Houghton High School is a
high school in
Houghton, Michigan
Houghton (; ) is the largest city and seat of government of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Uppe ...
. It is located in Michigan's
Upper Peninsula. Houghton High School and Houghton Middle School share a building.
History
Three high schools predate the current building, all located on the same site in downtown Houghton. The Houghton School, also called the Rock School for its external appearance, was built before 1881. The Portage Lake High School was built to replace the undersized Rock School, but was gutted by fire in 1921. A replacement, Houghton High School, was completed in 1924.
The current building was constructed in 1989 up the hill from the previous site. The Portage Lake High School was demolished in 1999.
[ An addition was approved in 2008 and completed by 2010 that included a second gym, band room, and various energy efficiency upgrades.
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Demographics
The demographic breakdown of Houghton's 479 students enrolled in 2021–22 was:
* Male – 54.1%
* Female – 45.9%
* Asian – 4.4%
* Black – 0.4%
* Hispanic – 1.0%
* White – 91.9%
* Two or more races – 2.3%
Additionally, 97 students (20.25%) were eligible for reduced-price or free lunch.
Athletics
The Houghton Gremlins compete in the West-PAC conference. The school colors are orange and black. 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:football
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(boys)
* Golf (boys and girls)
* Gymnastics (girls)
* Ice hockey (boys)
**State champion - 1982
* Skiing (boys and girls)
**Girls state champion - 2010, 2018
* Softball (girls)
*Swim
Swim or SWIM may refer to:
Movement and sport
* Swim, a fad dance
* Aquatic locomotion, the act of biologically propelled motion through a liquid medium
* Human swimming, the useful or recreational activity of movement through water
* Swimming ( ...
and dive
Diving most often refers to:
* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
* Dive (American football), a ...
(boys and girls)
**Girls UP champion - 1985, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2013, 2017
**Boys UP champion - 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019
References
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Public high schools in Michigan
Schools in Houghton County, Michigan
Buildings and structures in Houghton, Michigan
1881 establishments in Michigan