Alpena High School (Michigan)
Public high school in Alpena, Michigan, United States
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Alpena High School is a public high school in Alpena, Michigan, United States. It serves students in grades 9–12 for the Alpena Public Schools.
TypePublic high school
School district
Alpena Public SchoolsSuperintendentDavid Rabbideau [1]
Principal
Romeo Bourdage [1]| Alpena High School | |
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3303 South Third Avenue , 49707 United States 45°03′23″N 83°28′05″W | |
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| Type | Public high school |
School district | Alpena Public Schools |
| Superintendent | David Rabbideau [1] |
Principal | Romeo Bourdage [1] |
Teaching staff | 61.11 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12[2] |
| Enrollment | 1,096 (2023–2024)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.93[2] |
| Colors | Green White[1] |
Athletics conference | Big North Conference[1] |
| Nickname | Wildcats[1] |
| Newspaper | The Wildcat |
| Yearbook | The Anamakee |
| Website | www |
Academics
Alpena ranked 204th in Michigan and 5,937th nationally in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report annual survey of US public schools.[3]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,147 students enrolled in 2020–21 was:
- Male - 50.3%
- Female - 49.7%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
- Asian - 0.4%
- Black - 0.5%
- Hispanic - 0.9%
- White - 94.3%
- Multiracial - 4%
In addition, 51.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.[2]
Athletics
Alpena's Wildcats compete in the Big North Athletic Conference. School colors are green and white. Alpena offers the following Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) sanctioned sports:[1]
- Baseball (boys)
- Basketball (girls and boys)
- Competitive cheerleading (girls)
- Cross country (girls and boys)
- Football (boys)
- Golf (girls and boys)
- Ice hockey (boys)
- State champion - 1981, 1987, 1993[4]
- Soccer (girls and boys)
- Softball (girls)
- Tennis (girls and boys)
- Track and field (girls and boys)
- Volleyball (girls)
- Wrestling (boys)
Notable alumni
- Lisa Dietlin, philanthropic consultant[6]
- Jim Dutcher, former head basketball coach for the University of Minnesota
- Butch Feher, National Basketball Association (NBA) shooting guard[7]
- Fred Grambau, Canadian Football League (CFL) defensive tackle[8]
- Kenneth Joseph Povish, Roman Catholic bishop[9]
- Paul Fitzpatrick Russell, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit[10]
- Chad Zielinski, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm