For the fourth consecutive year, City High-Middle Schools has been ranked among the top high schools in America by U.S. News & World Report. The report ranks City High-Middle School among the top 10 Michigan High Schools, coming in at #7; #53 among the nation’s Magnet schools, and #519 in the nation earning them a Silver Award.

However, City High leaders and parents are quick to note that they expect more and better, especially once all City High students are taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma exams in the next few years.

“If the 100 percent participation rate in City’s International Baccalaureate Programme was factored into this year’s calculations, City would be on the heels of the International Academy in Bloomfield Hills for the honor of the top school in Michigan,” said Jon Waalkes, City High parent whose wife Kimberly heads up the City High PTSA.

Michigan’s 2nd youngest Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley, 35, will address Grand Rapids Community College graduates at the 2012 commencement ceremony  to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 27, at the Gerald R. Ford Fieldhouse on the GRCC campus.

“We’re honored to have someone of Lt. Governor Calley’s calibur and stature speaking to our students as they embark on their next stage in their lives,” said GRCC president Steven C. Ender.  “He has a great message to share based on his own experience involving hard work and what it takes to succeed – it will be another learning experience for our graduating students.”

Lt. Gov. Calley graduated from Michigan State University in 1998 with a B.A. in business administration and received his MBA from Grand Valley State University in 2000.  He served as a community banker for more than a decade working his way from the mailroom to vice president.  

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Students from the Center of Instrumental Music’s Wind Ensemble at City High School are performing their first ever Environments Concert on Thursday, April 19, 2012. The students will be performing a program which travels through the ancient elements of air, earth, fire, and water. There will be traditional style band pieces, as well as soundscapes and original student compositions.