Ottawa Hills High School is a high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ottawa Hills is one of five high schools of the Grand Rapids Public Schools. The school colors are orange and black, and the athletic teams are referred to as the Bengals. They were previously referred to as the Indians.
On April 30, 1923 the Grand Rapids Board of Education voted to purchase two city blocks, about 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land, between Alexander Road and Iroquois and Cadillac Drives in Grand Rapids for $28,000. The original location for Ottawa Hills High School was to be built on this land, which was in the center of the new Ottawa Hills neighborhood being built on the former site of a golf course; the name was stipulated in the deed to the property. The original address of the school was 1900 Iroquois Drive, S.E., Grand Rapids.
Construction was started in 1924 and was finished the next spring. To carry out the Indian theme suggested by the name of the school, designs taken from Indian pottery, blankets, and rugs were used in a border about the main entrance, and directly above the door was an Indian head, which was later adopted as the symbol of the school.
In September 1925, the doors of Ottawa Hills High School opened to about 650 students and thirty teachers under the direction of the first principal, Henry D. MacNaughton. Many of the teachers came from Strong Junior High School, where they had taught with Mr. MacNaughton. The Students came primarily from Central and South High Schools. Grades 7-1 to 10-2 were included.
In 1931 the elementary wing was added to the building, two floors being used by the elementary grades, and a third floor by the high school. In 1939–40 the high school enrollment had reached 1,801, and the crowding increased as the elementary grades took over some of the rooms on the third floor. The congestion continued until 1953, when Mulick Park Elementary School opened, and the Ottawa Hills High School regained some of the much needed space.
In 1972 Ottawa Hills High School moved to its current location at 2055 Rosewood Avenue, S.E., site of the former Ridgeview Junior High School.
Circa 2013 the school had about forty teachers. GRPS was required to remove half of its teachers from their positions, and in the aftermath there was a shortage of permanent teachers. In 2014 the school had thirteen substitute teachers.[3]
Athleticsedit
Ottawa Hills was a member of the Grand Rapids City League. They competed in this league along with three other public high schools and three private schools.
In 2008, the league disbanded and the City League schools joined the Ottawa-Kent Conference. Ottawa Hills now competes in the OK Gold.
When Creston and Grand Rapids Central High School were merged in 2013, and City High-Middle School relocated to the former Creston campus at the same time, many Creston student-athletes were invited to join their new Central classmates, as well as all City student-athletes residing east of the Grand River, on Ottawa Hills' athletic teams. (Central had discontinued interscholastic athletics in recent years.)
State championshipsedit
Ottawa Hills has won the following MHSAA athletic championships:
1932 boys track & field – Class A
1934 boys golf – Class A-B
1934 boys tennis – Class A-B (tied)
1934 boys track & field – Class A
1938 boys tennis – Class A
1951 boys track & field – Class A
1952 boys golf – Class A
1968 boys basketball – Class A
1969 boys basketball – Class A
1989 girls basketball – Class A
1997 boys basketball – Class A
State Runners-upedit
1977 boys track and field – Class A
Grand Rapids City League Football Championships (since 1950)edit
1964 (tied)
1967 (tied)
1970 (tied)
1980 (tied)
1981
1984
1990
1992 (tied) – 4th Place, Final Associated Press Poll
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This article is about a high school in Michigan For a high school in Ohio see Ottawa Hills High School Ohio This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ottawa Hills High School Michigan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ottawa Hills High School is a high school in Grand Rapids Michigan Ottawa Hills is one of five high schools of the Grand Rapids Public Schools The school colors are orange and black and the athletic teams are referred to as the Bengals They were previously referred to as the Indians Ottawa Hills High SchoolAddress2055 Rosewood Avenue SoutheastGrand Rapids Kent County Michigan 49506United StatesInformationTypePublic high schoolPrincipalDr Tim MabinEnrollment369 1 2022 23 Color s Orange and black 2 Athletics conferenceOttawa Kent Conference 2 NicknameTigers 2 Website 1 Contents 1 History 2 Athletics 2 1 State championships 2 2 State Runners up 2 3 Grand Rapids City League Football Championships since 1950 3 Notable alumni 4 ReferencesHistory editOn April 30 1923 the Grand Rapids Board of Education voted to purchase two city blocks about 6 acres 2 4 ha