Troy High School (Michigan)

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Troy High School

Established	1955
Type	Public
Students	2100 students
Location	Troy, Michigan United States
Colors	Black and Silver
Mascot	Colts

Troy High School is a public high school in Troy, Michigan. Despite being a standard high school, it is noted for high academic as well as athletic achievement. In its fifty-two year history, Troy High has been active and has won statewide championships in such sports such as football, soccer, cross-country, hockey, and tennis. The Troy Mathematics and Science Olympiad teams are also very strong.

1 History
2 Extracurricular activities
3 Athletics
4 Notable Alumni & Former Students
5 External link
6 References

[edit] History

Troy High School was founded in 1955, the same year as Troy's incorporation as a city. Originally located at Big Beaver and Livernois Roads (a site currently occupied by the Troy Community Center), it was moved to a new location at Northfield Parkway and Long Lake Road in 1992, and was expanded in 2006. The school's expansion was overdue after many years of overcrowding in the late 1990's and early 2000's.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Extracurricular activities

The school newspaper, The Northend, is named after the "north end" of the old Troy High building, where journalism classes had been taught; the journalism room is closer to the center in the new building.

There are five Troy High bands^[1] the Campus Band, the Concert Band, the Symphonic Band, the Troy Colt Marching Band, and the Jazz Band. All are officially under the direction of Mr. Brian Nutting; however, the Jazz Band is largely self-directed. The Concert and Symphonic Bands, both award-winning bands by themselves, together comprise the Marching Band, appeared by the Queen's invitation (through a representative of the Mayor of London) at the 2007 London New Year's Day Parade ^[2]. Previously, in 2004, the Troy High Symphonic Band had played at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The two THS choirs are also very accomplished, with many one ratings in festivals, but the choir is not very recognized by the rest of the school.

There are also four Troy High School string orchestras: the Freshman Orchestra, the Concert Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra, and the Troy Country Fiddlers (which, like the Jazz Band, is largely self-directed). The Troy High Orchestras, particularly the Symphony Orchestra, have won several awards under the direction of Mr. Alan MacNair. ^[3]

Troy High School's theatre organization, the Troy Theatre Ensemble (TTE) has also received recognition under Mr. Rick Bodick. In 2004, it performed at the Fringe theatre festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has received regional recognition.^[4] Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster was a member of the TTE in her time at Troy High.

The Troy High Science Olympiad team has won the Michigan state championships several times, and thus has attended the National Science Olympiad Championships.

The Troy High policy debate team won admission to the National Tournament of Champions (TOC), the only Southeast Michigan school to do so in the 2005-2006 season.

The Troy High Quiz Bowl Team has become a force in Michigan Quiz Bowl, defeating state champions Detroit Catholic Central High School in December 2006; current consensus in the Michigan Quiz Bowl community places Troy roughly at par with Catholic Central and East Lansing High School at the top of the statewide field, as of January 2007. The team has also attended both the 2005 and 2006 NAQT National High School Championships, most recently achieving eighth place after losing to Shady Side Academy and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. ^[5]

Other Troy High activities include a strong National Honor Society, Model United Nations, the service organization Project LEAD, various language-culture clubs (e.g. [German Club, French Club, Chinese Club], and others. ^[6]

The Troy High School student government is very successful. They do such fundraisers as powerpuff, powderpuff, and While You Were Out. Stugo plans all the school dances including homecoming, winter ball, Sadies, and prom. Members of stugo attend Michigan Association of Student Council conferences.

[edit] Athletics

Troy High has a long history of athletic success. Troy High football won the Michigan State Class AA championship in 1994, and was a runner-up of the Class A championship in 1985. Troy High soccer has become equally as notable as Troy Football, with Troy attaining state champion status several times in recent years. The Colts have also won state titles in cross country, lacrosse and gymnastics. The baseball and softball teams have also enjoyed great success in recent years.

Troy High hockey is new; until the 2006-2007 season, Troy cooperated with Athens in the Troy Blackhawks team (whose name combined the Troy High color black with the Athens animal, the hawk). The Blackhawks were forced to dissolve by state sports authorities in 2006.^[7]