Tawas Area School District is a
public
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school district
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
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serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, and draws its approximately 1,470 students from the cities of
East Tawas and
Tawas City as well as
Alabaster Township,
Baldwin Township,
Grant Township,
Sherman Township,
Tawas Township, and
Wilber Township in
Iosco County.
The district includes
Clara Bolen Elementary (Pre-K to 4), Tawas Area Middle School (5-8), and Tawas Area High School (9-12).
Distinguished alumni
Peter C. Lemon is an alumnus of Tawas Area High School. On January 12, 2005, he donated his
Medal of Honor
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to the school.
Jeff Janis graduated from Tawas Area High School in 2009. A wide receiver for the NFL's
Green Bay Packers
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, he was selected by the Packers in the seventh round of the
2014 NFL draft
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.
External links
Tawas Area Schools
School districts in Michigan
Education in Iosco County, Michigan
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