Vel Phillips Memorial High School
| Vel Phillips Memorial High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
201 South Gammon Road , 53717 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°03′49″N 89°30′03″W / 43.06374°N 89.50079°W |
| Information | |
| Former name | James Madison Memorial High School (1966-2021) |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1966 |
| School district | Madison Metropolitan School District |
| NCES School ID | 550852000937 |
| Principal | Matt Hendrickson |
| Teaching staff | 124.50 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,025 (2023–24) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.65 |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Athletics conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Mascot | Bruce the Spartan |
| Newspaper | The Sword and Shield |
| Yearbook | The Olympian |
| Website | memorial |
Vel Phillips Memorial High School (formerly James Madison Memorial High School (JMM) ) or simply "VPM" is a public high school on the west side of Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was built in 1966 and is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District. It is home to the MMSD Planetarium.
The school is named after Vel Phillips, an American attorney, politician, jurist, and Civil Rights activist, who served as the first female alderperson and judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as Secretary of State of Wisconsin (1979–1983). It was originally named for James Madison, a U.S. Founding Father and the nation's fourth president.