Kalkaska High School is a public high school located in

Kalkaska, Michigan Kalkaska ( ) is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. Kalkaska is the county seat and only incorporated community of Kalkaska County, and is considered part of Northern Michigan. The population was 2,132 at the 2020 census, an increase from 2, ...

. It is part of

Kalkaska Public Schools Kalkaska Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Kalkaska, Michigan. History In 1993, the school district gained national attention when it ended the 1992–93 school year in March due to bankruptcy. Schools High school (9-12) * ...

, which, in turn, is part of the larger

Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District The Northwest Educational Services (formerly the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District) is a coordinating School District in Michigan, USA. It oversees the school districts in the counties of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, a ...

(TBAISD).

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 434 students enrolled in 2018-19 was: *Male - 51.6% *Female - 48.4% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.5% *Asian - 0.5% *Black - 0.9% *Hispanic - 2.5% *White - 94.5% *Multiracial - 1.1% 56.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Athletics

The Kalkaska Blazers compete in the Northern Michigan Football League and in the

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in all other sports. School colors are blue and white. The following

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(MHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered: *Baseball (boys) *Basketball (boys and girls) *Cross country (boys and girls) *Football (boys) *Golf (boys and girls) *Ice hockey (boys) *Soccer (boys and girls) *Softball (girls) *Track and field (boys and girls) *Volleyball (girls) *Wrestling (boys) *Powerlifting (boys and girls) *Cheerleading (boys and girls)

Notable alumni

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, American voice and television actress *

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, former member of the

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References

Public high schools in Michigan Schools in Kalkaska County, Michigan {{Michigan-school-stub