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, United States. It was established in 1951 and is part of the Birmingham Public Schools district.

History

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Programs

The Forensics Team has consistently enjoyed success at the state-finalist level. Quiz Bowl team has also had success, winning a national championship in 1991 at the American Scholastics Competition Network Tournament of Champions and a state championship in 1994. The student newspaper, the ''Seaholm Highlander'', has won multiple prestigious Spartan Awards from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association. The Flexible Scheduling Program, which involved a seven teacher team that created a series of interdisciplinary social studies/humanities courses with flexible schedules, began in the 1960s. They may be taken in lieu of standard English and social studies classes. Students are permitted to teach courses themselves. According to the ''

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'', the reduction in bureaucracy, interaction and collaboration between teachers, the interdisciplinary nature, and flexible time schedules made the program attractive.

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References

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