GARRETT NEESE
Houghton High School band members rehearse for teacher Kelly Fontaine. Houghton ranks as one of the top 25 schools in Michigan and one of the 900 schools in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. (Houghton Daily Mining Gazette photo by Garrett Neese)
HOUGHTON Houghton High School was named as one of the 25 best high schools in Michigan in a recent ranking put out by U.S. News & World Report.
The school placed 24th in the state and 890th in the country in the magazine’s latest ranking of high schools, which included around 18,000 schools nationwide. The rankings were determined in collaboration with North Carolina-based RTI International, a global nonprofit social science research firm.
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Houghton High School band members rehearse for teacher Kelly Fontaine. Houghton ranks as one of the top 25 schools in Michigan and one of the 900 schools in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report.
HOUGHTON Houghton High School was named as one of the 25 best high schools in Michigan in a recent ranking put out by U.S. News & World Report.
The school placed 24th in the state and 890th in the country in the magazine’s latest ranking of high schools, which included around 18,000 schools nationwide. The rankings were determined in collaboration with North Carolina-based RTI International, a global nonprofit social science research firm.
gneese@mininggazette.com
Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette
Houghton-Portage Township Schools teachers Anna Bradfish and Traci Welch report on the districtâs Multi-Tiered Systems of Support program during Mondayâs board meeting.
HOUGHTON The percentage of classes failed during the first semester was vastly higher for virtual students compared to face-to-face at the high school, Houghton-Portage Township Schools teachers said during a presentation to the district board Monday night.
Special education teacher Anna Bradfish and social studies teacher Traci Welch spoke about the district’s Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, a support system used to address academic and behavioral needs for students.