Education
The Prairie du Chien School District is a public school district headquartered in Prairie du Chien, in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. It serves the city of Prairie du Chien, the nearby town of Bridgeport, and the village of Eastman. The district comprises three schools, all located in Prairie du Chien:
- B. A. Kennedy Elementary School (early childhood education - grade 1).
- Bluff View Intermediate School (grades 2-8)
- Prairie du Chien High School (grades 9-12)
The administrative offices for the district are located at B. A. Kennedy Elementary School.
The mascot of the Prairie du Chien High School is "the Blackhawks," named after the Sauk leader Black Hawk, who surrendered at Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien after the Black Hawk War in 1832.
Maurice Oehler, a high school chemistry teacher from Prairie du Chien, founded the National Mole Day Foundation.
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