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Houghton High School is a high school located in Houghton, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula. It shares the same building as Houghton Middle School. 2012 enrollment was 407 students in Grades 9 through 12,〔 with a 17/1 student to teacher ratio. In 2002, it was the 12th best public high school in the state of Michigan. As of 2010-2011, it was ranked 4th best in Michigan. A variety of courses are offered, including three foreign languages, a dual enrollment program with Michigan Technological University, and five AP classes.〔AP English, Chemistry, Calculus AB, Biology and US History. 〕 The school mascot is the Gremlin, and the school colors are orange and black. There is a small controversy on what the mascot should be represented by as the word represents multiple symbols and can be seen in different forms on different parts of the school. ==History== Three high schools predate the current building, all located on the same site in downtown Houghton. The Houghton School, also called the Rock School for its external appearance, was built before 1881.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://digarch.lib.mtu.edu/showbib.aspx?bib_id=598014# )〕 The Portage Lake High School was built to replace the undersized Rock School, but was gutted by fire in 1921. A replacement Portage Lake High School was completed in 1924.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2011/09/great-buildings-in-memoriam-p3/ )〕 The current building was constructed in 1989 up the hill from the previous site. The Portage Lake High School was demolished in 1999.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.keweenawphotography.com/cgi-bin/getpicture.cgi?P23a )〕 An addition was approved in 2008 and completed by 2010 that included a second gym, band room, and various energy efficiency upgrades. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Houghton High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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