Niles High School

Niles High School
Address
1441 Eagle Street Niles , (Berrien County) , Michigan 49120 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Principal	Michelle Asmus
Staff	41.18 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	827 [1]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	20.08 [1]
Color(s)	Navy and Vegas gold    [2]
Athletics conference	Wolverine Conference [2]
Nickname	Vikings [2]
Website

Niles High School is a public high school located in Niles, Michigan, United States. It is part of the Niles Community Schools district. ^[3]

Athletics

The Niles Vikings compete in the Wolverine Conference, joining the conference in 2021-2022. The Vikings were previously members of the BCS League for only a short time threw the 2020-2021 school year. Before This Niles was a part of the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference, of which they were founding members, leaving after 89 years. ^[4] School colors are blue and gold. The following Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered: ^[5]

• Baseball (boys)
• Basketball (girls and boys)
• Bowling (girls and boys)
• Cross country (girls and boys)
• Football (boys)
• Golf (girls and boys)
• Soccer (girls and boys)
• Softball (girls)
• Swim and dive (girls and boys)
• Tennis (girls and boys)
• Track and field (girls and boys)
• Volleyball (girls)
• Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

• Edward L. Hamilton – politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 4th district.
• Paul Kell – American football player, played tackle for the Green Bay Packers, and the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• Michael Tanke – soccer player, midfielder for the Rochester Rhinos, Indiana Invaders, and the University of Rhode Island Rams
• Original members of Niles based pop rock / psychedelic rock band Tommy James and the Shondells, including its namesake lead vocalist Tommy James.
• Ring Lardner, Sr. – satirist, short story writer, journalist, and sports columnist. ^[6]
• Dr. Michael West – biogerontologist, a pioneer in stem cells, cellular aging and telomerase. ^[7]

References

1. "Niles High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
2. "Niles High School". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
3. "Home". nhs.nilesschools.org. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
4. Novak, Scott (September 26, 2019). "Niles leaving SMAC to join BCS Conference". Leader Publications. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
5. "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
6. Mentock, Andrew (June 18, 2018). "A look back at Niles' most famous journalist". Leader Publications. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
7. "Foundation to honor two legendary NHS graduates". Leader Publications. June 20, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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