
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association salutes the 33 schools that met the criteria to be named recipients of the Award of Excellence in 2020-21.
The award promotes and recognizes the efforts and achievements of schools in the areas of sportsmanship, ethics, integrity, leadership and character. For the second straight year, schools and athletics administrators experienced additional challenges in 2020-21 with the COVID-19 pandemic to account for guidelines, accommodations and schedule changes.
The recipients of the Award of Excellence, presented to high schools that have verified they have met each of the award’s criteria, are:
Baraboo |
Madison Memorial |
Beaver Dam |
Madison West |
Crivitz |
Marshfield |
Divine Savior Holy Angels |
Mayville |
Elkhorn |
Muskego |
Fort Atkinson |
Onalaska |
Germantown |
Oregon |
Hilbert |
Stoughton |
Hortonville |
Stratford |
Janesville Craig |
The Prairie School |
Kenosha Christian Life |
Watertown |
Kimberly |
Wausau West |
Lake Holcombe |
West Bend West |
Lake Mills |
Winnebago Lutheran |
Madison East |
Winter |
Madison La Follette |
Wisconsin Dells |
Two of the 33 schools, Baraboo and Stoughton, are receiving the honor for the fifth time in the five years since the award’s inception. Five of this year’s recipients are being presented with the award for the fourth time, including Brookwood, Fort Atkinson, Kimberly, The Prairie School and Watertown. Nine schools are receiving the recognition for the first time.
Recipients will be presented the Award of Excellence at the fall Area Meetings, which will be conducted in-person, and will be recognized for the achievement on the WIAA website and at the 2022 Annual Meeting.