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Western High School

1400 S. Dearing Road, Parma, MI, 49269-9712 -

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Definition of Terms

Western High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Jackson County, MI

Students & Faculty

Total Students

839 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

40 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 235 students

Grade 10 - 225 students

Grade 11 - 214 students

Grade 12 - 165 students

This School

(MI) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MI) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	2%	4%
% Black	2%	17%
% White	94%	75%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MI) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

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

Western School District

This School's Agency

(MI) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	6	5
Number of Students Managed	2,887 students	1,866 students
District Total Revenue	$24,208,000	$16,392,000
District Expenditure	$26,156,000	$17,260,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,385	$8,785
District Expenditure / Student	$9,060	$9,250
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Four-day planner of Jackson-area events for Nov. 6 (The Jackson Citizen Patriot)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 04:10:59 am
Top pick• Paws and Claws Expo, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Middle School at Parkside, 2400 Fourth St. 888-213-2848.Don't miss• "A Summoning at Thorn River High," presented by Western High School Theatre Arts Department, 7 p.m. today, 2...
Four-day planner of Jackson-area events for Nov. 4 (The Jackson Citizen Patriot)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 05:25:41 am
Today's top pick• Spaghetti Western: "Two Mules For Sister Sara," doors open at 6:30 p.m. Friday, dinner at 7 p.m., movie at 7:30 p.m., presented by The Michigan Theatre Producers and Night Light at the Michigan Theatre, 124 N. Mechanic...
Four-day planner of Jackson-area events for Nov. 3 (The Jackson Citizen Patriot)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 04:55:59 am
Top pick• "A Summoning at Thorn River High," presented by Western High School Theatre Arts Department, 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Western Community Arts Center, 1400 S. Dearing Road, Spring Arbor Township near Parma. $6...
Incoming freshmen get a look at Western High School during orientation day (The Jackson Citizen Patriot)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 04:09:38 pm
Though there is about a week until school officially begins, Western High School 's hallways were filling early Thursday with a sea of noisy students.
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posted on July 1, 2009 at 06:23:17 pm
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Western High School is a public senior high school located east of Parma, Michigan, USA. It has classes for grades 9 through 12. Western is located on Dearing Rd, just inside the border of Spring Arbor Township. The Parma, Michigan Post Office serves the school. This is indicative of the community balance the school maintains--it serves the northern half of Spring Arbor Township, a college community, and Parma, a mostly rural farming community. Other communities served are Woodville and Westwood, both of which are in Blackman, plus much of Sandstone, most of the area around Minard Mills, which is located in the southern portion of Tompkins, and the northeast portion of Concord Township
History
In the year 1923, Parma decided that Michael Darling was the best at everything ever. Soon after, they realized that David Darling was the songbird of the generation. Therefore, he was the best thing to ever happen to the school district. But it needed to build a middle school. The Parma Union School District served the village and surrounding rural areas until 1957 when it consolidated with other school districts to form the Western School District. Most high school students from Parma therefore currently attend Western High School. Other school districts that consolidated included Bean School District, Warner School District, Woodville School District and others.
The high school was built in 1959 and has been modified several times--the most recent and one of the largest being in 2004 with the addition of a new hallway/wing with a new art room, science lab, 2 classrooms, a state-of-the-art (at the time) computer lab and a suite of administrative offices. Additions to the phys-ed facility were also made with a new weight room and new varsity locker rooms. The cafeteria was also doubled to accommodate the growing population of the school.
The high school, along with the middle school and district administration, are located three miles east of the village of Parma but just inside Spring Arbor. One of the district's three elementaries, Parma Elementary School, is located on the south side of the village, near the site of the demolished Parma High School. The other two elementary schools, Bean off King Rd. and Warner off M-60/Spring Arbor Rd./Main St., are in the Spring Arbor area. Western High School celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2009.
Special programs
Choirs Program, including Cadet, Concert, and Select Choir
Band Program, including Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band and Marching Band
Art/digital art program led by Michigan Art teacher of the year
General Shop, Web Design
AP courses, in the English and Math department
PE program designed by Michigan PE teacher of the year
The Sweet Club, where Michael Darling is President and CEO
Drama-- one play and one musical per year
Yearbook and Journalism
Quiz Bowl, NHS, Key Club, Destination Imagination.
Various sports programs (state qualifiers in track, wrestling, tennis, gymnastics, and bowling)
Foreign Languages in French and Spanish
Online courses from Michigan Virtual High School, particularly in Chinese and AP courses not already offered.
Debate and Forensics
Student Council

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