Calumet High School is located in
Calumet, Michigan in Michigan's
Keweenaw Peninsula. It serves grades 9-12 for the
Public Schools of Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw. The high school shares its building with Washington Middle School.
History
The school was established in 1867
during a
copper
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boom in the Upper Peninsula. The school itself is a product of the powerful
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company that once owned and operated much of Calumet. In the late 19th and early 20th century Calumet became a large, prosperous town. The population drastically went down once the mines began to close down during the 1940s and 1950s.
Academics
Current courses of study include Academic, Engineering, Business, Tech and Trades. , Calumet High School offers two
AP courses, including AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 496 students enrolled in 2018-19 was:
* Male - 46.2%
* Female - 53.8%
* Native American - 0.4%
* Asian - 0.8%
* Hispanic - 0.8%
* Pacific Islander - 0.2%
* White - 96.4%
* Multiracial - 1.4%
In addition, 47.2% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Athletics
The Calumet Copper Kings compete in the
West-Pac Conference. School colors are blue and grey. For the school year 2019–20, the following
Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) sanctioned sports were offered:
*Baseball (boys)
*Basketball (girls and boys)
**Girls state champion - 2015
*Bowling (girls and boys)
*Competitive cheerleading (girls)
*Cross country (girls and boys)
**Boys
Upper Peninsula
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(UP) champion - 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
**Girls UP champion - 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2009, 2010, 2012
*Football (boys)
*Golf (girls and boys)
**Boys UP champion - 1997, 1998
**Girls UP champion - 1991, 1995
*Gymnastics (girls)
**UP champion - 1988
*Ice hockey (boys)
**State champion - 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2008
*Skiing (boys)
*Softball (girls)
*Track and field (girls and boys)
**Boys UP champion - 1971, 1975, 1987, 1998, 1999
**Girls UP champion - 1988, 2006
*Volleyball (girls)
Notable alumni
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George Brunet
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, baseball player
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George Gipp
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, college football player
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Ben Johnson Ben, Benjamin or Benny Johnson may refer to:
In sports Association football
* Ben Johnson (footballer, born 2000), English footballer
* Ben Johnson (soccer) (born 1977), American soccer player
Other codes of football
*Ben Johnson (Australian foot ...
, ice hockey player
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Russ McLeod, NFL football player
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Verna Grahek Mize, environmental activist
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Les Ollila Leslie John Ollila (born March 22, 1943) is an evangelist who served as the second president (1984-2002) and then chancellor (2002-2013) of Northland Baptist Bible College (1976-2015), later Northland International University.
Biography
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, evangelist
References
External links
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School district website
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Public high schools in Michigan
Schools in Houghton County, Michigan
1867 establishments in Michigan
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
School buildings completed in 1867