Walled Lake Central High School

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Walled Lake Central High School
Address
Walled Lake Central High School
1600 Oakley Park Road

Walled Lake
,
Michigan

United States
Coordinates 42°34′07″N83°28′21″W / 42.5687°N 83.47247°W / 42.5687; -83.47247
Information
Former nameWalled Lake High School (until 1968)
Type Public high school
School district Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
PrincipalKyle Meteyer
Faculty76.80 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,670 (2017–18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio21.74 [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Blue and gold    [2]
Mascot Viking [2]
Rivals Walled Lake Northern
Walled Lake Western
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [3]
Feeder schoolsJames R Geisler Middle School
Sarah Banks Middle School
Walnut Creek Middle School
AffiliationLakes Valley Conference (LVC)
Lakes Division
Website www.wlcsd.org/central.cfm
Student assessments
2021–22 school
year [4]
Change vs.
prior year [4]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %11.4 / 12.8
Proficient %19.9 / 32.3
PR. Proficient %17.8 / 46.8
Not Proficient %50.8 / 8.1
Average test scores
SAT Total1041.3
(Decrease2.svg −10.4)

Walled Lake Central High School is a public high school of the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, located in Commerce Township, Michigan in Metro Detroit. [5] It serves portions of the township, Wolverine Lake, a small portion of the City of Walled Lake, [6] [7] and a small portion of Wixom. [6] [8] It was built as Walled Lake High School in 1957, and, a year after its first additions were completed in 1968, took its current name. The original addition was part of a construction project that included construction of Walled Lake Western High School. More additions were completed in 1992 and 2000. [9]

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Marching band

The Walled Lake Central Viking Marching Band was the 2010, 2011 and 2013 MCBA Flight I State Champion. [10] The band also performed at the 89th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 2021, both Central and Walled Lake Western High School's band combined to form the Walled Lake Marching Band (WLMB). In 2023, the WLMB finished 21st in the nation at the Bands of America Grand Nationals, the highest-scoring team from the State of Michigan. [11]

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 "Walled Lake Central High School". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  3. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  4. 1 2 "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  5. ↑ "Zoning Map." (Map) Commerce Township, Michigan. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Central H.S." (Archive) Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Community Facilities." (Archive) City of Walled Lake. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Street Map." (Archive) City of Wixom. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.
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