Whitmore Lake High School - Whitmore Lake, Michigan/MI

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Whitmore Lake High School

8877 Main Street, Whitmore Lake, MI, 48189-9251 -

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Definition of Terms

Whitmore Lake High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Washtenaw County, MI

Students & Faculty

Total Students

386 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

22 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 117 students

Grade 10 - 110 students

Grade 11 - 82 students

Grade 12 - 77 students

This School

(MI) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MI) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	4%
% Black	2%	17%
% White	95%	75%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MI) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

37%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

13%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MI) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Whitmore Lake Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MI) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	4	5
Number of Students Managed	1,312 students	1,866 students
District Total Revenue	$14,377,000	$16,392,000
District Expenditure	$31,447,000	$17,260,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,958	$8,785
District Expenditure / Student	$23,969	$9,250
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Foley grad Cavanaugh's camp a labor of love for the game (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)
posted on August 9, 2009 at 10:30:46 pm
Good deeds do not always arrive wearing a halo. Pat Cavanaugh is the driving force behind the Believe To Achieve Free Youth Football Camp that is held annually in mid-July in Warren.
Whitmore Lake senior Alex Nims juggles school, softball, motherhood (The Ann Arbor News)
posted on May 11, 2009 at 04:10:17 pm
Alex Nims loves home softball games. ...
Past Young Citizens of the Year still achieving (The Ann Arbor News)
posted on May 10, 2009 at 09:41:48 am
1998 Ann Arbor News file photoIn 1998, Michael Johnson was the first Ann Arbor News Young Citizen of the Year. He's now a teacher at Thurston Elementary in Ann Arbor. While selecting this year's Young Citizen of the Year and...
Arizona strip-search case echoes in area (Livingston County Daily Press & Argus)
posted on April 23, 2009 at 09:05:54 am
Livingston County area school officials said they wouldn't think about strip-searching a student unless there was immediate danger, but a large-scale student strip search happened in the area almost 10 years ago.
Unlikely Laker duo win state titles (Huron Daily Tribune)
posted on April 1, 2009 at 01:31:56 pm
PIGEON — A bad break led to Shawn Wise being able to call himself a state champion.

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Straddling the border of Washtenaw and Livingston Counties in Southeast Michigan, Whitmore Lake High School is the only high school in the Whitmore Lake Public School District. The district is located in the census-designated place also known as Whitmore Lake. Enrollment in the 9th through 12th grade high school is approximately 450 students. The school's colors are red and white, and their mascot is the Trojan.
Whitmore Lake High School moved to a new building for the commencement of classes in fall of 2006.
Academics
Change to Trimesters
Along with the move to the new high school building, Whitmore Lake High School has also switched from a more traditional two semester school year to trimesters. This allows students to reduce their class load from seven classes per day to only five while actually increasing the total number of classes they are able to take. In the old two semester system, students took seven classes per semester, for a total of 14 credits a year. In trimesters, each student takes five classes per trimester, for a total of 15 credits a year. In addition, classes are 70 minutes long instead of the previous 46 minutes.
Course Offerings
These class offerings are for the 2006-2007 school year.
;Art:Art, Advanced Art, Pottery
;Music:Marching Band, Concert Band, Choir
;, English 10, Accelerated American Lit., English 11, Brit Lit, Senior English, AP English, Reading Workshop, Newspaper, Desktop Journalism, Creative Writing, Speech, Forensics, Genre Studies
;Math:Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Geometry- Proofs & Theorems, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus
;Science:Biology, Health, Earth & Physical Science, Chemistry, Advanced Chemistry, Natural Science, Anatomy & Physiology, Physics
;Social Studies:U.S. History, World Issues, Economics, Government, Practical Law, Psychology, Sociology, Gender Studies, Current Events
;Business & Technology:Business Systems & Technology, Marketing, Computer Arts, Desktop Publishing, Business Management, Information Technology, Movie Making, Broadcasting, Web Design, Video Game Design
;Other Electives:Yearbook, Lifeguarding, Parenting, Child Development
Athletics
The school supports a variety of athletic teams. One of the more successful teams at WLHS has arguably been the only team to win state championships: the 1995 and 1996 girls' cross country teams. The competitive cheer team has made it to the state finals repeatedly in their history, and the football team has enjoyed berths in the state playoffs throughout the early 2000s.
Whitmore Lake is a member of the Tri-County Conference, which includes sports teams from Whiteford, Summerfield, Morenci, Sand Creek, Britton, Adrian Madison, and Deerfield. The 2007-2008 season will see the addition of Clinton to the conference.
External links
Whitmore Lake High School Home
Whitmore Lake School District

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