Hamilton High School (Michigan)

Public school in Michigan, United States

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Hamilton High School

Address

4911 136th Ave., Hamilton, MI 49419

Hamilton

Michigan

49419

United States

Coordinates| 42°41′07″N 86°01′37″W﻿ / ﻿42.68540981198228°N 86.02693793124891°W﻿ / 42.68540981198228; -86.02693793124891
Information
School type| Public
Status| Open
School district| Hamilton Community Schools
Superintendent| Bradford Lusk
Principal| Mitch Bosch
Grades| 9–12
Gender| Coed
Number of students| 808 (2023–2024)[1]
Color(s)|     Gold & Black
Athletics conference| Ottawa-Kent Conference
Nickname| Hawkeyes
Website| www.hamiltonschools.us/schools/hamilton-high/
Student assessments

2021–22 school
year[2]

Change vs.
prior year[2]

* * *

M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %| 20.8 / 10.5
Proficient %| 24.9 / 33.7
PR. Proficient %| 15.6 / 45.9
Not Proficient %| 38.7 / 9.9
Average test scores
SAT Total| 997.7

( −22)

Hamilton High School or HHS is a public high school in Hamilton, Michigan. Hamilton's school colors are gold and black. Their athletic nickname is "the Hawkeyes."

## History

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The Play A Bad Day at Gopher's Breath was first performed at Hamilton High School on November 14, 1972 and was directed by Al Ver Schure.[3]

## Curriculum

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### Hamilton Virtual School

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Hamilton Community Schools also offers a virtual learning option, and graduates have the option of earning a Hamilton Virtual diploma or a Hamilton High School diploma. Under the virtual learning option, students can complete most course work online, but some in-person attendance (such as for orientation and standardized testing) is required.[4]

## Extracurricular activities

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* Theatre: The high school offers one play in the fall/winter and a musical in the winter/spring.[5]
* Athletics: Sports offered include cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball, basketball, competitive cheer, wrestling, baseball, softball, tennis and track. [6]

## Demographics

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Demographic breakdown of students is 93% White, 5% Hispanic or Latino, 1% Asian, and 2% two or more races.[7]

## Notable alumni

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* Kevin Haverdink (1983), former NFL offensive lineman
* Grant Wolfram (2015), pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Hamilton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
2. ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
3. ^ Ver Schure, Al (1975). A Bad Day at Gopher's Breath: a farce in thirteen scenes. Samuel French, Inc. p. 4\. ISBN 0-573-62061-X. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
4. ^ "FAQ's". Hamilton Virtual School. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
5. ^ "HHS Theatre". Retrieved September 29, 2022.
6. ^ "Hamilton Athletics". Hamilton Community Schools. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
7. ^ "ACS-ED District Demographic Dashboard 2015-19". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
8. ^ "Grant Wolfram". Baseball Reference.

## External links

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* Official website

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Ottawa-Kent Conference

Red|

* East Kentwood
* Rockford
* Holland West Ottawa
* Grand Haven
* Hudsonville
* Grandville
* Caledonia
* Jenison

Green|

* Union
* Muskegon Mona Shores
* Wyoming
* Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
* Holland
* Zeeland West
* Muskegon
* Zeeland East

White|

* Forest Hills Central
* Forest Hills Northern
* Lowell
* Byron Center
* Northview
* Greenville
* East Grand Rapids
* Grand Rapids Christian

Gold|

* Ottawa Hills
* Cedar Springs
* Kenowa Hills
* Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg
* Forest Hills Eastern
* Wayland
* Grand Rapids Catholic Central
* South Christian

Blue|

* Spring Lake
* Coopersville
* Fruitport
* Hamilton
* Allendale
* Holland Christian
* Hudsonville Unity Christian
* West Catholic

Silver|

* Sparta
* Kelloggsville
* Godwin Heights
* Comstock Park
* Belding
* Hopkins
* Northpointe Christian
* Calvin Christian

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