Norway-Vulcan Area Schools
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Norway-Vulcan Area Schools is a school district serving Norway
and Waucedah
Townships in Dickinson County and Faithorn
in Menominee County all located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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The school district was formed in 1964 following the consolidation of Norway City Schools, Norway Township, Waucedah Township and Faithorn. The Norway-Vulcan Area Schools serves more than 800 students on its 30 acre campus in the city of Norway
. The facility is composed of three wings each housing a different school (elementary, middle, and high school). At the core of the building is three gymnasiums, the media center and the 684 seat Norway Fine Arts Center.
Norway High School has been accredited by the North Central Association of Schools since 1907. In recent years, the high school was identified by U.S. News & World Reports as one of America's best high schools earning a bronze medal. The sports teams, The Knights, compete in the Mid-Peninsula Conference. The school serves nearly 300 students in grades 9 through 12.
Located on the campus in Norway, MI it is called Vulcan Middle School due to having been located in the City of Vulcan following consolidation of the school district in 1964. It moved to its current location with construction of the facility in 1991. The school serves nearly 300 students in grades 5 through 8.
The school serves nearly 300 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 4.
Norway Township, Michigan
Norway Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,639 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*The City of Norway is at the southwest corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous....
and Waucedah
Waucedah Township, Michigan
Waucedah Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 800 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Waucedah is an unincorporated community in the township on U.S. Highway 2 at ....
Townships in Dickinson County and Faithorn
Faithorn, Michigan
Faithorn is an unincorporated community in Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located along County Road 577 approximately east of the state of Wisconsin....
in Menominee County all located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...
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The school district was formed in 1964 following the consolidation of Norway City Schools, Norway Township, Waucedah Township and Faithorn. The Norway-Vulcan Area Schools serves more than 800 students on its 30 acre campus in the city of Norway
Norway, Michigan
Norway is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,959 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area....
. The facility is composed of three wings each housing a different school (elementary, middle, and high school). At the core of the building is three gymnasiums, the media center and the 684 seat Norway Fine Arts Center.
Schools
- Norway High School
Norway High School has been accredited by the North Central Association of Schools since 1907. In recent years, the high school was identified by U.S. News & World Reports as one of America's best high schools earning a bronze medal. The sports teams, The Knights, compete in the Mid-Peninsula Conference. The school serves nearly 300 students in grades 9 through 12.
- Vulcan Middle School
Located on the campus in Norway, MI it is called Vulcan Middle School due to having been located in the City of Vulcan following consolidation of the school district in 1964. It moved to its current location with construction of the facility in 1991. The school serves nearly 300 students in grades 5 through 8.
- Norway Elementary School
The school serves nearly 300 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 4.