A history of interscholastic athletics at Washington High School, Germantown, Wisconsin

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to convey to the reader the development of interscholastic athletics at Washington High School, Germantown, Wisconsin from its beginning in 1957 through the 1967-68 athletic season. The most notable reasons for this study are to provide some insight to immediate and long range status of interscholastio athletics in the community and to provide tangible evidence of the various aocomplishments of the athletes, teams and coaches. The historioal narrative is divided into three time periods. The first segment includes all independent interscholastic athletios from the fall of 1957 to the spring of 1968. The second era spans from the first organized conference competition in 1958 to the spring of 1964. The final period is from the fall of 1964 through the summer of 1968. The related areas of research are developed after the three time periods. A chronological and topical approach is used in this study with pertinent incidents brought in whenever they were appropriate.