:Lowell High School (Michigan)

{{Short description|High school in Michigan, United States}}

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|name = Lowell High School

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|streetaddress = 11700 Vergennes

|city = Vergennes Township (Lowell address)

|state = Michigan

|zipcode = 49331

|country = United States

|coordinates = {{coord|42.955|-85.379|type:edu_region:US-MI|display=title,inline|format=dms}}

|schooltype = secondary

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|type = Public

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|district = Lowell Area Schools

|superintendent = Nate Fowler

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|principal = Stephen Gough

|teaching_staff = 56.38 (FTE)

|grades = 9-12

|enrollment = 1,050 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=262205005926|title=Lowell Senior High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=April 11, 2025}}

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|colors = Red and white {{color box|red}} {{color box|white}} {{cite web |title=MHSAA > Schools |url=https://www.mhsaa.com/Schools/lowell |website=www.mhsaa.com |accessdate=20 January 2020}}

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|conference = Ottawa-Kent Conference

|nickname = Red Arrows

|website = {{URL|https://www.lowellschools.com/high-school/}}

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{{Infobox High school student assessments in Michigan

| year = 2021–22

| M-STEP Advanced = 15.1 / 8.5

| M-STEP Proficient = 23.2 / 37.0

| M-STEP PR Proficient = 14.0 / 41.1

| M-STEP Not Proficient = 47.6 / 13.3

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| SAT Total = 1055.0

| SAT Total change = 25.2

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Lowell High School is a public school located in Vergennes Township, Michigan, United States, with a Lowell postal address.{{cite web|url=https://vergennestwp.org/wp-content/gallery/maps/Map05_2006LandUse.jpg|title=Land Use Map|publisher=Vergennes Township|accessdate=2021-02-23}} - Compare map with school address.{{cite web|url=https://www.lowellschools.com/high-school/|title=High School|publisher=Lowell Area Schools|accessdate=2021-02-23|quote=11700 Vergennes Lowell, MI 49331 }}

By 1992 the school district chose the Steve Wittenbach plot as the current high school location, which in turn helped gift a gas franchise to Grattan Township.{{cite web|url=https://archives.kdl.org/The%20Lowell%20Ledger/1992/11_November/11-04-1992.pdf|title=The new Lowell High School site a turning point in Grattan gas franchise|newspaper=The Lowell Ledger|volume=16|issue=51|date=1992-11-04}}

Athletics

Lowell High School is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. It is a Division II school, and all of its teams currently play within the Ottawa-Kent (O.K.) White League. Lowell's nickname is the Red Arrows, named for the 32nd Red Arrow Infantry in World War II.

When Lowell opened, it was the first school in Michigan to have floodlights illuminating their football field for night games.

Lowell's biggest athletic rival is East Grand Rapids High School.{{cite news|url=https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/article/lowell-east-grand-rapids-football-rivalry-unlike-any-other-in-west-michigan/|title=Lowell-East Grand Rapids football rivalry unlike any other in West Michigan|work=mlive.com|date=October 15, 2009|access-date=January 29, 2023}}

Lowell is known for its various athletic teams, and most known for its football, wrestling, and equestrian teams. Lowell currently has nineteen state titles among four teams. On October 29, 2009, the Red Arrows football team was ranked #1 in the nation in USA Today{{'}}s Massey Ratings.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20130209191734/http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=100741&catid=14|title=Lowell ranked #1 in Massey football rankings | wzzm13.com}}

  • State football titles: 2002 (Division 2), 2004 (Division 3), 2009 (Division 2){{cite web|url=http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/football/yearlychampions.aspx|title=Yearly Champions - Football - MHSAA Sports|work=mhsaa.com|accessdate=2 October 2016}}
  • State wrestling titles: 2002, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (All Wrestling Division 2){{cite web|url=http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/wrestling/teamchampions.aspx|title=Team Champions - Wrestling - MHSAA Sports|work=mhsaa.com|accessdate=2 October 2016}}
  • State boys bowling titles: 2017 (Division 2) {{cite web|url=https://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/Boys-Bowling/Team-Champions.aspx|title=Team Champions - Boys Bowling - MHSAA Sports|work=mhsaa.com|accessdate=16 April 2017}}
  • State equestrian titles: 2000 (Division A), 2002 (Division C), 2003 (Division B), 2007 (Division C), 2019 (Division A) {{cite web | url=https://www.miha.org/past-state-champions/ | title=Past State Champions – MIHA }}

Notable alumni

  • Mike Dumas, professional football player; former Indiana safety; played for eight years in the NFL with four different teams, including Houston Oilers.
  • Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers Lead Singer {{citation |url=https://g.co/kgs/dGhSovs |title=Google Search }}
  • Keith Nichol, Michigan State University wide receiver{{citation |url=http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/nichol_keith00.html |title=Player Bio: Keith Nichol |publisher=Michigan State Football}}
  • Gabe Dean, sport wrestler; multiple–time NCAA Division I National champion for Cornell University
  • Bryan Posthumus, state politician{{cite web|url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/171970/Bryan_R_Posthumus.html|title=Michigan State Rep. Bryan Posthumus|publisher=LegiStorm|access-date=February 1, 2023}}
  • Lisa Posthumus Lyons, Michigan – Kent County politician

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