of land between Alexander Road and Iroquois and Cadillac Drives in Grand Rapids for 28 000 The original location for Ottawa Hills High School was to be built on this land which was in the center of the new Ottawa Hills neighborhood being built on the former site of a golf course the name was stipulated in the deed to the property The original address of the school was 1900 Iroquois Drive S E Grand Rapids Construction was started in 1924 and was finished the next spring To carry out the Indian theme suggested by the name of the school designs taken from Indian pottery blankets and rugs were used in a border about the main entrance and directly above the door was an Indian head which was later adopted as the symbol of the school In September 1925 the doors of Ottawa Hills High School opened to about 650 students and thirty teachers under the direction of the first principal Henry D MacNaughton Many of the teachers came from Strong Junior High School where they had taught with Mr MacNaughton The Students came primarily from Central and South High Schools Grades 7 1 to 10 2 were included In 1931 the elementary wing was added to the building two floors being used by the elementary grades and a third floor by the high school In 1939 40 the high school enrollment had reached 1 801 and the crowding increased as the elementary grades took over some of the rooms on the third floor The congestion continued until 1953 when Mulick Park Elementary School opened and the Ottawa Hills High School regained some of the much needed space In 1972 Ottawa Hills High School moved to its current location at 2055 Rosewood Avenue S E site of the former Ridgeview Junior High School Circa 2013 the school had about forty teachers GRPS was required to remove half of its teachers from their positions and in the aftermath there was a shortage of permanent teachers In 2014 the school had thirteen substitute teachers 3 Athletics editOttawa Hills was a member of the Grand Rapids City League They competed in this league along with three other public high schools and three private schools In 2008 the league disbanded and the City League schools joined the Ottawa Kent Conference Ottawa Hills now competes in the OK Gold When Creston and Grand Rapids Central High School were merged in 2013 and City High Middle School relocated to the former Creston campus at the same time many Creston student athletes were invited to join their new Central classmates as well as all City student athletes residing east of the Grand River on Ottawa Hills athletic teams Central had discontinued interscholastic athletics in recent years State championships edit Ottawa Hills has won the following MHSAA athletic championships 1932 boys track amp field Class A 1934 boys golf Class A B 1934 boys tennis Class A B tied 1934 boys track amp field Class A 1938 boys tennis Class A 1951 boys track amp field Class A 1952 boys golf Class A 1968 boys basketball Class A 1969 boys basketball Class A 1989 girls basketball Class A 1997 boys basketball Class AState Runners up edit 1977 boys track and field Class AGrand Rapids City League Football Championships since 1950 edit 1964 tied 1967 tied 1970 tied 1980 tied 1981 1984 1990 1992 tied 4th Place Final Associated Press Poll 1996Notable alumni editSam Beal NFL player Harry Berrios professional baseball player Marcus Bingham Jr born 2000 basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Jeffrey Daniel member R amp B group Shalamar Bobby DeBarge member R amp B group Switch Bunny DeBarge singer and songwriter 4 Chico DeBarge R amp B singer James DeBarge R amp B singer Don Eaddy MLB player Rob Ellis former MLB player Benjamin F Engel US Coast Guard David Harris New York Jets NFL football player and 2006 Dick Butkus Award finalist at the University of Michigan Adina Howard R amp B singer George Kok professional basketball player Bob Lurtsema NFL player Floyd Mayweather Jr boxing champion Jeff Mayweather boxing trainer Patrick Miles Jr attorney former Harvard classmate and Harvard Law Review colleague of U S President Barack Obama Marshall Purnell architect former President The American Institute of Architects Marvin Sapp Gospel singer former lead singer of Gospel group Commissioned Mickey Stanley MLB player for 1968 World Series champion Detroit TigersReferences edit Ottawa Hills High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved April 1 2024 a b c Ottawa Hills High School Michigan High School Athletic Association Retrieved April 1 2024 Carlson Dani September 25 2014 Ottawa Hills HS starts term with 13 long term subs WOOD TV Archived from the original on September 28 2014 Retrieved November 24 2019 Legend 1970 Etterline DeBarge sic Ottawa Hills High School Grand Rapids Michigan Ancestry com Generations Network 1970 Retrieved July 29 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ottawa Hills High School Michigan amp oldid 1216765084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
