Lowell High School is a public school located in Vergennes Township,

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, United States, with a Lowell postal address. By 1992 the school district chose the Steve Wittenbach plot as the current high school location, which in turn helped gift a gas franchise to Grattan Township.

Athletics

Lowell High School is a member of the

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. It is A Division II school, and all of its teams currently play within the Ottawa-Kent (O.K.) White League. Lowell's nickname is the Red Arrows, named for the 32nd Red Arrow Infantry in

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. When Lowell opened, it was the first school in Michigan to have

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illuminating their football field for night games. Lowell's biggest athletic rival is East Grand Rapids. Lowell is known for its various athletic teams, and most known for its

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, and

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teams. Lowell currently has over ten state titles among the three teams. On October 29, 2009 the Red Arrows football team was ranked #1 in the nation in ''USA Today''s Massey Ratings. * State football titles: 2002 (Division 2), 2004 (Division 3), 2009 (Division 2) * State wrestling titles: 2002, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 (All Wrestling Division 2) * State boys bowling titles: 2017 (Division 2)

Notable alumni

Lisa Posthumus Lyons Lisa Posthumus Lyons (born June 12, 1980) is an American politician from Alto, Michigan, and served three terms as a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 86 (portions of Ionia and Kent Counties) from 2011 - ...

- Michigan - Kent County politician *

Gabe Dean Gabriel Curtis Dean (born June 19, 1994) is an American retired freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who formerly competed at 86 kilograms. In freestyle, he was the 2020 US National Champion, a '17 Pan American ...

- sport wrestler; multiple–time NCAA Division I National champion for

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Mike Dumas Michael Dion Dumas (born March 18, 1969 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a 1987 graduate of Lowell High School, is a former American football player who was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 2nd round (28th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 6'0", ...

- professional football player; former Indiana safety; played for eight years in the NFL with four different teams *

Keith Nichol Keith Nichol (born December 24, 1988 in Lowell, Michigan) is a financial advisor and a former wide receiver. He played college football for Michigan State University. Before Michigan State, he played for the Oklahoma Sooners. Professional caree ...

- Michigan State University wide receiver

References

External links

Official site

Lowell Area Schools
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