| Pennfield High School | |
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| Address | |
| 8299 Pennfield Road Battle Creek, Michigan 49017 |
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| Information | |
| School type | public |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Superintendent | Mr. Ben Laser |
| Principal | Mr. Barry Duckham |
| Vice principal | Mr. Thomas Faber |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 678 (2009) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | green, gold and white |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Affiliation | Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association |
| Website | http://www.pennfield.net |
Pennfield High School is the high school of the Pennfield School District which serves Pennfield Township just north of Battle Creek in Calhoun County, Michigan.
Scores on the state and national ACT exam are above average for the students of this school. Approximately 82% of graduating seniors attend post-secondary colleges or universities and 86% of students are involved in at least one extracurricular program.
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Pennfield School District has finished construction on a new, $28 million dollar, state-of-the-art high school. This facility includes a 701 seat auditorium and an 1,800 seat gymnasium. Groundbreaking for the new school took place on September 6, 2005.[1].
During the 2004-2005 school year, 629 students attended Pennfield [2].
20% of Pennfield students qualified for free or reduced lunch.
During the 2005-2006 school year, 657 students attended Pennfield.[3]
In 1991 Pennfield won the state title in football under Coach Dave Hudson. In 1981, Pennfield High School won the Class C state volleyball championships, following up on its 1979 class B championship, making it the first school in Michigan to win state championships in two classes. The girls basketball team's 1981 championship made it the first Class C school (and second school in the state) to win girls' basketball and volleyball titles in the same school year.[4]. The Panthers football team recently qualified for the MHSAA football playoffs for the 14th time in school history since 1991. In 1992 Pennfield won the MHSAA state title in wrestling, and in 1993 was state runner-up under Coach Larry Boyer. During the 1992 and 1993 wrestling seasons, Pennfield placed three MHSAA individual state champions Jeremy Harris, Jason Bradley, and Brett Weiss.