Brighton High School (Brighton, Michigan)
Brighton High School is located in Brighton, which is part of Livingston County, Michigan, United States. The high school, along with several other schools in the district, was under "renovations", including upgraded technology, renovated bathrooms, new football stadium, tennis courts, football practice field, and baseball diamond. Please note the lack of new textbooks as well as actual other learning materials used for schooling children.
Brighton High School | |
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Brighton High School Brighton High School | |
7878 Brighton Road Brighton, MI 48116 | |
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Type | Public high school |
School district | Brighton Area Schools |
Principal | Jeff Beane |
Faculty | 92.0 FTEs[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,079 (2016-17)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 22.8:1[1] |
Color(s) | Orange and Black |
Athletics conference | Kensington Lakes Activities Association |
Team name | Bulldogs |
Website | www |
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,099 students and 92.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 22.8:1. There were 151 students (7.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 52 (2.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Athletics
Brighton High School is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). Brighton has been part of the West Division of the Kensington Lakes Activities Association since 2008, when the Kensington Valley Conference merged with the Western Lakes Activities Association. The Brighton varsity football team played in the finals of the 2019 state championship at Ford Field.
Rugby
Brightons most recent championship was during the 2016 season when they took home the Michigan Youth Rugby Association (MYRA) Division II State Championship. As of 2017, there are 26 teams in the MYRA.[3] Brighton won MYRA Division I State Championships in 2002 and 2006, and also won the MYRA Division II Championship in 2008.[4][3]
Notable alumni
- Drew Henson, former NFL player (Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions) and MLB player (New York Yankees)
- Cullen Finnerty, former Grand Valley State University football quarterback
- Frank A Buckless, Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Dean at North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management
- Tobin McDuff, Sportscaster, KFDX, Nexstar Media Group
References
- School data for Brighton High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
- "Brighton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- Past Champions, Rugby Michigan. Accessed February 27, 2017.
- "Brighton rugby coach keeps title in perspective". Retrieved 2009-03-20.