Brighton High School (Brighton, Michigan)

Brighton High School is located in Brighton, which is part of Livingston County, Michigan, United States. The high school, along with several other schools in the district, was under "renovations", including upgraded technology, renovated bathrooms, new football stadium, tennis courts, football practice field, and baseball diamond.

Brighton High School
Location
7878 Brighton Road
Brighton, MI 48116
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtBrighton Area Schools
PrincipalGavin Johnson
Faculty96.45 (on a FTE basis)
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,079 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.56[2]
Color(s)  Orange
  Black
AthleticsMHSAA Class A
Athletics conferenceKensington Lakes Activities Association
Team nameBulldogs
YearbookBrightonian
Websitewww.brightonk12.com/Domain/465

As of the 2015-16 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,089 students and 91.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 22.8:1. There were 149 students (7.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 52 (2.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Center for the Performing Arts

Athletics

Brighton High School is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). Brighton has been part of the West Division of the Kensington Lakes Activities Association since 2008, when the Kensington Valley Conference merged with the Western Lakes Activities Association. The Brighton varsity football team lost in the finals of the 2019 state championship at Ford Field.

Rugby

Brightons most recent championship was during the 2016 season when they took home the Michigan Youth Rugby Association (MYRA) Division II State Championship. As of 2017, there are 26 teams in the MYRA.[3] Brighton won MYRA Division I State Championships in 2002 and 2006, and also won the MYRA Division II Championship in 2008.[4][3]

BHS Skateboarding Club

Brightons most recent club dedicated to Skateboarding was founded during the 2020 school year by Collin Henig, who is the standing club president. The BHSSC has undertaken numerous projects in the form of skate videos, partnerships with local businesses, and pushing for the eventually successful reopening of the Meijer Skatepark. The club has members from all grade levels and the founders hope that the club's future members will continue to keep long withstanding traditions in the forefront of Brighton High School skateboarding culture.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Brighton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  2. School data for Brighton High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2017.
  3. Past Champions, Rugby Michigan. Accessed February 27, 2017.
  4. "Brighton rugby coach keeps title in perspective". Retrieved 2009-03-20.

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