Petoskey High School is a
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,
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high school
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located in
Petoskey, Michigan
Petoskey ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat and largest city in Emmet County. Part of Northern Michigan, Petoskey is a popular Midwestern resort town, as it sits on the shore of Little Traverse Bay, a bay of La ...
. Petoskey High School offers a complementary mix of academic, athletic and leadership opportunities for enrolled students. The alternative public high school in Petoskey is Concord Academy, a K–12 public charter school focused on integration between the arts and academics.
History
The original building of Petoskey High School was completed in 1914 at the southeast corner of State and Howard Streets in downtown Petoskey. In 1930, the building today known as Central Elementary was added to the high school building as a junior high. In 1966, the current Petoskey High School building was constructed due to extreme overcrowding at the former building, which had since become the junior high school building. In 1991, the junior high (now middle school) moved out of the older building and into a new one near the current high school. In 1999, the old high school building was demolished, leaving Central Elementary in the current location.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 997 students enrolled in 2018–19 was:
* Male – 49.6%
* Female – 50.4%
* Native American – 3.8%
* Asian – 1.0%
* Black – 0.8%
* Hispanic – 1.9%
* Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 0.3%
* White – 86.5%
* Multiracial – 5.7%
In addition, 34.5% of students were eligible for reduced-price or free lunch.
MHSAA championships
* Boys Soccer – 1995, 2008
* Wrestling – 1996
* Boys Tennis – 2002 (co-champions)
* Boys Skiing – 1982, 1984, 1987, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
* Girls Skiing – 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2011, 2013
* Girls Cross Country - 2020
* Girls Track & Field - 2021
Notable people
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Steve Sebo
Stephen Sebo (July 15, 1914 – December 10, 1989) was an American football and baseball player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive. He played baseball and football at Michigan State University, from which he ...
– Former coach here, 1937–1939.
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Mark Smolinski – football coach here
*Trevor Huffman, class of 1998. All-time leading scorer for Kent State University Men’s Basketball, professional basketball player
References
External links
Public Schools of Petoskey Homepage
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Public high schools in Michigan
Schools in Emmet County, Michigan
School buildings completed in 1966
1914 establishments in Michigan