School type Public, High school Status Open CEEB code 233286 Founded 1988 | Established 1988 Superintendent Douglas Trombley Phone +1 989-799-5790 Colors Navy Blue, Kelly green | |
Address 3465 N Center Rd, Saginaw, MI 48603, USA Similar Arthur Hill High School, Swan Valley High School, Nouvel Catholic Central H, Western High School, Saginaw Valley State Uni Profiles | ||
Heritage High School is the primary high school in the Saginaw Township Community Schools district. Heritage is located on North Center Road in Saginaw Charter Township, Michigan and is recognized as an International Baccalaureate World School.
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History
Heritage was the product of a merger between Douglas MacArthur High School (which now houses White Pine Middle School) and Dwight D. Eisenhower High School (which now houses Heritage) in 1988, after Eisenhower High School was severely damaged in a 1987 arson. Selecting one color from each of its parent schools, Heritage's official colors are Navy Blue and Kelly Green. Its nickname is "Hawks."
Academics
Heritage offers numerous Advanced Placement courses, and beginning with the 2006–2007 school year the school has participated in the International Baccalaureate program.
Heritage also has an Academic Quiz Bowl team where students compete in local tournaments and then advance onto state tournaments. The Quiz bowl team of 2006–2007 was undefeated in the local Kiwanis tournament and also advanced to the Michigan State Quiz Bowl tournament.
Besides the Quiz Bowl team, Heritage also participates in the local Science Olympiad.
Demographics
Heritage High Schoo's demographic profile from the 2012–13 school year:
Athletics
Heritage's football team competes in the Saginaw Valley League, going 9–0 in regular season play in 2006–2007. Heritage plays its home games at Larsen Field named in honor of former principal Allan Larsen.
The school's athletic teams include football, marching band/winterguard and percussion, cross-country, soccer, golf, basketball, pompon, swimming, tennis, cheerleading, hockey, skiing, wrestling, bowling, volleyball, baseball, softball, tennis, track, and lacrosse.
The varsity wrestling team "three-peated" for District champions in the 2008, 2009,and 2010 seasons. They also went undefeated in the Saginaw Valley League in the 2010–2011 season.
The men's varsity cross country team "Five-peated" as Saginaw Valley League and Saginaw County Champions. They were Regional champions through the 2007–2009 seasons, losing to grand Blanc in 2010 and taking back the title in 2011. The team placed 7th at the state meet in Division 1 competition in 2007, was the state runner up in 2008, placed 6th in 2009, placed 8th in 2010, and placed 8th in 2011.
The Hawks have won state championships in men's track, women's soccer, women's basketball, and pom pon. In 2002–03, Heritage was honored as an "Exemplary Athletic Program" by the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators' Association.
The boys ice hockey team has reached the state semi finals in 2004 and 2009
The boys soccer team reached the State Class A Finals in 1991, playing to a 2 – 1 overtime loss to Class A Livonia Stevenson.
The men's swim team of 1988–1989 was the first team to have a perfect season. The "Aqua-Hawks" won their first, and only, Saginaw Valley League Championship in 2002.
Heritage High School Championships
Pompon
Theatre
Each year, the Heritage Players put on a "straight show" in the autumn and a musical in the spring. Examples include:
In 2014, the Theater Director changed to Lori Duncan. There is now a middle school musical combined with the high school in the fall, with rehearsals at White Pine Middle school.
Other entertainment
Heritage students also produce four other annual shows: Mock Rock, the Culture Show, Mr Heritage, and the talent show. There is also Spring Fever day in the spring.
Mock Rock usually consists of about half a dozen acts, each of which parodies songs, television shows, or other aspects of popular culture. At the end of the event, the audience votes for the winning act by acclamation.
Mock Rock Winners:
The Culture Show comprises mostly musical acts selected and produced by the Heritage Multicultural Club. After the acts have concluded, the audience is invited to the Student Center to engage in a buffet of exotic foods.The first annual culture show took place in 1999.
Mr Heritage is HHS's male beauty pageant. Participants engage in a wide variety of activities, including a talent portion, dancing, and an interview. They are systematically eliminated by a group of staff judges until a winner is crowned "Mr Heritage" for that year.
The talent show is generally a more serious event than the other annual shows, offering an opportunity for Heritage's student body to showcase its abilities to the community.
Spring Fever is essentially a field day where the classes compete in activities and challenges against the other classes.
Allegedly a fun thing to watch according to one former student Jason Hall