Hastings High School (Michigan)

High school in Hastings, Michigan, United States

Hastings High School

Address

520 W South Street

Hastings, Michigan

49058

United States

Coordinates| 42°38′16″N 85°17′41″W﻿ / ﻿42.6378°N 85.2946°W﻿ / 42.6378; -85.2946
Information
School type| Public, high school
Motto| Home of the Saxons
Established| 1877
School district| Hastings Area School System
Principal| Teresa Heide
Faculty| 44.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 858 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 19.50[1]
Campus type| Rural
Color(s)|  Blue & gold
Mascot| Saxon
Website| www.hassk12.org/Page/203

Hastings High School is a public secondary school in Hastings, Michigan, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hastings Area School System, which includes one junior high school and four elementary schools.

## History[edit]

In 1877, the first graduating class of Hastings High School included only five students.[2]

### New building[edit]

From 1917 to 1970, Hastings High School students attended classes at 232 W Grand Street.[2] That address is now home to Hastings Middle School. Students began attending classes in the new building at 520 W South Street on September 3, 1970.[2] "At the time of its opening, funds were approved to put all academic classrooms on a twenty-five to one pupil/teacher ratio," a major educational accomplishment achieved by few Michigan districts at that time.[2] The school contains one hundred thirty-two rooms including a gymnasium, library, cafeteria, and lecture hall.

## Athletics[edit]

Hastings High School offers a number of extracurricular athletics, including:

* Baseball
* Basketball - boys/girls
* Competitive cheer
* Cross country - boys/girls
* Football
* Golf - boys/girls
* Hockey
* Sideline cheer
* Soccer - boys/girls
* Softball
* Swimming - boys/girls
* Tennis - boys/girls
* Track - boys/girls
* Volleyball
* Wrestling

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Dann Howitt, Major League Baseball player for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, and the Chicago White Sox. Howitt was the last player to get a hit off of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan - a grand slam home run.[3]
* Gladeon M. Barnes, U.S. Army major general who led efforts to develop the Sherman and Pershing tanks as well as ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer.[citation needed]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Hastings High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
2. ^ a b c d "Hastings High School History". Archived from the original on 2005-01-15. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
3. ^ "Where Are They Now: Dann Howitt". 24 September 2003.

## External links[edit]

* Hastings Area School System
* Hastings High School