Iron Mountain High School

Iron Mountain High School is a public high school located in the city of Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States.

Iron Mountain High School
The front of the school in March 2020
Address
300 West B Street

Iron Mountain
,
Michigan

United States
Coordinates45.818185°N 88.070411°W / 45.818185; -88.070411
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoThe Place to Succeed
Established1912 (1912)[1]
School districtIron Mountain Public Schools
PrincipalWill Traber
Color(s)Black and Gold   
Athletics conferenceWestern Peninsula Athletic Conference
NicknameMountaineers
Websitewww.imschools.org

The Iron Mountain Public School District also includes North Elementary, East Elementary, and Central Middle School. As of 2020, both the Central Middle School and East Elementary buildings are not in use. The North Elementary building holds grades EK–4, and the Iron Mountain High School building holds grades 5–12.

History

The first school in the Iron Mountain area opened in 1881 on the corner of Brown and Iron Mountain Street, where classes were held from 1881–1893.[2] Another one-room school was built sometime between 1882 and 1884 on Fifth Street in Iron Mountain.[2] In 1884, the Central School building was built at 300 West B Street, where the current high school building stands. This building had two stories with eight rooms and housed all grades, and whose first graduating class of three students graduated in 1889.[3][2] Subsequent public schools built in Iron Mountain before Iron Mountain High School were Chapin School in 1889, Ludington School in 1891, Hulst School in 1892, Lincoln School in 1896, Farragut School in 1899, and Washington School in 1900.[3]

Sketch of the proposed Iron Mountain High School building published in the Iron Mountain Press May 11, 1911

Once it was decided that a new building needed to be constructed to accommodate the expanding population of the Iron Mountain area, the Central School building was relocated 2 blocks north.[4] The Iron Mountain High School building was proposed in 1911 by architects Charlton & Kuenzli, and was built between 1911 and 1912. The building was opened in 1912 and classes began that same year.[5] In 1914, Iron Mountain High School was one of eight different school buildings in the Iron Mountain area.[6] From then on schools in Iron Mountain would continue to close their doors.

In 1937, classes stopped being held at the Central School and the building was razed to make way for a new Iron Mountain Junior High School.[2]:58 Later renamed Central Middle School, this building would house classes for junior high school students in the Iron Mountain Public School District. An addition was built alongside the Central Middle School building in 1994, which included five classrooms, a gymnasium, a cafeteria, and locker rooms.[7] Eventually, the building held classes for K-8 students, and in 2014, plans to sell or demolish the Central Middle School building were discussed as the classes once taught here were transferred to the Iron Mountain High School building. Beginning in 2015, the Iron Mountain High School building holds all grade 5-12 students in the Iron Mountain Public School District, while the North Elementary building, located on the north side of Iron Mountain, hold grades EK-4.[8]

Athletics

In 2017, the Western Peninsula Athletic Conference accepted Iron Mountain, among four other schools, to transfer from the Mid-Peninsula Athletic Conference in all sports.[9] This transfer ended the 93-year football rivalry between Iron Mountain and neighboring school Kingsford High School.[10]

Football
  • 1993 Boys Class C State Champions[11]
  • 2000 Boys Division 7 State Champions[11]

Basketball
  • 1928 Boys Class B State Champions[12][13]
  • 1933 Boys Class B State Champions[12][13]
  • 1939 Boys Class B State Champions[12][13]

Volleyball
  • 1994 Girls Class A-B-C Upper Peninsula Champions[14]

Bowling
  • 2009 Boys Division 3 State Champions[15]

Cross Country
  • 1937 Boys Class B State Champions[16]
  • 1938 Boys Class B State Champions[16]
  • 1987 Boys Class C Upper Peninsula Champions[16]

Boys
  • 1950 Boys Class B Upper Peninsula Champions[17]
  • 1951 Boys Class B Upper Peninsula Champions[17]
  • 1964 Boys Open Class Upper Peninsula Champions[17]
  • 1968 Boys Open Class Upper Peninsula Champions[17]
  • 1969 Boys Open Class Upper Peninsula Champions[17]
  • 1970 Boys Open Class Upper Peninsula Champions[17]
  • 1983 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[17]
  • 1987 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[17]
  • 1999 Boys Class C Upper Peninsula Champions[17]
  • 2005 Boys Division 1 Upper Peninsula Champions[17]

