Grosse Ile High School (GIHS) is a

public In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkei ...

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

Grosse Ile Township Grosse Ile Township is a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,777 at the 2020 census. The township encompasses several islands in the Detroit River, of which the largest is named as Grosse Ile. N ...

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

, United States. It is part of the

Grosse Ile Township Schools Grosse Ile Township Schools is a school district in Grosse Ile Township, Michigan. In 2001, Grosse Ile was ranked the highest out of 88 school districts in Michigan by the Detroit News. Schools * Grosse Ile High School * Grosse Ile Middle Schoo ...

district.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 562 students enrolled for the 2021-22 school year was: * Male - 49.5% * Female - 50.5% * Native American/Alaskan - 0.7% * Asian - 4.4% * Black - 0.9% * Hispanic - 5.3% * White - 86.2% * Multiracial - 2.5% 9.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch for the 2021-22 school year. Grosse Ile is a

Title I The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1965. Part of Johnson's "War on Poverty", the act has been one of the most far-re ...

school.

Athletics

The Grosse Ile Red Devils compete in the Huron League. The school colors are scarlet and gray. The following

Michigan High School Athletic Association The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) is a service organization for high school sports in Michigan and is headquartered in East Lansing. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Unlike ma ...

(MHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered. * Baseball (boys) * Basketball (girls and boys) * Competitive cheerleading (girls) ** State champion - 2002, 2010 * Cross country (girls and boys) * Football (boys) * Golf (girls and boys) ** Boys state champion - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 ** Girls state champion - 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013 * Ice hockey (boys) * Lacrosse (boys) * Soccer (girls and boys) ** Boys state champion - 2002, 2019 * Softball (girls) ** State champion - 1977 * Swim and dive (girls) * Tennis (girls and boys) ** Boys state champion - 2005, 2007 (spring) ** Girls state champion - 2014 * Track and field (girls and boys) ** Boys state champion 1959 * Volleyball (girls) * Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

Max Gail Maxwell Trowbridge Gail Jr. (born April 5, 1943) is an American actor who has starred on stage, and in television and film roles. He is best known for his role as Detective Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on the sitcom ''Barney Miller'' (1975–1982), ...

, actor *

William S. Knudsen William Signius Knudsen (March 25, 1879 – April 27, 1948) was a leading Danish-American automotive industry executive and an American general during World War II. His experience and success as a key senior manager in the operations sides of F ...

, automotive industry executive

References

External links

* {{authority control Schools in Wayne County, Michigan Public high schools in Michigan