Academics
Grandville High School offers a wide variety of academic and extra curricular offerings including honors, advanced placement, emergency medical training, robot competition, band, choir, theater and many more. Grandville High School was presented with the prestigious Blue Ribbon School Award in 2005–2006.
Grandville High School is home to the RoboDawgs, a robotics team which since 1998 has been known for its focus on creating student-designed, student-built robots for national and international competitions.
Grandville Public Schools has been a leader in educational robotics for more than 10 years. Beginning with one high school robotics team in 1998, the district’s program has now grown to include more than 30 teams. More than 800 students, from fourth through twelfth grades, participate on Grandville robotics teams, designing, building, and programming robotics for competitions around the world. Grandville has one of largest Lego League programs in the country, with the District fielding 18 teams in 2012. These students go on to compete in the District’s VEX Robotics program at the middle school level, as well as the FIRST Robotics competition and the Great American River Race at the high school level. The Grandville Academic Team Boosters provide financial, technical, and coaching support for the Grandville robotics teams and other academic teams in West Michigan.
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