East Grand Rapids High School
| East Grand Rapids High School | |
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| Location | |
| 2211 Lake Drive SE East Grand Rapids, MI 49506 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1917 (first graduating class 1925) |
| Principal | Jenny Fee |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 973 (as of 2012-13) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue & Gold |
| Mascot | The Pioneer |
| Website | http://egrhs.egrps.org/ |
East Grand Rapids High School is a secondary school located in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the United States, in the East Grand Rapids Public School District. Recognized as a school of excellence, it serves grades nine through twelve.
According to U.S. News, as of the 2009–2010 school year, the school had an enrollment of 917 students with forty-eight full-time teachers.
The school has been a leader in the state in high school Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) scores, receiving the Governor's Cup in 2001 and 2002. In addition, it has more National Merit students than any other public school of its size in Michigan. EGRHS offers a wide variety of classes, some of which include Advanced Placement classes in Biology, Calculus (AB and BC), English Literature, English Language, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics C, Spanish, Statistics, Human Geography, Psychology, U.S. government, U.S. history, and World History. It also offers Latin, French, Spanish, Choir, Band and Orchestra.The Journalism II class produces The East Vision a monthly student newspaper.
East Grand Rapids High School offers a variety of clubs, including Drama Club, and Youth Development (in which over 70% of the students participate), a Youth in Government delegation, a Women's Rights Club, and an active yoga club which hosts meetings most Tuesday nights throughout the winter. Furthermore, EGRHS has an active student council as well as an award-winning monthly newspaper, The East Vision.
The co-curricular We the People team has won state championships in:
EGRHS has accumulated 125 state championships in 16 sports, as well as many conference championships in the Ottawa-Kent Conference (O-K). The Pioneers are a member in the White division, which includes; Jenison, Caledonia, Lowell, Forest Hills Central, and Grand Rapids Christian. EGRHS offers 15 boys' sports, 15 girls' sports, and one coed team. Boys' and girls' teams compete in the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) in basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field. In addition, boys' teams compete in the MHSAA in baseball, football, ice hockey, and wrestling and girls' teams in softball and volleyball.
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