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Waterford Durant High School

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Established
  
2012

Grades
  
9-12

School color(s)
  
Number of students
  
188 (in 2015)

Student to teacher ratio
  
15.1

Colors
  
Black, Red

Superintendent
  
Dr. Keith Wunderlich

Enrollment
  
188 (in 2015)

Nickname
  
Vikings

Principal
  
Craig Blomquist

Founded
  
2012

Teaching staff
  
13


Waterford Durant High School is an alternative high school in Waterford, Michigan. It is operated by the Waterford School District and is one of three high school within the district.

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The school was opened in 2012 and is located at 501 N. Cass Lake Road in Waterford.

In 2015, its enrollment was 188 students in grades nine through twelve. Durant High School is for Waterford School District residents only.

About the school

Waterford Durant High School students are between the ages of 15 and 19 and have completed at least one year of high school at either Waterford Mott High School or Waterford Kettering High School. Durant High School students who fulfill Waterford School District graduation requirements earn a Waterford Durant High School diploma.

The school provides a structured, supportive, and positive learning environment focused on earning credits to meet graduation requirements. Durant High School teachers identify individual student strengths and weaknesses and frequently modify their teaching methods to meet individual student needs. The goal of the school is to create a positive attitude towards learning, and to help foster the development of the interpersonal skills the student needs to become successful citizens.

Extracurricular activities

Waterford Durant High School students can play sports and participate in other activities of either Waterford Kettering High School or Waterford Mott High School.

Namesake

Waterford Durant High School was named for automobile industry pioneer William C. Durant.

Waterford's two other high schools were also named for automobile industry pioneers; Charles F. Kettering and Charles S. Mott.

References

Waterford Durant High School Wikipedia


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