claire (WI) Leader. October 29, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Vetter, Chris. "Baseball bat maker donates to children". Leader-Telegram. Retrieved 28 May 2018.