West Bloomfield High School

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West Bloomfield High School is a public secondary school in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The school is the only high school in the West Bloomfield School District. The school's population as of the 2007-2008 school year is about 2200 students.

The school has been recognized by Newsweek magazine as being in the top 2.6% of U.S. public high schools.[1][not in citation given]


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[edit] Athletics

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West Bloomfield High School plays in the Oakland Activities Association and in the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Its official team name is the West Bloomfield High School Lakers. The origin of the team nickname is due to the fact the school is surrounded by many lakes. Some girls' sports use Lady Lakers as their team name instead. The school colors are green and white (Though in recent years black has been added), and its logo features an anchor with "WB" written on it, although various sports teams often use modifications of this logo. The mascot is generally accepted as Lyle the Crocodile, although this is under debate. The school is known for their very successful baseball team and basketball teams.

[edit] Instructional Project Design Program

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The school is known for its Instructional Project Design course, based on the philosophy that students must be allowed a say in designing tools that they will use. The tools in question are internet forums and services created for a variety of educational and civic clients. The program is run by the University of Michigan's Flint, MI campus.

The program was responsible for the creation of "Warren Easton in Exile," a noted website designed to virtually "rebuild" a high school in New Orleans that was shut down after being damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Former projects also include the Michigan Student Caucus (formerly the Michigan Youth Caucus), a partnership with the Michigan State House Special Commission on Civic Engagement.

The 2006-2007 project for IPD is a project with the Trauma Burn Center at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. It focuses on five main areas: Entertainment, School Re-Entry, Communication, Hospital Resource Center and Education/Prevention. There is also plans to integrate the website with the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum.


[edit] Instrumental Music Department

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West Bloomfield High School string orchestra program has 3 orchestras, the concert orchestra (freshman players), the NEW philharmonic orchestra (mid-level players), and the symphony orchestra (advanced players, mostly juniors and seniors). The program has won numerous awards and does annual concerts and trips, as well as a banquet at the end of the year.[citation needed]

The West Bloomfield High School Marching Band placed 5th at the MCBA state championship in Flight I in 2006,[2] and 3rd in Flight I in 2007.[3] Also in 2007, the band was a Bands of America Regional Finalist at the BOA Ypsilanti Regional.[4] The Marching Band will make its debut at BOA Grand Nationals in 2008.[5] The WBHS Winter Drumline placed 2nd in Scholastic A at the MCGC state championship in 2007 and in 2008, and were the 2008 WGI Scholastic A Troy Regional Champions.[6]

[edit] Notable graduates

[edit] References

  1. ^ West Bloomfield High School official web site, retrieved 2008-05-28
  2. ^ Contest Summary 10/28/06, Michigan Competing Band Association, retrieved 2008-05-26
  3. ^ Contest Summary 11/3/2007, Michigan Competing Band Association, retrieved 2008-05-26
  4. ^ 2007 Regional Championship at Ypsilanti, Michigan - Rynearson - 9/29, Bands Of America, retrieved 2008-05-26
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  7. ^ Todd Krumm, ArmchairGM, retrieved 2008-05-26
  8. ^ Morrison, Kara "Model who truly was the girl next door". The Detroit News, September 14, 2006
  9. ^ imdb biography

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