Girls
  • 2004 Girls Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[18]
  • 2005 Girls Division 1 Upper Peninsula Champions[18]
  • 2013 Girls Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[18]
  • 2014 Girls Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[18]
  • 2016 Girls Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[18]

Gymnastics
  • 1973 Girls Open Class Upper Peninsula Champions[19]

Boys
  • 1949 Boys Class A-B Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1977 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1981 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1982 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1984 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1985 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1986 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1987 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1988 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1989 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1992 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1995 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1997 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1998 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 1999 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 2000 Boys Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 2001 Boys Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 2002 Boys Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 2003 Boys Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 2004 Boys Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 2006 Boys Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 2009 Boys Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[20]
  • 2015 Boys Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[20]

Girls
  • 1977 Girls Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 1978 Girls Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 1979 Girls Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 1981 Girls Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 1982 Girls Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 1985 Girls Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 1986 Girls Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 1988 Girls Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 1989 Girls Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 1990 Girls Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 1995 Girls Class C-D Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 2001 Girls Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 2008 Girls Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[21]
  • 2010 Girls Division 1 Upper Peninsula Champions[21]

Boys
  • 1981 Boys Class C Upper Peninsula Champions[22]
  • 1983 Boys Class C Upper Peninsula Champions[22]
  • 1987 Boys Class C Upper Peninsula Champions[22]
  • 1989 Boys Class C Upper Peninsula Champions[22]
  • 2000 Boys Class C Upper Peninsula Champions[22]

Girls
  • 2004 Girls Division 2 Upper Peninsula Champions[23]

Wrestling
  • 1967 Boys Open Class Upper Peninsula Champions[24]
  • 1970 Boys Open Class Upper Peninsula Champions[24]
  • 1972 Boys Open Class Upper Peninsula Champions[24]
  • 1982 Boys Open Class Upper Peninsula Champions[24]
  • 1983 Boys Open Class Upper Peninsula Champions[24]

Notable alumni

References
  1. Cummings, William J (2012). "Early School Days in Dickinson County, Michigan - Part 2".
  2. Dulan, Mary Loise; Cummings, William John (1978). Born From Iron: Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1879-1979. Iron Mountain Centennial Committee. p. 54. ISBN 0878333126.
  3. "Iron Mountain's first school was a single-room arrangement" (PDF). The Daily News. Iron Mountain. 1 July 1976. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. "The Iron Mountain News" (PDF). The Iron Mountain News. Iron Mountain. 25 May 1911. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. Robert O. Christensen (November 2012), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Iron Mountain Central Historic District, MI SHPO
  6. "School Attendance" (PDF). Iron Mountain Press. Iron Mountain. 17 September 1914. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. Niemi, Adam "IM School officials explore selling Central School building", 30 October 2014. Retrieved on 17 March 2020.
  8. Linda Lobeck "IM moving fourth, fifth grades", The Daily News, 12 March 2015. Retrieved on 14 March 2020.
  9. Ludlum, Mike. "Big changes coming to a UP high school conference", 19 October 2017. Retrieved on 15 March 2020.
  10. Niemi, Adam "Kingsford, IM football rivalry to end", 19 November 2017. Retrieved on 15 March 2020.
  11. Yearly Champions | Boys Football | MHSAA Sports
  12. Yearly Champions | Boys Basketball | MHSAA Sports
  13. Angeli, Burt. "Eighty years later, IM eyes another state championship ", 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  14. Yearly Champions | Girls Vollyball | MHSAA Sports
  15. Team Champions | Boys Bowling | MHSAA Sports
  16. Team Champions | Boys Cross Country | MHSAA Sports
  17. Team Champions | Boys Golf | MHSAA Sports
  18. Team Champions | Girls Golf | MHSAA Sports
  19. Team Champions | Girls Gymnastics | MHSAA Sports
  20. Team Champions | Boys Tennis | MHSAA Sports
  21. Team Champions | Girls Tennis | MHSAA Sports
  22. Team Champions | Boys Track & Field | MHSAA Sports
  23. Team Champions | Girls Track & Field | MHSAA Sports
  24. Team Champions | Wrestling | MHSAA Sports
  25. West, Jenna. "Report: Tom Izzo Gets NCAA Violation For Giving Tour to Players From His High School", 12 June 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  26. Austin, Kyle. "NCAA rules nix Tom Izzo’s dinner for Iron Mountain state finals team, 18 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  27. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BiolJo20.htm
  28. "Paul Feldhausen" https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FeldPa20.htm#. retrieved 28 March 2020.
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