Whitmore Lake High School
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Straddling the border of Washtenaw
and Livingston
Counties in Southeast Michigan
, Whitmore Lake High School is the only high school in the Whitmore Lake Public School District. The district is located in the census-designated place
also known as Whitmore Lake
. Enrollment in the 9th through 12th grade high school is approximately 450 students. The school's colors are red
and white
, and their mascot
is the Trojan
s.
Whitmore Lake High School is also one of the schools participating in the Early College Alliance program.
Whitmore Lake High School moved to a new building for the commencement of classes in fall of 2006.
teams. The competitive cheer
team has made it to the state finals repeatedly in their history, and the football
team has enjoyed berths in the state playoffs throughout the early 2000s.
Whitmore Lake is a member of the Tri-County Conference, which includes sports teams from Whiteford, Summerfield, Morenci, Sand Creek, Clinton, Britton, Adrian Madison, and Deerfield. The 2007-2008 season will see the addition of Clinton to the conference.
Washtenaw County, Michigan
Washtenaw County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 344,791. Its county seat is Ann Arbor. The United States Office of Management and Budget defines the county as part of the Detroit–Warren–Flint Combined Statistical Area...
and Livingston
Livingston County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 156,951 people, 55,384 households, and 43,531 families residing in the county. The population density was 276 people per square mile . There were 58,919 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile...
Counties in Southeast Michigan
Southeast Michigan
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, Whitmore Lake High School is the only high school in the Whitmore Lake Public School District. The district is located in the census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
also known as Whitmore Lake
Whitmore Lake, Michigan
Whitmore Lake is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community spans the boundary between Green Oak Township in Livingston County and Northfield Township in Washtenaw County. The United States Census Bureau has defined a census-designated place with this name for...
. Enrollment in the 9th through 12th grade high school is approximately 450 students. The school's colors are red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
and white
White
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, and their mascot
Mascot
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is the Trojan
Troy
Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
s.
Whitmore Lake High School is also one of the schools participating in the Early College Alliance program.
Whitmore Lake High School moved to a new building for the commencement of classes in fall of 2006.
Change to Trimesters
Along with the move to the new high school building, Whitmore Lake High School has also switched from a more traditional two semester school year to trimesters. This allows students to reduce their class load from seven classes per day to only five while actually increasing the total number of classes they are able to take. In the old two semester system, students took seven classes per semester, for a total of 14 credits a year. In trimesters, each student takes five classes per trimester, for a total of 15 credits a year. In addition, classes are 70 minutes long instead of the previous 46 minutes.Course Offerings
These class offerings are for the 2010-2011 school year.-
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Athletics
The school supports a variety of athletic teams. One of the more successful teams at WLHS has been the only team to win state championships: the 1995 and 1996 girls' cross countryCross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
teams. The competitive cheer
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
team has made it to the state finals repeatedly in their history, and the football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team has enjoyed berths in the state playoffs throughout the early 2000s.
Whitmore Lake is a member of the Tri-County Conference, which includes sports teams from Whiteford, Summerfield, Morenci, Sand Creek, Clinton, Britton, Adrian Madison, and Deerfield. The 2007-2008 season will see the addition of Clinton to the conference.
| Season | |Girls | |Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Cross Country Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... |
Cross Country Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... |
| Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... |
Football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... |
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| Winter | Quiz Bowl | Quiz Bowl |
| Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
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| Competitive Cheer Cheerleading Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate... |
Indoor Track | |
| Spring | Track & Field | Track & Field |
| Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... |
Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
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