Jenison High School
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| Jenison Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
2140 Bauer Road 49428 United States | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Established | 1970 |
| School district | Jenison Public Schools |
| Principal | Michael Leiter |
| Faculty | 87[1] |
| Teaching staff | 77.90 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,470 (2023-2024)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.87[2] |
| Colors | Forest Green, Silver Lining[3] |
| Athletics | Tennis, football, baseball, water polo, swimming, track, cross country, hockey, volleyball, softball, wrestling, dance, and marching band |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Website | www |
| File:Jenison High School.jpg A photo of Jenison High School's campus | |
| Student assessments | |
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2021–22 school year[4] Change vs. prior year[4] | |
| 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 (Decrease −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.[5]
Academics
[edit | edit source]Jenison High School offers 18 different Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
The average SAT composite score for 2023-2024 was 1054.7.[6]
Athletics
[edit | edit source]Softball
[edit | edit source]State Champions, Class A, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995[7]
The softball field is named after Jerry Hoag, head coach of all Jenison's State Championship softball teams.
Football
[edit | edit source]The Wildcats play in David McKenzie Stadium, which is named after one of the districts former superintendents.
Ice hockey
[edit | edit source]The Jenison/Zeeland Varsity hockey team plays their games in Georgetown ice arena.
Baseball
[edit | edit source]Jenison's teams play at Gary Cook Field.
Fine arts
[edit | edit source]Jenison is known for its fine arts programs. Jenison High School offers marching band, concert band, orchestra, choir, and theater programs.[8]
Marching band
[edit | edit source]Jenison High School's marching band competes in the Michigan Competing Band Association (MCBA) state-level circuit, where the band has won first place in MCBA Flight II in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.[9]
The band also competes in the Bands of America circuit nationally, where they have been regional champions at the Northwest Ohio Regional in 2022 and 2023, and have been semifinalists in the Grand National Championships in 2021,[10] 2022,[11] and 2024.[12]
The marching band participated in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2023.[13]
Notable alumni
[edit | edit source]- Caleb Baragar, MLB baseball pitcher[14]
- David Brandt, NFL football player[15]
- Mark Dewey, MLB baseball pitcher[16]
- Paul Grasmanis, NFL football player[16]
- Richard Grenell, diplomat and special presidential envoy for special missions for the second Trump administration[17][18]
- Glenn Duffie Shriver, American convicted of espionage for China[19]
References
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External links
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