Seaholm High School


Ernest W. Seaholm High School is a public high school in Birmingham, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1951 and is part of the Birmingham Public Schools district.

History

Seaholm opened in 1951 under the name Birmingham High. At the time, the Board of Education President was Ernest W. Seaholm and the treasurer was Wylie E. Groves. Birmingham's two high schools are now named for them: Seaholm High School and Groves High School. Birmingham High School's first principal was Ross Wagner. John Schulz served as the next principal, Jim Wallendorf followed, serving from 1979 to 1992.
At one time Seaholm High School hosted classes of grades 4 through 12 of the Japanese School of Detroit, a supplementary Japanese school. In 2010, the JSD announced that it was relocating to Novi, Michigan; it moved in mid-2011.

Sports

The school has a comprehensive Division I sports program that includes wrestling, soccer cross country running, and dance. The Division II sports program includes baseball, hockey, basketball, tennis, volleyball, golf, lacrosse, swimming, competitive cheer, water polo, diving, football, and track & field.
In the 2011-2012 academic year, Seaholm won a state championship in girls' tennis and girls' cross country, and was state runner-up in girls' golf and girls' swimming and diving. It also partnered with Birmingham Groves to win a state championship in girls' lacrosse as Birmingham United. In 2014, it won a state championship in girls' cross country in 2014.

Programs

The Forensics Team has consistently enjoyed success at the state-finalist level. Quiz Bowl team has also had success, winning a national championship in 1991 at the American Scholastics Competition Network Tournament of Champions and a state championship in 1994.
The student newspaper, the Seaholm Highlander, has won multiple prestigious Spartan Awards from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association. The Highlander celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2014.
The Flexible Scheduling Program, which involved a seven teacher team that created a series of interdisciplinary social studies/humanities courses with flexible schedules, began in the 1960s. They may be taken in lieu of standard English and social studies classes. Students are permitted to teach courses themselves. According to the Christian Science Monitor, the reduction in bureaucracy, interaction and collaboration between teachers, the interdisciplinary nature, and flexible time schedules made the program attractive.

Notable alumni