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 | 77.90 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,470 (2023-2024)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.87[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 Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
The average SAT composite score for 2023-2024 was 1054.7.[5]
Athletics
[edit]Marching band
[edit]State Champions, First Place in MCBA Flight II, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Bands of America Northwest Ohio Regional Champions, First Place in BOA Class AA, 2022, 2023, Bands of America Grand National Semifinalist, 2021, 2022, 2024
Other Achievements: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 2023[6]
Softball
[edit]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]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, MLB baseball pitcher[8]
- David Brandt, NFL football player[9]
- Mark Dewey, MLB baseball pitcher[10]
- Paul Grasmanis, NFL football player[10]
- Richard Grenell, diplomat and special presidential envoy for special missions for the second Trump administration[11][12]
- Glenn Duffie Shriver, American convicted of espionage for China[13]
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 April 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ James, Danielle (December 10, 2024). "Here are the top 10 Grand Rapids area high schools with the highest SAT scores". MLive. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Frick, Melissa (November 22, 2023). "Jenison High School band excited to represent Michigan in Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade". MLive. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Yearly Champions | Softball | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Kaminski, Steve (July 26, 2020). "Jenison's Caleb Baragar earns victory in Major League debut". MLive. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Skol Jr., Mark (July 15, 2022). "Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame to induct six standouts in 2022". WZZM. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ a b Kaminski, Steve (June 12, 2011). "Jenison grads Mark Dewey, Paul Grasmanis headline latest class of Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame". MLive. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Tower, Mark (April 26, 2018). "Jenison native confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Germany". MLive. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Trump appoints foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell as special missions envoy". NPR. Associated Press. December 15, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Golden, Daniel (October 10, 2017). Spy Schools: How the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America's Universities. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-1-62779-636-1.
External links
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