Petoskey High School

Petoskey High School
Address
1500 Hill Street Petoskey , Michigan 49770 United States
Coordinates	45°22′17″N84°56′12″W / 45.37139°N 84.93667°W / 45.37139; -84.93667
Information
School type	Public, magnet high school
School district	Public Schools of Petoskey
Superintendent	Jeffrey Leslie
Principal	Deidra Gamble
Teaching staff	49.91 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	861 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.25 [1]
Color(s)	Navy   White
Athletics	MHSAA Class A
Athletics conference	Big North
Nickname	Northmen
Rival	Gaylord High School [2]
Yearbook	Petosegan
Website	petoskeyschools.org
[3]

Student assessments
2021–22 school year [4] Change vs. prior year [4]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %	25.6 / 10.6
Proficient %	30.2 / 36.2
PR. Proficient %	13.1 / 41.7
Not Proficient %	31.2 / 11.6
Average test scores
SAT Total	1032.2 ( −25.9)

Petoskey High School is a public, magnet high school located in Petoskey, Michigan. Petoskey High School, a part of the Public Schools of Petoskey school district, offers a complementary mix of academic, athletic and leadership opportunities for enrolled students. The alternative public high school in Petoskey is Concord Academy, a K–12 public charter school focused on integration between the arts and academics.

History

The original building of Petoskey High School was completed in 1914 at the southeast corner of State and Howard Streets in downtown Petoskey. In 1930, the building today known as Central Elementary was added to the high school building as a junior high. In 1966, the current Petoskey High School building was constructed due to extreme overcrowding at the former building, which had since become the junior high school building. In 1991, the junior high (now middle school) moved out of the older building and into a new one near the current high school. In 1999, the old high school building was demolished, leaving Central Elementary in the current location. ^{[5] [6]}

Attendance boundary

In Emmet County the district (and therefore the high school's attendance boundary) includes, in addition to Petoskey: Bay View, Conway, and a portion of Oden. Townships include Bear Creek Township, Resort Township, Springvale Township, and sections of Little Traverse Township and Littlefield Township. ^[7] A portion of the district is in Charlevoix County, where it includes Walloon Lake. Townships covered include portions of Chandler Township, Hayes Township, and Melrose Township. ^[8]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 997 students enrolled in 2018–19 was: ^[9]

• Male – 49.6%
• Female – 50.4%
• Native American – 3.8%
• Asian – 1.0%
• Black – 0.8%
• Hispanic – 1.9%
• Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 0.3%
• White – 86.5%
• Multiracial – 5.7%

In addition, 34.5% of students were eligible for reduced-price or free lunch.

MHSAA championships

• Boys Soccer – 1995, 2008 ^[10]
• Wrestling – 1996 ^[11]
• Boys Tennis – 2002 (co-champions) ^[12]
• Boys Skiing – 1982, 1984, 1987, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 ^[13]
• Girls Skiing – 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2011, 2013 ^[14]
• Girls Cross Country - 2020 ^[15]
• Girls Track & Field - 2021 ^[16]

Notable people

• Steve Sebo – Former coach, 1937–1939.
• Mark Smolinski – Football coach
• Trevor Huffman, class of 1998. All-time leading scorer for Kent State University Men’s Basketball, professional basketball player ^[17]
• Albert Paul Linnell (1922–2017) – Astronomer

References

1. "Petoskey High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
2. "Petoskey-Gaylord Rivalry". Petoskey News-Review. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
3. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Petoskey High School". ed.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
4. "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
5. "Petoskey High/Jr/Middle". Northern Mich~Mash Preserve. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
6. Jillian FellowS. "Former teacher presents history of Petoskey schools". Petoskey News-Review. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Emmet County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Charlevoix County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 28, 2023.
9. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Petoskey High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
10. "Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
11. "Team Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
12. "Team Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
13. "Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
14. "Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
15. "Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
16. "Yearly Champions". MHSAA. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
17. "Petoskey legend Trevor Huffman to coach Belgian basketball club".

External links

• Public Schools of Petoskey Homepage