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Jenison High School

Jenison High School is the senior high school for Jenison Public Schools located in Jenison, Michigan serving grades 9 through 12. The school's athletics department competes in the Ottawa-Kent Conference.[5]

Jenison Senior High School
Location
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2140 Bauer Road

Jenison, Michigan
49428

United States
Coordinates42°55′14″N 85°50′09″W / 42.9206°N 85.8359°W / 42.9206; -85.8359
Information
TypePublic secondary school
Established1970
School district
Jenison Public Schools
Principal
Michael Leiter
Faculty81[1]
Teaching staff
77.90 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,515 (2024-25)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
18.87[2]
Colors   Forest Green, Silver Lining[3]
AthleticsTennis, football, baseball, water polo, swimming, track, cross country, hockey, volleyball, softball, wrestling, dance, and marching band
MascotWildcats
Websitewww.jpsonline.org/o/hs

A photo of Jenison High School's campus
Student assessments
2021–22 school
year[4]
Change vs.
prior year[4]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %21.8 / 15.6
Proficient %25.3 / 25.6
PR. Proficient %17.4 / 45.6
Not Proficient %35.6 / 13.2
Average test scores
SAT Total1051.1
(Decrease −8.6)

Academics

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Jenison High School offers 18 different Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

The average SAT composite score for 2023-2024 was 1054.7.[6]

Athletics

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Softball

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State Champions, Class A, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995[7]

The softball field is named after Jerry Hoag, head coach of all Jenison's State Championship softball teams.

Football

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The Wildcats play in David McKenzie Stadium, which is named after one of the districts former superintendents.

Ice hockey

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The Jenison/Zeeland Varsity hockey team plays their games in Georgetown ice arena.

Baseball

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Jenison's teams play at Gary Cook Field.

Fine arts

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Jenison is known for its fine arts programs. Jenison High School offers marching band, concert band, orchestra, choir, and theater programs.[8]

Marching band

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Jenison High School's marching band competes in the Michigan Competing Band Association (MCBA) state-level circuit, where the band has won first place in MCBA Flight II in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.[9]

The band also competes in the Bands of America circuit nationally, where they have been regional champions at the Northwest Ohio Regional in 2022 and 2023, and have been semifinalists in the Grand National Championships in 2021,[10] 2022,[11] and 2024.[12]

The marching band participated in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2023.[13]

Facilities

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Jenison High School is located on the JPS Main Campus, which contains the High School, Jenison Junior High School, the Jenison Center for the Arts, and the Jenison athletic facilities.

Fieldhouse

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In 2022, Jenison Public Schools opened their new high school fieldhouse.[14] The indoor athletic facility is 64,000 square feet, has a 70-foot turf field, two track lanes, a classroom and a cheer room. The fieldhouse is located to the southwest of the main high school building, across the main parking lot.

Jenison Center for the Arts (JCA)

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The Jenison Center for the Arts is a performing arts center located on campus.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. 1 2 https://filecabinet10.eschoolview.com/96FBB977-1B05-40E6-9C90-D102ACD65DA0/e91cb25c-69a0-4067-808a-eb3388de4aa6.pdf
  2. 1 2 "Jenison High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Brand Resources - Jenison Public Schools". Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Member Schools". OK Conference. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ James, Danielle (December 10, 2024). "Here are the top 10 Grand Rapids area high schools with the highest SAT scores". MLive. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Yearly Champions | Softball | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Jenison Fine Arts". www.jpsonline.org. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  9. ↑ Ross, Bryan. "Results - Archive". themcba.org. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Grand National Championships". BOA Marching Championships. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Grand National Championships". BOA Marching Championships. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Grand National Championships 2024". BOA Marching Championships. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  13. ↑ Frick, Melissa (November 22, 2023). "Jenison High School band excited to represent Michigan in Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade". MLive. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  14. ↑ Odle, Madeline (December 8, 2022). "Jenison Public Schools opens new fieldhouse". WOODTV.com. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  15. ↑ Kaminski, Steve (July 26, 2020). "Jenison's Caleb Baragar earns victory in Major League debut". MLive. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  16. ↑ Skol Jr., Mark (July 15, 2022). "Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame to induct six standouts in 2022". WZZM. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  17. 1 2 Kaminski, Steve (June 12, 2011). "Jenison grads Mark Dewey, Paul Grasmanis headline latest class of Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame". MLive. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  18. ↑ Tower, Mark (April 26, 2018). "Jenison native confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Germany". MLive. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Trump appoints foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell as special missions envoy". NPR. Associated Press. December 15, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  20. ↑ Golden, Daniel (October 10, 2017). Spy Schools: How the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America's Universities. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-1-62779-636-1.
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