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Jump Rope for Heart- Over $14,000 Raised

Laying of the Wreath- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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2018 GTC Academic All-Conference

Beauty and the Beast Musical

Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character

Beautiful Facilities and Grounds

Vex Robotics Team

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Wide Variety of Extracurricular Opportunities

2017 GTC West League & Regional Champions

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#HatchetprideNamed 2017 & 2018 Best HS in America

(US News & World Report)

2017 Rewards School (MDE)

Only AdvancED "District Accredited"

in the Upper Thumb

Academic Leader of the Thumb

Nearly 75 Extra-Curricular

K-12 Offerings

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Vision Statement

Empowering successful learners for today, tomorrow, and the future.

Mission Statement

Bad Axe Public Schools is committed to providing quality education for all students to reach their highest potential academically, socially, and physically.

Community of Bad Axe

Bad Axe Public Schools consists of one inclusive campus off of South Van Dyke Road (M-53) on the west side of the city limits of Bad Axe. The campus has of four buildings: High School, Middle School, Elementary School, and Ascent High School. In addition, the campus has well maintained athletic fields and facilities such as the Claude Marsh Field for football, Turmell Field for baseball, DeCourval Soccer Complex, Lee Kahler Track, Linda & John Rowland Performing Arts Center as well as softball and tennis complexes.

Bad Axe is a rural community with a population of approximately 3,000. It is the county seat for Huron County located in the Upper "Thumb" of Michigan. The district encompasses the City of Bad Axe and parts of Verona, Colfax, Meade, Lincoln, Sheridan, and Bingham townships.

Within close proximity to the school campus is the Huron Medical Center, Huron Intermediate School District and Technical Center, Huron County Fairgrounds and Ice Arena, Huron County Courthouse, Gemini Group Inc., Huron Daily Tribune, Huron County View, Bad Axe Theatre, WLEW Radio, and a wide variety of shopping, restaurants, and other locally owned businesses.

ONCE A HATCHET.....ALWAYS A HATCHET!

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Homeless Resources

Our district Homeless Liaison is Karrie Foy, Middle School Counselor. If you need assistance, please contact her at 989-269-2735 ext. 5002 or by email at

[email protected] for more information.