Westwood Heights Schools Explained

Westwood Heights School District
Westwood Heights Schools
Zipcode:48504
Country:USA
County:Genesee County
State:Michigan
President:[1]
Superintendent:Pete Toal[2]
Free Label:Intermediate District
Free Text:Genesee
Website:[3]

Westwood Heights School District is a public school district in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and in the Genesee Intermediate School District.

High school

Michael Hamady High School and Middle School
Type:Secondary School
Head Name:Second Master
Head Name2:Assistant Headmaster
City:Flint
State:Michigan
Country:USA
District:Westwood Heights Schools
Accreditation:NCA Accredited
Colors:Columbia blue and white
Free Label:Emblem
Free Text:Hawk

Hamady High School is a public high school in the Westwood Heights School District in Mount Morris Township, just outside Flint, Michigan.

Elementary school

Colonel Donald McMonagle Elementary School
Type:Elementary School
City:Flint
State:Michigan
Country:USA
District:Westwood Heights Schools
Accreditation:NCA Accredited
Colors:Columbia blue and white
Mascot:Hawk

Colonel Donald McMonagle Elementary is a public elementary school in the Westwood Heights School District in Mount Morris Township, just outside Flint, Michigan. It was previously Westwood Elementary. In 2007, Westwood Elementary was renovated and merged with Hamady Elementary to form one elementary school. The newly renovated elementary school was named after a former graduate of Westwood Heights Schools. Colonel Donald McMonagle graduated from Hamady High School in 1970. He became a NASA astronaut in June 1987.

Athletics

Westwood Heights Schools
School:Michael Hamady High School and Middle School
Association:Michigan High School Athletics
Division:Blue
Conference:Genesee Area Conference
Nickname:Hawks[4]
Color1:Columbia blue
Color2:White
Hex1:75B2DD
Hex2:FFFFFF

The official mascot of Hamady High School is the hawk. The school colors are blue and white. Hamady is considered a class C school according to the Michigan High School Athletics Association.[5] In 2009, the girls basketball team won the MHSAA Class C Championship, and also won another in 2010.[6]

The Varsity Coach of the Hamady Hawks has been Archie (also spelled Archy) Robinson, who was a 13th Round draft pick in 1972 for the Miami Dolphins. He teaches at Hamady as well.[7] [8] [9]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.hamadyhawks.net/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_163_1 Board of Education
  2. http://www.hamadyhawks.net/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_36_1 Westwood Heights Schools Website
  3. http://www.geneseeisd.org/schools/const_map.htm Public School Districts map
  4. http://www.mhsaa.com/about/nickcolor.html MHSAA High Nicknames & Colors
  5. Web site: MHSAA School Directory .
  6. Web site: MHSAA .
  7. News: Need For New Kidney Hasn't Slowed Hamady Coach. The Flint Journal. 1999-03-14. Morris, Keith.
  8. News: Beecher pulls out Buc classic to beat Hamady - High School Basketball Districts. The Flint Journal. 2008-02-28. Hampton, Rickey.
  9. News: Beecher nips Hamady in thriller. The Flint Journal. 2009-03-10. Nilsen, Dan.