set Appleton West ablaze, damaging one classroom and a faculty room as a result. Although a perpetrator was never caught, some believe that it had to do with a rise in political climate at the time, supported by similar happenings from radical activist movements such as the Weather Underground Organization and the Student Strike of 1970. West High's mascot is the 'Terror', a fictional animal representing a genetic hybrid between a wolf and a fox, as the school is situated in between the Wolf and Fox Rivers. This mascot would be depicted for the first time in 1944 as an orange canine on a blue background, but would receive multiple redesigns in 1969, 1982, 1989, 1991, and 1993 until finally deciding on a minimalist design of a Terror head and the letters 'AW' in a vibrant orange and blue. In August 2014, a new football stadium was built on school grounds, but lacked the proper seating requirements issued by the FVA. Home games were played at Lawrence University's Banta Bowl, as well as Neinhaus Field, Appleton North, Appleton East, and Einstein Middle School until the seating requirement was satisfied. Structure As of the 2019–20 school year, Appleton West has a modified school day that lasts from 8:15 AM to 3:50 PM. The beginning and end of each day (8:15 AM to 9:20 AM / 3:15 PM to 3:50 PM) is reserved for 'Student Support Time', or SST, that serves as a study hall, followed by an eight-period block schedule that alternates daily (commonly referred to as the "Monday-Thursday" and "Tuesday-Friday" schedules). Periods 1-4 are taken on Mondays and Thursdays, while Periods 5-8 are taken on Tuesdays and Fridays. Each period lasts 75 minutes, and there is a 30-minute homeroom period that serves as a 'lunch hour' and/or additional study time every day from 12:05 PM to 12:35 PM. Students are not required to attended classes on Wednesdays, as those days are fully dedicated to SST, but are expected to continue working from home using Chromebooks issued by the AASD; however, RSA students are given mandatory class periods on Wednesdays. Following AASD standards and Wisconsin State Statute 118.33, students must earn 23 high school credits. This includes: English Language Arts (ELA) - 4.0 Credits 1.0 ELA 9 or *ELA 9 1.0 ELA 10 or *ELA 10 1.0 ELA 11 Course Option 1.0 ELA 12 Course Option Science - 3.0 Credits 1.0