Holt High School (Michigan)

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Holt High School
Address
5885 W. Holt Road
Holt, Michigan, 48842
USA
Coordinates 42°38′17″N 84°34′33″W / 42.63806, -84.57583Coordinates: 42°38′17″N 84°34′33″W / 42.63806, -84.57583
Information
School district Holt-Dimondale Public Schools
Principal Brian Templin
Vice principal Ann Coe,
Rick Couturier
Students 1335[1]
Grade 10 495[2]
Grade 11 438[2]
Grade 12 402[2]
Faculty 86[3]
Student:teacher ratio 19:1[1]
Average ACT scores 20[1]
School type public high school
Grades 1012
Campus size 40 acres (16 ha)[3]
Mascot Ram[3]
Team name Rams[3]
Yearbook Rampages[3]
Newspaper Ramparts[3]
Homepage

Holt High School is a public high school serving grades 1012 in Holt, Michigan, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Holt-Dimondale Public Schools district.

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[edit] Campus

A modern two story building on a 40-acre campus houses grades 10 through 12. The 9th Grade is housed in a separate 9th Grade Campus. The high school includes 11 Computer Labs, an Internet/research center, computers with Internet access in each classroom, building wide broadcasting capabilities, a Performing Arts complex with an 850-seat theater and comprehensive on-grounds athletic facilities.

[edit] History

[edit] Curriculum

The school offers a variety of courses, including AP and honors level classes in several subject areas:[3]

  • Business
  • English
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Science
  • Special Education
  • World Languages

The student-teacher ratio is 19:1, average for the state.[1]

The school also offers innovative programs:[3]

  • Community-based experiences
  • Geo/CAD (Geometry and Computer Aided Drawing)
  • Integrated English and American History blocks
  • School-To-Work Mentorships and Internships
  • Senior Individualized Investigations and Exhibition

[edit] Extracurricular activities

[edit] Clubs and organizations

  • Academic
    • Debate
    • DECA
    • Forensics
    • Quiz Bowl
    • Science Olympiad
  • Cultural
    • French club
    • German club
    • International club
    • Spanish club
  • Fine Arts
    • Choir
    • Jazz Band
    • Marching Band
    • Symphonic Band
    • Theater
  • Service
  • Other
    • Anime club
    • Car club
    • Chess club

[edit] Sports

The school fields 22 varsity athletic teams and competes in interscholastic sports in the Capital Area Activities Conference:[3]

  • Fall sports
    • Boys cross-country
    • Girls cross-country
    • Equestrian
    • Football
    • Girls golf
    • Boys soccer
    • Girls swimming
    • Boys tennis
    • Cheerleading
    • Girls volleyball
  • Winter sports
    • Boys basketball
    • Bowling
    • Cheerleading
    • Dance
    • Gymnastics
    • Hockey
    • Boys swimming
    • Wrestling
    • Girls basketball
  • Spring sports
    • Baseball
    • Boys golf
    • Boys lacrosse
    • Girls lacrosse
    • Girls soccer
    • Softball
    • Girls tennis
    • Track and field

2008 Div.1 Wrestling State Champions 29-0

[edit] Performance

In 2008, students' ACT scores exceeded the state averages.[1] In 2007, the school's scores on the Michigan Merit Examination (MME) and Michigan Educational Assessment Program High School Test (MEAP HST) tests exceeded the state averages in all test areas.[1]

Holt High School students won the Michigan Poetry Out Loud competition in 2006 and 2007.[4]

[edit] Notable alumni

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