Ypsilanti High School - Ypsilanti, Michigan/MI

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Ypsilanti High School

2095 Packard Road, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197-1833 -

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Definition of Terms

Ypsilanti High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Washtenaw County, MI

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1238 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

65 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 320 students

Grade 10 - 380 students

Grade 11 - 274 students

Grade 12 - 264 students

This School

(MI) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MI) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	2%	4%
% Black	56%	17%
% White	40%	75%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MI) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

38%

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

Of Ypsilanti School District

This School's Agency

(MI) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	10	5
Number of Students Managed	5,503 students	1,866 students
District Total Revenue	$55,696,000	$16,392,000
District Expenditure	$55,040,000	$17,260,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,121	$8,785
District Expenditure / Student	$10,002	$9,250
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

In the Bag (Ypsilanti Courier)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 01:05:59 pm
Several students from Ypsilanti High School pitched in to help a former teacher with fall clean up as part of a community service project. The students took advantage of the Indian Summer weather on Nov. 14 and made fast work of
Laura Bien: Thanksgiving during the time of WWII (Ypsilanti Courier)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 01:04:19 pm
The Thanksgiving of 1941 was "not one of the most joyous we have known, but still there is much on the pleasant side to offset the gloom of the future." read the November 20, 1941 Ypsilanti Daily Press. "We still live better than any nation, our average of intelligence, health, span of life is tops. We aren't being bombed. We haven't long casualty lists to being sadness into our homes. We are ...
Job brings hope to homeless man (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 06:03:52 am
By THOMAS BECNEL At a dark time in life, he chooses to look at the bright side
Every week at YPS (Ypsilanti Courier)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 02:00:50 pm
Student goes to Washington YHS junior Cani McMillian will participate in the National Youth Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. Oct. 20 to 25. She was nominated based on her academic, merit and leadership abilities and was recommended by YHS teacher Janice Payeur. Cani will learn about the workings of the federal government, witness the legislative process, tour the Smithsonian and National ...
Candidate Profile: Kim Tindall (The Belleville View)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 01:30:44 pm
The following is a Question and Answer interview conducted with Belleville City Council candidate Kim Tindall. Tindall, along with current Council member Brian Blackburn, are running for two 4-year terms to replace George Chadraue, who decided not to run for a second term after being elected in 2005, and a second seat that was formerly held by Lori Hecksel but who resigned after two years in ...

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Ypsilanti High School is a public school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and is the second such building to operate under the name. The current facility, built in 1974, was remodeled between 1998 and 1999, as part of a district-wide remodeling effort funded by a bond measure. Ypsilanti High School (or 'Ypsi High,' as many people refer to it), is a comprehensive high school serving 9-12th grades. It is located on the western edge of the Ypsilanti School District at the corner of Packard and Hewitt Roads. It currently has approximately 1,150 students and 65 faculty members.
History
left|thumb|100px|Ypsilanti High School c. 1922Ypsilanti High School has a lengthy history, and has existed since the late 1800s. Until 1974, the high school was housed in a historic 3-story brick building on Cross Street, which has since been converted into senior citizen housing units.
Braves Logo Controversy
The mascot of Ypsilanti High School has been a source of controversy for over 10 years. In the early 1990s, in response to charges that the mascot was offensive to Native Americans, the first changes were undertaken. The real-life mascot, who dressed up as a stereotypical 'Indian' (complete with mohawk) for football games, was discontinued and a panel for the improvement of Native American cultural education was set up.
thumb|left|Braves logo
In 2004, the school's mascot came under fire again, with opponents of the name being organized by an Eastern Michigan University professor. The School Board set up a committee in the fall of 2005 to look into the issue. After a series of open public meetings, the committee returned a report concluding that due to systemic discrimination, the mascot must indeed be changed. However, the committee was the subject of questions itself, with allegations that the group splintered, and none of the public forums gathered much student input. The School Board, while going over the committee's report, scheduled a final public meeting to be held in April 2006. Garnering a large turnout, the event was held in the school's auditorium, with support for the name generally coming from the student body and the community and opponents coming from academia and the Native American community. Following this meeting, the School Board decided in a in May 2006 compromise decision that the name "Braves" could still be used but the Braves logo could not be used in any athletic activities or school events.
In the Fall of 2006, after a reshuffling of School Board members following an election the previous spring, the issue was brought up yet again. In another contentious and closely divided decision, the Board chose 4-3 to retire the 'Braves' name completely on 11 December 2006. On 27 November 2007, the school board chose Phoenix as the new school mascot, and on March 31, 2008, the new logo was unveiled.
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Ypsilanti High School official main page
Ypsilanti Public School Bands

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