Skyline High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

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Location
Ann Arbor Skyline High School
Ann Arbor, MI, US
Information
Locale	Ann Arbor Public Schools
Type	Public secondary
Grades	9-12
Mascot	Eagles
Established	August 2008
Homepage	http://www.a2skyline.org/

Skyline High School is a planned public high school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, currently under construction. Scheduled to open in Fall 2008, the school will relieve overcrowding of the two existing high schools, Huron High School and Pioneer High School. Students will come through Forsythe Middle School, Slauson Middle School, and partially from Clague Middle School.

1 Open Enrollment
2 Magnet Programs
3 Sports
4 Mascot and Colors
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Open Enrollment

Skyline High allows up to 125 incoming 9th graders outside of its boundaries to apply for an open spot. If more than 125 people apply, there will be a random drawing.

[edit] Magnet Programs

Skyline High has four special programs within the school called Magnet's. Near the end of their freshman year Skyline students may apply for one of the four magnet programs. [1]Health & Medicine. Communications. Business. Design Technology programs. Each program offers special classes and experiences in the community.

[edit] Sports

Skyline is said to have to common sports its first year such as football, basketball, and soccer. There will only be JV teams and varsity teams will be added later on. Until then, Skyline will not compete with Huron and Pioneer high schools until varsity teams are established.

[edit] Mascot and Colors

The colors and mascot were chosen in spring of 2007. Middle school students who were slated to attend the school selected 5 options of mascots and colors. Student's at Huron High School designed logos for the each of the mascots and colors, and returned the designs to the middle school students for their selection. The students chose the Eagle as the mascot for Skyline High School, with the colors Columbia Blue and White. The Huron students were in the graphic design class of Ann Hendrick, who was later chosen to be the Visual Art teacher at Skyline when it opens. ^[1]