Central Montcalm Public Schools
public school district in Montcalm County, Michigan, United States
Central Montcalm Public Schools is a public school district in West Michigan. In Montcalm County, it serves Sheridan, Stanton, and parts of the townships of Bushnell, Crystal, Day, Douglass, Evergreen, Fairplain, Ferris, Montcalm, Pine, and Sidney. It also serves part of Ronald Township in Ionia County.
History
Prior to consolidation, Stanton and Sheridan were in separate districts with their own high schools. Stanton High School moved to a new building around 1961. The merged Stanton/Sheridan school district adopted the name Central Montcalm Public Schools and Stanton's new high school became Central Montcalm High School. Sheridan High School closed at the end of the 1962–1963 school year. Its students began attending the merged high school in fall 1963. The athletic director at the time, Jake Helms, copied the school colors of Michigan State University and chose the mascot, the Green Hornets.
A middle school addition was added to the high school in 1975, and an athletic complex was built around 1987.
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