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Jenison High School

Coordinates: 42°55′14″N 85°50′09″W / 42.9206°N 85.8359°W / 42.9206; -85.8359
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Jenison Senior High School
Address
Map
2140 Bauer Road

49428

United States
Coordinates42°55′14″N 85°50′09″W / 42.9206°N 85.8359°W / 42.9206; -85.8359
Information
TypePublic secondary school
Established1970
School districtJenison Public Schools
PrincipalMichael Leiter
Faculty87[1]
Teaching staff77.11 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,495 (2022-2023)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.39[2]
Color(s)     Green, white and black
AthleticsTennis, football, baseball, water polo, swimming, track, cross country, hockey, volleyball, softball, wrestling, dance, and marching band
MascotWildcats
YearbookPaw Marks
Websitewww.jpsonline.org/schools/jenison-high-school
Student assessments
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 Total1051.1
(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. [4]

Academics

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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

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Softball

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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

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The Wildcats play in David McKenzie Stadium, which is named after one of the districts former superintendents.

Ice Hockey

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The Jenison/Zeeland Varsity hockey team plays their games in Georgetown ice arena.

Baseball

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Jenison's teams play at Gary Cook Field.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.jpsonline.org/images/stories/file/seniorhigh/JHS_profile_13.pdf [dead link]
  2. ^ a b c "Jenison High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  4. ^ Howard, Brooke Leigh (10 January 2023). "Parents Fume as High School Ballers Are Benched for Monkey Taunts". Daily Beast.
  5. ^ "Yearly Champions | Softball | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  6. ^ a b "Jenison grads Mark Dewey, Paul Grasmanis headline latest class of Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame". 12 June 2011.
  7. ^ 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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