Pennfield Senior High School

Infobox Education in the United States
name= Pennfield High School


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streetaddress= 8587 Pennfield Road
city= Battle Creek
state= Michigan |
zipcode= 49017
areacode= 269
phone= 961-9770
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url= http://www.pennfield.net
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superintendent= Dr. Dale Kimball, Ph.D.
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principal= Barry Duckham
viceprincipal= Thomas Faber
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schooltype= public |
grades= 9-12
language= English
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mascot= Panthers
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colors= green, gold and white
founded= 1953
enrollment= 651
enrollment_as_of= 2006

Pennfield High School is the high school of the Pennfield School District which serves Pennfield Township just north of Battle Creek in Calhoun County, Michigan.

Scores on the state and national ACT exam are above average for the students of this school. Approximately 88% of graduating seniors attend post-secondary colleges or universities and 82% of students are involved in at least one extracurricular program.

New School

Pennfield School District has finished construction on a new, $28 million dollar, state-of-the-art high school. This facility includes a 701 seat auditorium and an 1,800 seat gymnasium. Groundbreaking for the new school took place on September 6, 2005. [ [http://www.pennfield.k12.mi.us/construction/hsconstuct.htm High School Construction Site] , accessed November 24, 2006] .

Controversy

In 2006, police found a .22 caliber rifle in a car belonging to a PHS student in the school parking lot during a routine drug search. [ [http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061102/NEWS01/611020326/1002 Two Pennfield students suspended after search turns up drugs, gun] , "Battle Creek Enquirer", November 2, 2006] .

tudent body

During the 2004-2005 school year, 629 students attended Pennfield [ [http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/mi/other/2845 Pennfield High School] profile from "GreatSchools", accessed December 2, 2006] .
* 90% were White American
* 7% were African-American
* 1% were Hispanic
* 1% were Asian American
* Less than 1% were Native American

20% of Pennfield students qualified for free or reduced lunch.

During the 2005-2006 school year, 657 students attended Pennfield. [ [http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/communities/schools/pennfieldhigh.html Pennfield High School] from the "Battle Creek Enquirer", accessed November 24, 2006]

Athletic programs

* Football - Varsity, JV, Freshmen
* Men's Basketball - Varsity, JV, Freshmen
* Women's Basketball - Varsity, JV, Freshmen
* Men's and Women's Cross Country - Varsity, JV
* Volleyball - Varsity, JV, Freshmen
* Wrestling - Varsity, JV
* Baseball - Varsity, JV, Freshmen
* Softball - Varsity, JV
* Football Cheerleading - Varsity, JV
* Basketball Cheerleading - Varsity, JV
* Competitive Cheerleading - Varsity, JV
* Men's & Women's Track and Field - Varsity
* Men's & Women's Bowling - Varsity, JV
* Men's & Women's Soccer - Varsity, JV
* Men's & Women's Tennis - Varsity, JV

In 1991 Pennfield won the state title in football under Coach Dave Hudson. In 1981, Pennfield High School won the Class C state volleyball championships, following up on its 1979 class B championship, making it the first school in Michigan to win state championships in two classes. The girls basketball team's 1981 championship made it the first Class C school (and second school in the state) to win girls' basketball and volleyball titles in the same school year. ["Out of Our Past", "Battle Creek Enquirer", March 22, 2006]

Notable alumni

*Rob Van Dam (born Robert Alexander Szatkowski), a professional wrestler who currently wrestles on the Extreme Championship Wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment. [" Pennfield graduate has hold on WWE", "Battle Creek Enquirer", July 19, 2002]

References

External links

* [http://www.pennfield.net Pennfield High School]
* [http://www.pennfield.k12.mi.us/highschool/annualreport2004-2005.pdf 2004-05 Annual Education Report]