Cadillac High School (also referred to as Cadillac Senior High School) is a high school in
Cadillac, Michigan
Cadillac ( ) is a city in and county seat of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,371 at the 2020 census, which ranks it the third most-populated city in the Northern Michigan region after Traverse City and Al ...
, United States. It is one of eight schools in the
Cadillac Area Public Schools
Cadillac Area Public School district (CAPS) is a school district in Michigan. The district encompasses one senior high school, one alternative education high school, one junior high school, one middle school and three elementary schools.
Schoo ...
(CAPS) school district.
History
Clam Lake Public School opened in early 1873, with 35 enrollees, and a high school unit was added in 1877.
The brick Cadillac High School building was erected on the site in 1891.
1975 Homecoming game
In October 1975, rock group
Kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
visited Cadillac and performed at the Cadillac High School gymnasium. They played the concert to honor the school's football team. In previous years, the team had compiled a record of sixteen consecutive victories, but the 1974 squad opened the season with two losses. The assistant coach, Jim Neff, an English teacher and
rock'n'roll fan, thought to inspire the team by playing Kiss music in the locker room. He also connected the team's game plan, K-I-S-S or "Keep It Simple Stupid", with the band. The team went on to win seven straight games and their conference co-championship. After learning of their association with the team's success, the band decided to visit the school and play for the homecoming game against the Chippewa Hills Warriors. Cadillac won the rest of the games that season.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 851 students enrolled in 2018-19 was:
* Male - 47.1%
* Female - 52.9%
* Native American - 0.2%
* Asian - 0.9%
* Black - 0.6%
* Hispanic - 2.5%
* Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 0.4%
* White - 93.8%
* Multiracial - 1.6%
In addition, 44.3% of students were eligible for reduced-price or free lunch.
Academics
In 2015,
U.S. News
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ranked Cadillac High School #949 it in its list of "America's Best High Schools".
Athletics
Cadillac's athletic teams are the Vikings. Sports include
football, volleyball,
cross country, soccer, tennis, basketball, track, softball, skiing, cheerleading, ice hockey, bowling and girls' swimming.
Notable alumni
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Paul McMullen (1972–2021),
middle distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 15 ...
, Olympian
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Jackie Swanson (b. 1963), actress
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Guy Vander Jagt
Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Vander Jagt was desc ...
(1931–2007), U.S. congressman
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Bert Zagers (1933–1992), former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
player in the
National Football League
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Notes
External links
Official website
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Public high schools in Michigan
Education in Wexford County, Michigan
1877 establishments in Michigan