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Dane County Office of Energy & Climate Change
Solar Arrays

There is 602 kW of solar installed at Harvest Intermediate and DeForest Area High School. The solar is projected to save the district $1.18M over its lifetime.

Student Activities

DeForest High School features numerous student organizations including:

  • Amnesty International Group
  • BIPOC Student Union
  • Environmental Club
  • FFA
  • Latin Student Union
  • Leo Club
  • Random Acts of Kindness
  • Social Justice Team
  • UAC – Asian Club
Other School District Features

The Big Hill Environmental Learning Center has been a Wisconsin School Forest since 2004.

The district has implemented numerous projects to save energy at district facilities. The Harvest Intermediate School, for example, has a geothermal heating and cooling system in addition to solar panels. The district is also upgrading lighting systems and using more natural lighting in all facilities. A fully summary of projects through 2022 is here.

Demographics
  • Approximately 350 FTE teachers
  • 7 schools
    • Eagle Point
    • Windsor
    • Yahara
    • GT4K
    • Early Childhood
    • Harvest Intermediate
    • DeForest Area Middle School
    • DeForest Area High School
    • New Reflections (Alt Ed)
    • Beyond 18 Program