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| Jenison Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 2140 Bauer Road Jenison, Michigan 49428 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°55′14″N 85°50′09″W / 42.9206°N 85.8359°W / 42.9206; -85.8359 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Established | 1970 |
| School district | Jenison Public Schools |
| Principal | Michael Leiter |
| Faculty | 87 |
| Teaching staff | 77.11 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,495 (2022-2023) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.39 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 2021–22 school year Change vs. prior year | |
| 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.
Academics
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
Marching Band
State Champions, First Place in MCBA Flight II, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Northwest Ohio Regional Champions, First Place in BOA Class AA, 2022, 2023
Other Achievements: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 2023
Softball
State Champions, Class A, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995
The softball field is named after Jerry Hoag, head coach of all Jenison's State Championship softball teams.
Football
The Wildcats play in David McKenzie Stadium, which is named after one of the districts former superintendents.
Ice Hockey
The Jenison/Zeeland Varsity hockey team plays their games in Georgetown ice arena.
Baseball
Jenison's teams play at Gary Cook Field.
Notable alumni
- Caleb Baragar, professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
- Mark Dewey, MLB player
- Paul Grasmanis, NFL player
- Glenn Duffie Shriver
References
- http://www.jpsonline.org/images/stories/file/seniorhigh/JHS_profile_13.pdf
- ^ "Jenison High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- Howard, Brooke Leigh (January 10, 2023). "Parents Fume as High School Ballers Are Benched for Monkey Taunts". Daily Beast.
- "Yearly Champions | Softball | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Jenison grads Mark Dewey, Paul Grasmanis headline latest class of Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame". June 12, 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.