Alpena Public Schools
Alpena Public Schools is a Michigan school district encompassing all of Alpena County and, in Presque Isle County, all of Presque Isle Township and part of Krakow Township. APS covers more than 620 square miles (1,600 km2) and was officially established as Michigan's first county-wide school district in 1963.
| Alpena Public Schools | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Alpena & Presque Isle Counties, Michigan United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Moving Forward Together |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 1963 |
| Superintendent | Susan Wooden (Interim) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 4,100 |
| Staff | 550 |
| Athletic conference | Big North |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Schools
High school (9-12)
| School Name | Principal | Mascot | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpena High School | Thomas Berriman | Wildcats | 3303 South 3rd Street, Alpena, MI 49707 |
Junior high (6-8)
| School Name | Principal | Mascot | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Bay Junior High | Steven Genschaw | Wildcats | 3303 South 3rd Street, Alpena, MI 49707 |
Elementary schools (PreK-5)
| School Name | Principal | Opened | Mascot | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besser Elementary | Stephanie Hitchcock | 1986 | Bulldogs | 375 Wilson Street, Alpena, MI 49707 |
| Ella White Elementary | Courtney Freudland | 1950 | Eagles | 201 N. Ripley Boulevard, Alpena, MI 49707 |
| Hinks Elementary | Jean Kowalski | 1952 | Hawks | 7667 US 23, Alpena, MI 49707 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Hans Stevens | 1942 | ? | 309 W. Lake Street, Alpena, MI 49707 |
| Sanborn Elementary | Keely Fairchild | 1963 | Wolves | 12170 US 23, Ossineke, MI 49766 |
| Wilson Elementary | Lisa Hillberg | 1957 | Wildcats | 4999 Herron Road, Herron, MI 49744 |
Former
- Alpena High School - Located on city block between S. First, S. Second Avenue, Dunbar, and White Streets. Converted to Thunder Bay Junior High School when new high school building (grades 10 - 12) was built (1968). Building has now been razed.
- Avery Elementary - This school has been razed. Was located at the corner of Avery and Taylor.
- Baldwin Elementary School - This school has been razed. Was located on E.Baldwin Street between S. First Avenue and Clinton Street.
- Besser Junior High School - First opened in 1958 as an elementary school, until converted into a middle school in 1963. It closed at the end of the 1982-1983 due to budget cuts, but reopened in the 1986-1987 school year as an elementary school.
- Bingham Elementary School - Sold and later reopened in 2004 as Bingham Arts Academy, a charter school.
- Central Junior High School - This short-lived seventh-grade-only school used the former Catholic Central High School campus located on Walnut Street.
- Gordon Consolidated School - Facility is now used as the district's administrative offices, sharing the space with NEMCSA offices.
- Hubbard Lake Elementary School - Closed due to declining enrollment at the end of the 2002-2003 school year.
- Long Rapids Elementary School - Closed due to declining enrollment at the end of the 2009-2010 school year.
- Maple Ridge Elementary School - Closed due to declining enrollment at the end of the 2002-2003 school year.
- McPhee Elementary School - This school has been razed. Was located on W. Lincoln Street between S. Fourth and S. Fifth Streets.
- Sunset Elementary School- Closed due to declining enrollment at the end of the 2009-2010 school year.
- Thunder Bay Junior High School - Occupied former Alpena High School Building on the block of S. Second Avenue, S. First Street, Dunbar and White Streets. Grades 7 - 9. School has been relocated to new building (1999)and former building has been razed.
- Town Hall Elementary School
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