Ernest W. Seaholm High School | |
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2436 West Lincoln Street , Michigan 48009 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°32′20″N83°14′41″W / 42.53889°N 83.24472°W |
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Other name | Seaholm High School |
Type | Magnet high school |
Established | 1951 |
School district | Birmingham Public Schools |
NCES School ID | 260585004217 [1] |
Principal | Michael Wicker [2] |
Teaching staff | 86.11 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,309 (2018-19) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.20 [1] |
Color(s) | Maroon and white |
Athletics conference | Oakland Activities Association |
Mascot | Maple Leaf |
Nickname | Maples |
Newspaper | The Highlander |
Yearbook | The Piper |
Website | seaholm |
Student assessments | |
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2021–22 school year [3] Change vs. prior year [3] | |
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies) | |
Advanced % | 32.1 / 18.0 |
Proficient % | 34.3 / 40.9 |
PR. Proficient % | 13.0 / 32.8 |
Not Proficient % | 20.7 / 8.4 |
Average test scores | |
SAT Total | 1117.0 ( ![]() |
Ernest W. Seaholm High School (simply referred to as Seaholm High School) is a Magnet high school in Birmingham, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1951 and is part of the Birmingham Public Schools district.
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Seaholm opened in 1951 under the name Birmingham High. At the time, the Board of Education President was Ernest W. Seaholm (retired Chief Engineer for Cadillac) [4] and the treasurer was Wylie E. Groves. Birmingham's two high schools are now named for them: Seaholm High School and Groves High School. Birmingham High School's first principal was Ross Wagner. John Schulz served as the next principal (1968–1979), Jim Wallendorf followed, serving from 1979 to 1992.
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The Forensics Team has consistently enjoyed success at the state-finalist level. Quiz Bowl team has also had success, winning a national championship in 1991 at the American Scholastics Competition Network Tournament of Champions and a state championship in 1994. [8]
The student newspaper, the Seaholm Highlander, has won multiple prestigious Spartan Awards from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association.
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