Petoskey High School

Petoskey High School is a high school located in Petoskey, Michigan. 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.

Petoskey High School
Address
1500 Hill Street Petoskey , Michigan 49770 United States
Coordinates	45°22′17″N 84°56′12″W
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Petoskey Public Schools
Superintendent	Chris Parker
Principal	Deidra Gamble
Teaching staff	48.08 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	997 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio	20.74
Color(s)	Navy & White
Athletics	MHSAA Class A
Athletics conference	Big North
Nickname	Northmen
Rival	Cheboygan Area High School
Yearbook	Petosegan
Website	School website
[1]

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.[2][3]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 997 students enrolled in 2018–19 was:[4]

• 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[5]
• Wrestling – 1996[6]
• Boys Tennis – 2002 (co-champions)[7]
• Boys Skiing – 1982, 1984, 1987, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016[8]
• Girls Skiing – 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2011, 2013[9]

Notable people

• Steve Sebo – Former coach here, 1937–1939.
• Mark Smolinski – football coach here

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Petoskey High School". ed.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
2. "Petoskey High/Jr/Middle". Northern Mich~Mash Preserve. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
3. Jillian FellowS. "Former teacher presents history of Petoskey schools". Petoskey News-Review. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
4. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Petoskey High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
5. "Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
6. "Team Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
7. "Team Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
8. "Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
9. "Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.

External links

• Public Schools of Petoskey Homepage