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."
Class Competitions
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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. 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, and placed 9th in 2016.
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.
Boys Cross Country
- 2008 Division 1 State Runner-up
Boys Bowling
- 2013 Division 1 State Runner-up
- 2015 Division 1 State Runner-up
Boys Soccer
- 1991 Class A State Runner-Up
Boys Track and Field
- 2000 Division 1 State Runner-Up
- 2001 Division 1 State Champion
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Girls Basketball
- 2001 Class A State-Runner-Up
- 2002 Class State Champion
Girls soccer
- 2002 Division 1 State Champion
Pom Pon
Class A D1 State Champions- 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014 http://pompon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Historian-STATE-winners-2016.pdf
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Theatre
Notable alumni
- Stuart Schweigert, National Football League: Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders
- Mickey Singh, Singer
References
External links
- Heritage High School
- Heritage High School Alumni Michigan Class Reunion
- Saginaw Township Community Schools
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