Portage Central High School - Portage, Michigan/MI

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Portage Central High School

8135 S. Westnedge Avenue, Portage, MI, 49002-5433 -

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Definition of Terms

Portage Central High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Kalamazoo County, MI

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1490 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

84 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 387 students

Grade 10 - 383 students

Grade 11 - 365 students

Grade 12 - 355 students

This School

(MI) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MI) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	4%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	4%
% Black	2%	17%
% White	92%	75%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MI) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MI) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Portage Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MI) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	14	5
Number of Students Managed	9,577 students	1,866 students
District Total Revenue	$79,092,000	$16,392,000
District Expenditure	$79,922,000	$17,260,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,259	$8,785
District Expenditure / Student	$8,345	$9,250
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

We asked teens: What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
posted on November 26, 2009 at 03:21:19 pm
The Gazette asked five teens what they were thankful for this Thanksgiving. Read their responses.
Portage teachers urge school board to preserve jobs (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
posted on November 24, 2009 at 05:06:10 am
Kendra McVay tried hard to fight off tears but failed as she spoke of her fear of possibly losing her teaching job with Portage Public Schools.
Hoekstra teaching class in Portage (WWMT 3 Kalamazoo)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 01:02:23 pm
PORTAGE, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Congressman Pete Hoekstra is heading back to school. He's not taking a class though, he's teaching one. Hoekstra will be instructing an art class at Portage Central High School Monday.
Woman charged in 2008 heroin death of Portage teen Amy Bousfield (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 10:36:10 pm
A third person has been charged in the 2008 overdose death of Portage teen Amy Bousfield, police said.
'Progress made' in Portage teen drug-abuse fight (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 04:06:10 am
A year ago, Portage was a community wracked by concern over a string of heroin-overdose deaths among teens and young adults.

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Portage Central High School (PCHS) is a high school in Portage, Michigan.
History
Portage Central High School has been in existence since 1922. The old high school building (now the Portage Public Schools (PPS) administration building) became obsolete, and a new one was constructed during the 1940s and began use in 1949 that is still in use as of 2008. The school is being upgraded as of summer 2009. The upgrade is a complete overhaul and redesign of the school and is scheduled to be finished by fall 2011.
In 1966 the building became too small with approximately 1500 students, and the school split into two schools, Portage Central High School and Portage Northern High School.
In January 1998 Portage Central High School, along with Portage Northern High School, became an official International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, governed by the International Baccalaureate Organization.
Enrollment history
Enrollment 2002-2003: 1,464 students
Enrollment 2003-2004: 1,485 students
Enrollment 2004-2005: 1,494 students
Enrollment 2005-2006: 1,499 students
Information from Annual Reports published on the Portage Central High School Website
Faculty
2002-2003: 87 teachers
2003-2004: 142 faculty
2004-2005: 155 faculty
2005-2006: 155 faculty
Information from Annual Reports published on the Portage Central High School Website
Notable alumni
Eric Stephen Alexander - Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year, current player for Indiana University Men's Soccer.
Track Palin - Son of Sarah Palin, Republican vice presidential nominee of John McCain.
Pete Metzelaars - American football player for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions.
Skyler Stone - television personality
Lindsay Tarpley - soccer player, Olympic Gold Medalist.
School sports
Central High is a member of the SMAC (Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference).
Fight Song
(To the tune of On Wisconsin)
Onward Portage, ever onward fight to victory.
Blue and Gold forever fighting here's our cheer to thee.
RAH RAH RAH
Fighting Mustangs, loyal booster here's to do or die.
All for the fame of our school Portage High.
RAH RAH, SIS BOOM BAH Portage Central RAH RAH RAH
Arts
Portage Central High School maintains a high quality arts program that is respected both locally and internationally. Many of the programs such as the theater program and the Marching Band travel to many locations within the United States and elsewhere such as Scotland and Italy.
Theatrical productions
This is a list of the most recent shows performed by Portage Central High School, most directed by theater teacher Kathy Mulay.
See also
Kalamazoo Public Schools
External links
Homepage
PTO Website (Parents)
Central Football
Central Soccer
CHS Lacrosse
CHS Cross Country Invit.
CHS Band Website

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