Jenison High School
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| Jenison Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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2140 Bauer Road 49428 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°55′14″N 85°50′09″W / 42.9206°N 85.8359°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Established | 1970 |
| School district | Jenison Public Schools |
| Principal | Michael Leiter |
| Faculty | 87[1] |
| Teaching staff | 77.11 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,495 (2022-2023)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.39[2] |
| Color(s) | Green, white and black |
| Athletics | Tennis, football, baseball, water polo, swimming, track, cross country, hockey, volleyball, softball, wrestling, dance, and marching band |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Yearbook | Paw Marks |
| Website | www |
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| Student assessments | |
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2021–22 school year[3] Change vs. prior year[3] | |
| M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies) | |
| Advanced % | 21.8 / 15.6 |
| Proficient % | 25.3 / 25.6 |
| PR. Proficient % | 17.4 / 45.6 |
| Not Proficient % | 35.6 / 13.2 |
| Average test scores | |
| SAT Total | 1051.1 (  −8.6) |
Jenison High School is the senior high school for Jenison Public Schools located in Jenison, Michigan serving grades 9 through 12. The school's athletics department competes in the Ottawa-Kent Conference. [4]
Academics
[edit]Jenison High School offers 18 different Advance Placement (AP) courses.
In 2016 the average SAT composite score for the class of 2017 was 1098.
Athletics
[edit]Softball
[edit]State Champions, Class A, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995[5]
The softball field is named after Jerry Hoag, head coach of all Jenison's State Championship softball teams.
Football
[edit]The Wildcats play in David McKenzie Stadium, which is named after one of the districts former superintendents.
Ice Hockey
[edit]The Jenison/Zeeland Varsity hockey team plays their games in Georgetown ice arena.
Baseball
[edit]Jenison's teams play at Gary Cook Field.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Caleb Baragar, professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
- Mark Dewey, MLB player[6]
- Paul Grasmanis, NFL player[6]
- Glenn Duffie Shriver[7]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.jpsonline.org/images/stories/file/seniorhigh/JHS_profile_13.pdf [dead link]
- ^ a b c "Jenison High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ Howard, Brooke Leigh (10 January 2023). "Parents Fume as High School Ballers Are Benched for Monkey Taunts". Daily Beast.
- ^ "Yearly Champions | Softball | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b "Jenison grads Mark Dewey, Paul Grasmanis headline latest class of Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame". 12 June 2011.
- ^ Golden, Daniel. Spy Schools: How the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America's Universities. Henry Holt and Company, October 10, 2017. ISBN 1627796363, 9781627796361. p. 120.
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