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Lakeview High School
Battle Creek, Michigan · Public school
The school at a glance
- Type of school
- Public school
- Where
- Battle Creek, Michigan
- Enrolment
- 1,245 students
- School start
- School starts last week of August
- Uniform: no
- Faith: non-denominational (public)
- Kalamazoo, 45 km away
About the school
Public high school in south-west Michigan (“Spartans”, purple and white), motto “Lived to Learn, Learned to Live”; a culture of growth and community involvement; sports, performing arts, culturally inclusive clubs.
Courses, clubs and sports
Courses and tracks
21 AP courses; dual enrollment with Kellogg Community College (university credits at high school); additional STEM courses at the Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center.
Other clubs
Art & Performance, Culture Language & Diversity, Video Gaming & e-Sports, Government, STEM, Service.
Housing
You live with a host family in Battle Creek or the surrounding area, chosen and visited before you arrive, who welcome you as a member of the household for the whole stay. All meals are provided by the family (breakfast, lunch, dinner). The journey to school depends on the family: by car with them, by school bus where there is one, or by city bus. The families are used to hosting foreign high-school students and know the school; you share their daily life, their weekends and their outings, which remains the surest way to make progress in English. A contact person on the spot follows your settling-in and remains reachable for you and your parents throughout the stay.
Practical information
Lakeview High School is in Battle Creek, in southern Michigan, 45 km from Kalamazoo and its universities; Chicago and Detroit are about two and a half hours away. Public high school of 1,245 students, no uniform, school starts last week of August. Stay of a full school year or one semester. You arrive a few days before school starts; the family or their contact person meets you at the airport nearest to them, not necessarily a large hub — the airport and the exact date are confirmed as soon as the family is confirmed. You leave with an F-1 student visa issued by the US embassy once the school has accepted you; Move & Study guides you through the I-20 form, the appointment and the interview. Health and accident insurance is extra and compulsory; we offer it with the application. Admission is on application: ages 14-18, intermediate English minimum, and a complete application file: report cards for the last two years, ELTiS English test, a self-introduction by the student (their passions, what they like), a letter from the parents describing their child, a letter from the English teacher, a medical form and parental authorisation; the exact list depends on the school and is provided by Move & Study. From France, a direct flight to Detroit or Chicago is possible, then by road.
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