Calumet High School is located in
Calumet, Michigan
Calumet ( or ) is a Village (United States), village in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within Calumet Charter Township, Michigan, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michiga ...
in Michigan's
Keweenaw Peninsula
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. It serves from grades 9 to 12 for the
Public Schools of Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw. The high school shares its building with Washington Middle School.
History
The school was established in 1867
during a
copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orang ...
boom in the Upper Peninsula. The school itself is a product of the powerful
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company was a major copper-mining company based within Michigan, Michigan's Copper Country. In the 19th century, the company paid out more than $72 million in shareholder dividends, more than any other mining company ...
that once owned and operated much of Calumet. In the late 19th and early 20th century Calumet became a large, prosperous town. The population drastically went down once the mines began to close down during the 1940s and 1950s.
Academics
Current courses of study include Academic, Engineering, Business, Tech and Trades. , Calumet High School offers two
AP courses, including AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A.
Attendance boundary
Within
Houghton County, the school district (and therefore the high school attendance boundary) includes Calumet,
Copper City, and
Laurium
Lavrio, Lavrion or Laurium (; (later ); from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece. It is part of Athens metropolitan area and the seat of the municipality of Lavreotik ...
. The district includes the majority of
Calumet Township, much of
Osceola Township, and a section of
Schoolcraft Township.
Within
Keweenaw County
Keweenaw County (, ) is a county in the western Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 2,046, making it Michigan's least populous county. It is also the state's largest county by total ...
, the district includes
Ahmeek,
Eagle Harbor,
Eagle River,
Fulton, and
Mohawk. Townships include
Allouez Township,
Eagle Harbor Township, and
Houghton Township.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 496 students enrolled in 2018-19 was:
* Male - 46.2%
* Female - 53.8%
* Native American - 0.4%
* Asian - 0.8%
* Hispanic - 0.8%
* Pacific Islander - 0.2%
* White - 96.4%
* Multiracial - 1.4%
In addition, 47.2% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Athletics
The Calumet Copper Kings compete in the
West-Pac Conference. School colors are blue and grey. For the school year 2019–20, 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, Michigan, East Lansing. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Assoc ...
(MHSAA) sanctioned sports were offered:
*Baseball (boys)
*Basketball (girls and boys)
**Girls state champion - 2015
*Bowling (girls and boys)
*Competitive cheerleading (girls)
*Cross country (girls and boys)
**Boys
Upper Peninsula
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan—also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. or Yoop—is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula b ...
(UP) champion - 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
**Girls UP champion - 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2009, 2010, 2012
*Football (boys)
*Golf (girls and boys)
**Boys UP champion - 1997, 1998
**Girls UP champion - 1991, 1995
*Gymnastics (girls)
**UP champion - 1988
*Ice hockey (boys)
**State champion - 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2008
*Skiing (boys)
*Softball (girls)
*Track and field (girls and boys)
**Boys UP champion - 1971, 1975, 1987, 1998, 1999
**Girls UP champion - 1988, 2006
*Volleyball (girls)
Notable alumni
*
George Brunet, baseball player
*
George Gipp, college football player
*
Ben Johnson, ice hockey player
*
Russ McLeod, NFL football player
*
Verna Grahek Mize, environmental activist
*
Les Ollila, evangelist
References
External links
*
School district website
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Public high schools in Michigan
Schools in Houghton County, Michigan
1867 establishments in Michigan
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
School buildings completed in 1867