Jackson High School (Jackson, Michigan)
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544 Wildwood Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°15′00″N 84°25′07″W / 42.2499°N 84.4187°WCoordinates: 42°15′00″N 84°25′07″W / 42.2499°N 84.4187°W |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Established | 1927 |
| School district | Jackson Public Schools |
| Principal | Barbara Baird-Pauli |
| Teaching staff | 72.05 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1279 (2014-2015) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.75 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Orange & Black |
| Athletics conference | Capital Area Activities Conference |
| Team name | Vikings |
| Rival | Lumen Christi Catholic High School |
| Newspaper | The Reflector News |
| Website | jpsk12 |
Jackson High School is a public high school located near downtown Jackson, Michigan. The school was created in 1908 with the merger of Jackson's West Side and East Side High Schools and moved to its present location in 1927. The school's mascot is the Viking. The athletic teams compete as members of the Capital Area Activities Conference. It is a part of the Jackson Public Schools.
Jackson High School, alongside its normal curriculum, has a dual enrollment program where students can take courses at the local community college, Jackson College.
The administration of Jackson High School consist of four principals - one for each grade level - who are responsible for the day-to-day running of the school, along with supervising events, and implementing curriculum. The building principal, also known as the Principal for Instruction and principal for the 12th grade, is currently Barbara Baird-Pauli.
The demographic breakdown of the 1,279 students enrolled for the school year 2014-15 was:
Additionally, 56.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
In their junior year, students are required by Jackson Public Schools to take the MME and the ACT. As of 2013, Jackson High has three hundred and eighty seven students in seventeen sections of AP classes covering:
Originally built in 1927, the three-story tall building stands thirty three meters, or one hundred and nine feet tall. After Jackson High School received a $27 million renovation (one that also restored the building after many years of neglect due to budget constraints), a science wing was built. A highlight of this building is Britton Hall, commonly referred to as the Shakespeare Room, that is patterned after an old English hall in Stratford, England.
JHS has four concert bands as well as an orchestra. The Cadet band is composed of freshmen; varsity, varsity wind ensemble, and symphony band are sophomores through seniors. In addition to the four concert bands Jackson High has two after school jazz bands and a marching band. The marching band has performed at the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida.
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