Gull Lake High School is part of the

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in Richland, Michigan. The district was consolidated in the early 1960s from the existing Richland, Kellogg, and Bedford secondary schools and serves nearly 1000 students from a three-county area: NE

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, NW

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, and Southern

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Counties. The school mascot is the Blue Devil.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 962 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was: *Male - 48.8% *Female - 51.2% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.2% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 1.3% *Black - 3.8% *Hispanic - 2.7% *White - 89.1% *Multiracial - 2.9% In addition, 15.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics

Gull Lake High School athletes compete in the

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(SMAC). The athletes earned All Sports Champion recognition several years running. Fall Sports: football, boys soccer, girls volleyball, sideline cheer, girls golf, boys tennis, cross country Winter Sports: boys basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, girls competitive cheer, wrestling Spring Sports: boys baseball, girls softball, track, girls soccer, boys golf, girls tennis.

Notable alumni

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, Class of 2021,

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driver competing full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in the No. 42 truck for

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as well as part-time in the

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in the No. 77 car for Spire Motorsports and the

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in the No. 7 car for Spire Motorsports. *

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, Class of 1983, is a bassist known best for his work with

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. * Caleb Porter, Class of 1993, who was a collegiate and professional soccer player before becoming a United States National Team and MLS coach. *

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, Class of 2012, first African-American winner of ''

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''.

References

External links

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Gull Lake Community Schools website
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