Saginaw Heritage High School

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Heritage High School serves as Saginaw Township (Michigan) Community Schools' only high school. As of the 2006-07 school year, the student body numbered approximately 1700 students with over 100 staff (including six counselors, about 80 teachers, and roughly 30 administrative and clerical personnel). It is located on North Center Road in Saginaw Charter Township, MI. Jerry L. Seese, EdD., is Superintendent of Saginaw Township Community Schools; Mr. Michael Newman is principal of Heritage High School.

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[edit] History

Heritage was the product of a merger between Douglas MacArthur High School (which now houses White Pine Middle School) and Dwight D. Eisenhower High School (which now houses Heritage) in 1989. Selecting one color from each of its parent schools, Heritage's official colors are Navy Blue and and Kelly Green; its nickname is "Hawks."

[edit] Academics

Heritage has offered numerous Advanced Placement courses, and beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, the school has participated in the International Baccalaureate program.

[edit] Athletics

Heritage's football team routinely dominates its competition in the Saginaw Valley League, going 9-0 in regular season play in 2006. The team is directed by Hall of Fame Coach Bruce Bendix and plays its home games at Larsen Field on the campus of Heritage High School.

HHS athletic teams include football, cross-country, soccer, golf, basketball, pompon, swimming, tennis, cheerleading, hockey, skiing, wrestling, bowling, volleyball, baseball, softball, tennis, and track.

The Hawks have won state championships in men's track, women's soccer, women's basketball, and pom pon. In 2002-03, Heritage was honored as an "Exemplary Athletic Program" by the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators' Association. Mr. Peter Ryan is the Director of Athletics for the Saginaw Township Community Schools; Mr. James Noble, Heritage Athletic Director.

[edit] Traditions

[edit] Class Competition

Class competition is probably the most important tradition to Heritage students. Each year, the Student Assembly - Heritage's official student government - selects a mascot (typically a character from a cartoon or children's literature) for the incoming freshman class. Examples from the last few years include:

Under the banner of their class mascot, the freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors engage in a year-long competition for points. Points can be won through participation in special school-spirit days, winning the monthly bulletin-board contest, and competing head-to-head during events such as the annual Spring Fever day.

The class which has accrued the most points at the end of the year (almost always seniors, although the Class of 2007 won during its junior year also) is rewarded with a day-long trip to a class picnic.

[edit] Theatre

Heritage is well known for the exceptional quality of its theatre program, which has produced numerous community-award-winning shows. Each year, the Heritage Players put on a "straight show" in the fall (recent examples include Much Ado About Nothing and M*A*S*H) and a musical in the spring (including Les Miserables and Footloose).

[edit] Other Entertainment

Heritage students also produce four other annual shows: Mock Rock, the Culture Show, Mr. Heritage, and the talent show.

Mock Rock usually consists of about half a dozen acts, each of which parodies songs, television shows, or other aspects of popular culture. At the end of the event, the audience votes for the winning act by acclamation.

The Culture Show is comprised of mostly musical acts selected and produced by the Heritage Multicultural Club. After the acts have concluded, the audience is invited to the Student Center to engage in a buffet of exotic foods.The first annual culture show took place in 1999, and was hosted by then Multicultural Club President Rafay Baig, who ended the show with a rendition of "Wild Thing" sung completely in Urdu.

Mr. Heritage is HHS's male beauty pageant. Participants engage in a wide variety of activities, including a talent portion. They are systematically eliminated by audience vote until a winner is crowned "Mr. Heritage" for that year.

The talent show is generally a more serious event than the other annual shows, offering an opportunity for Heritage's student body to showcase its abilities to the community.

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