Seaholm High School
| Ernest W. Seaholm High School | |
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| Address | |
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2436 West Lincoln Birmingham, MI, Oakland 48009 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°32′20″N 83°14′41″W / 42.53889°N 83.24472°WCoordinates: 42°32′20″N 83°14′41″W / 42.53889°N 83.24472°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1951 |
| School district | Birmingham City School District |
| Superintendent | Daniel Nerad |
| Principal | Rachel Guinn |
| Faculty | 76 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Enrollment | 1,327 (2013-14) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18:1 |
| Color(s) | Maroon & White |
| Athletics conference | Oakland Activities Association |
| Mascot | Maple Leaf |
| Nickname | Maples |
| USNWR ranking | 560 |
| Average SAT scores | 1912 |
| Average ACT scores | 25.4 |
| Newspaper | The Highlander |
| Website | Seaholm High School |
Ernest W. Seaholm High School is a public school located within the Birmingham City School District in Birmingham, Michigan, serving grades 9-12. It is located at 2436 West Lincoln Road, Birmingham, Michigan 48009. Seaholm's student body and athletes are represented by a maroon and white maple leaf mascot.
Seaholm opened its doors for the first time in 1951 under the name Birmingham High. At the time, the Board of Education President was Ernest W. Seaholm (retired Chief Engineer for Cadillac) and the treasurer Wylie E. Groves. Seaholm and Groves' names would be the source of the modern names of Birmingham's two main high schools: Seaholm High School and Groves High School. The principal who opened Birmingham High School was Ross Wagner. He walked the student body over from its previous location. John Schulz served as the next principal (1968–1979), Jim Wallendorf followed from 1979 - 1992.
At one time Seaholm High School hosted classes of grades 4 through 12 of the Japanese School of Detroit, a supplementary Japanese school. In 2010, the JSD announced that it was relocating to Novi, Michigan. It moved from Birmingham to Novi in mid-2011.
The school has a comprehensive Division I sports program that includes wrestling ,soccer and dance, Division II sports program that includes cross country running, baseball, hockey, basketball, tennis, volleyball, golf, lacrosse, swimming, competitive cheer, water polo, diving,American Football and track & field. For the 2011/2012 academic year Seaholm won a state championship in girls tennis and girls cross country and was state runner-up in girls golf and girls swimming & diving. Seaholm also partnered with Birmingham Groves to win a state championship in girls lacrosse as Birmingham United. Seaholm also won a state championship in girls cross country in 2014.
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