Huron High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
| Ann Arbor Huron High School | |
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2727 Fuller Rd. Ann Arbor, Michigan United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°16′55″N 83°42′29″W / 42.281892°N 83.708191°WCoordinates: 42°16′55″N 83°42′29″W / 42.281892°N 83.708191°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| Established | September 1969 |
| Locale | Ann Arbor Public Schools |
| Principal | Janet Schwamb |
| Grades | 9th-12th |
| Enrollment | 1,527 (2013-2014) |
| Campus | Urban, 230 acres (0.9308 km2) |
| Color(s) |
Forest Green Old Gold |
| Mascot | River Rat |
| Rivals |
Pioneer High School Skyline High School |
| Website | http://www.a2huron.org |
Ann Arbor Huron High School, or Huron High School (HHS), is a public high school located in Ann Arbor, MI, in the U.S.. The school is part of the Ann Arbor Public Schools district. Located at 2727 Fuller Road in eastern Ann Arbor near the banks of the Huron River, it serves grades 9 through 12. Huron is one of the three main public high schools in Ann Arbor (along with Pioneer High School and Skyline High School). Newsweek named the school one of America's Best High Schools in 2012, and it was awarded Best Overall Academic Performance in Michigan by BusinessWeek in 2009 and 2010.
The school is shaped like an "H" with two convex wings adjoined by a two floor archway that has become a distinguishing feature of the building. Huron is a Division I member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) for athletic competition. The school offers 50 different sports comprising 32 varsity level teams, several of them frequently crowned state champions.
Huron High School opened in September 1969. Prior to Huron's opening, the student body at the city's only other public high school, Ann Arbor High, experienced overcrowding. In 1968, before Huron's building was completed, Eastside students who were to be designated to the new school shared the Pioneer building in a split schedule. Pioneer students attended classes in the morning from 7:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. and Huron students in the afternoon from 1 P.M. to 6 P.M, despite petitions from Huron students to the Board of Education for them to attend school in the morning.
Due to delays from construction strikes and other issues the planned opening date was pushed back two years from 1967 to 1969. In July 1969, Paul K. Meyers, the first principal of Huron High School, and assistant principal Albert Gallup and staff moved in.
When Huron opened, the school board deliberated over what the new high school would be named. After a poll was taken among the school community to determine the name, "River Rats" was suggested as a write-in option. Despite opposition from the school board, the "River Rat" name maintained popularity among students. The press began using the term "River Rats" and eventually the name stuck.
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