Pellston High School

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Pellston Middle/High School
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Location
172 Park Street
Pellston, MI 49769

United States
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Information
Opened 1935
School district Pellston Public Schools
Superintendent William Tebbe
Principal Anthony Basanese
Grades 6–12
Enrollment 384 (as of 2009-10)
Campus type Rural/Remote
Color(s)          Brown and Gold
Mascot The Hornet
Website

Pellston Middle/High School is a combined middle and high school in Pellston, Michigan, with a shared principal overseeing grades 6–12 in the Pellston Public School District. The school received a composite grade of B from the Michigan Department of Education, based on several measures of the school's performance for the 2009–2010 school year.[1]

Pellston Middle/High School is considered a Class D school in the Ski Valley Conference. The school serves the Northwest Michigan area, including the townships of Bliss, Burt Lake, Carp Lake, Center, Hebron, Maple River, McKinley, Munro, Pleasantview, Readmond, and Wawatam.

Student Population

The United States Department of Education lists the school as a rural/remote locale with a total 6–12 student population of 384 for the 2009–2010 school year. Of the total 6–12 student population, 187 (47%) are eligible for free or reduced lunch service.[2] The school is also recognized as a Title I school under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and receives federal funding due to the high percentage of low-income students enrolled at the school.

Hornet Health Center

The Michigan Department of Community Health, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Education, provides grant funds to the Health Department of Northwest Michigan to operate the Hornet Health Center at the school.[3] The Hornet Health Center provides primary care and counseling services to all youth between the ages of 5–21 regardless of income or health insurance coverage. The center's mission is, "to improve the health and well being of young people in Emmet County".[4]

Athletic Programs

Pellston Middle/High School offers the following athletic programs:

  • Girls
    • Basketball
    • Softball
    • Track
    • Volleyball
    • Golf
    • Cross Country
  • Boys
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Track
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Cross Country

School Activities and Clubs

Pellston Middle/High Schools offers the following activities and clubs:

  • Close-Up
  • Ski Club
  • START
  • Jump Rope Club
  • Yearbook
  • High School Student Council
  • Physics Day
  • National Honor Society
  • Pellston Outdoor Classroom and Garden Project

References

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