Escanaba Junior / Senior High School (also known as EHS or simply Esky) is a
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high school
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in
Escanaba, Michigan
Escanaba ( ), commonly shortened to Esky, is a port city and the county seat of Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on Little Bay de Noc in the state's Upper Peninsula. The population was 12,450 at the 2020 census, making it the ...
. It is the sole high school in the
Escanaba Area Public Schools district, and serves grades 6–12.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 786 students enrolled in 2018-19 was:
* Male - 48.6%
* Female - 51.4%
* Native American - 3.9%
* Asian - 0.4%
* Black - 0.4%
* Hispanic - 0.9%
* White - 92.9%
* Multiracial - 1.5%
In addition, 40.7% of students were eligible for reduced-price or free lunch.
Notable alumni
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Chauncey W. Yockey (1877–1936), politician
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Tom Casperson (1959–2020), politician
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Kevin Tapani
Kevin Ray Tapani (born February 18, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Cubs from 1989 to 2001.
Early life
Tapani was ra ...
(b. 1964), professional baseball player
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Josh Parisian
Josh Parisian (born June 28, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who previously competed in the heavyweight division of the UFC.
Background
Parisian grew up in Escanaba, Michigan after moving from Martinsburg, West Virginia before the secon ...
(b. 1989), mixed martial artist
References
External links
Official website
Public high schools in Michigan
Education in Delta County, Michigan
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