Bath Community Schools
| Bath Community Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
6175 E. Clark Rd.[1]
, Clinton, Michigan, 48808United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten–12 |
| Superintendent | Chris Hodges[2] |
| Schools | 3[3] |
| Budget | $14,042,000 (2021–2022 expenditures)[3] |
| NCES District ID | 2604170[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,021 (2024–2025)[3] |
| Teachers | 56.02 FTE (2024–2025)[3] |
| Staff | 99.51 FTE (2024–2025)[3] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 18.23 (2024-2025)[3] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Bath Community Schools is a public school district in Clinton County, Michigan. It serves parts of Bath Township, DeWitt Township, East Lansing, the part of Olive Township southeast of the Looking Glass River, Victor Township, and Woodhull Township in Shiawassee County.[4]
History
The village of Bath's first school was built in 1858. The school that replaced it, built in 1873, went to grade ten. In 1922, the Bath Consolidated School District formed and a large addition was built on the 1873 school, giving space for all twelve grades.[5]
In 1927, a school board member killed 44 others and himself in an incident known as the Bath School disaster. Most of the school was destroyed by his bombs, and more bombs were discovered during reconstruction of the building.[6] It reopened in 1928 as James Couzens Agricultural School.[7]
A new high school was constructed in 1962.[8] The present high school was built in 1975, when the former high school became a middle school.[9][10] That year, the Couzens building was demolished[11] and the site became James Couzens Memorial Park.
Schools
Source:[12]
- Bath Community High School, 6175 Clark Rd., Bath
- Bath Community Middle School, 13675 Webster Rd., Bath
- Bath Community Elementary School, 13789 Webster Rd., Bath
Notable Events
Jonathan Nugent (2001)[13]
Jonathan W. Nugent, a 1999 Bath High School graduate and accomplished multi-sport athlete who earned 14 varsity letters, died suddenly on May 17, 2001, at age 20 while playing softball at Alma College. Bath Community Schools has honored his memory with an annual track invitational held in his name.[14]
The annual track invitation is still held every year where t-shirts a sold for charity.
Cooper Gardner (2021)[15][16][17][18]
On April 21, 2021, Bath High School junior Cooper Gardner suffered a traumatic brain injury during a junior varsity baseball game against Portland St. Patrick Catholic School after colliding with a base runner while covering second base. Gardner was transported to Sparrow Hospital, where he spent six days in the pediatric intensive care unit before being moved to a regular ward and discharged home. He died unexpectedly on May 2, 2021, while continuing his recovery at home. His death was the first connected to a Michigan school baseball game since sports-related deaths began being tracked in 1989, according to the Michigan High School Athletic Association. The Bath community organized fundraisers and sold #CoopStrong merchandise in his honor.
After his passing, close friends put cups into the fences around the baseball field to spell his name, made sidewalk chalk art, and helped fundraise while sticking together. Baseball players wore the number 17, Coopers Baseball Number, under their eyes in his honor after agreeing to continuing to play, because they knew he'd want them to. They also still sport his number today on tattoos to stickers on their car.[19]
In May 2024, a community member presented a proposal to the Bath Community Schools Board of Education requesting the baseball field be named in Gardner's honor. The Bath Community School Board of Education refused to name the High Schools field in Coopers name.[20][21]
See also
References
- ↑ Bath Community Schools. "Bath Community Schools". Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ↑ Bath Community Schools. "About Us". Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Bath Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Clinton County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ↑ Bath School Museum. "The History of Bath Schools". Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Dynamite again placed in Bath, Mich., school" (PDF). Buffalo Evening News. October 4, 1927. p. 10.
- ↑ Ashlee, Laura R. Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers. The University of Michigan Press. p. 96.
- ↑ "To dedicate new Bath school". Lansing State Journal. May 2, 1962. p. 4D.
- ↑ "Bath High School site preparation starts". Lansing State Journal. August 24, 1974. p. 8.
- ↑ "Around town". Lansing State Journal. November 20, 1975. p. D1.
- ↑ Minsky, Betty Jane (December 9, 1975). "Cornerstone yields poignant memories". Lansing State Journal. p. B3.
- ↑ Bath Community Schools. "Bath Community Schools". Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Jonathan Nugent, Obituary". Retrieved April 10, 2026.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Jon Nugent Invitational (EQ Meet) Highschool". Michigan Athletics.net. May 9, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ WLNS (May 5, 2021). "Bath High School baseball player dies following head injury". www.WLNS.com. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ WILX 10 (May 3, 2021). "Local baseball player dies following brain injury". WILX 10.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Heumann, Fred (April 22, 2022). "'He hasn't left my mind' -- Game honors Bath High School player who died from on-field accident". WILX 10. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Bath high school baseball player dies after collision at second base". The Detroit News. May 4, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Van Norman, Blake. "Personal account from a friend, baseball player, and student: Proof of person hood: Meet extraordinary artist Blake Van Norman!". WLNS.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ McCallister, Christine (May 1, 2025). "Click by Christine McCallister's Post". Facebook.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ McCallister, Christine. "Bath, MI Current News & Events Community: Please take the time to read this". FaceBook. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
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