About Tecumseh High School:
Tecumseh High School is a public high school located in Tecumseh, Michigan. The school is part of the Tecumseh Public Schools district and serves students in grades 9-12.
Tecumseh High School opened in 2001 with a compact, organized floor plan and a capacity for 1,100 students. The school boasts an experienced and dedicated staff, with over 70% holding a Master's Degree. Tecumseh High School offers a wide range of academic programs, including Advanced Placement (AP) courses, dual enrollment options, and career and technical education programs. The school has a strong tradition of academic excellence, with many graduates going on to attend prestigious colleges and universities.
In addition to academics, there is a strong emphasis on extracurricular involvement and personal growth, such as the National Honor Society, art club, or joining one of various sports teams. Tecumseh High School is affiliated with the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
https://www.tps.k12.mi.us/o/ths/page/about-us
Tecumseh High School opened in 2001 with a compact, organized floor plan and a capacity for 1,100 students. The school boasts an experienced and dedicated staff, with over 70% holding a Master's Degree. Tecumseh High School offers a wide range of academic programs, including Advanced Placement (AP) courses, dual enrollment options, and career and technical education programs. The school has a strong tradition of academic excellence, with many graduates going on to attend prestigious colleges and universities.
In addition to academics, there is a strong emphasis on extracurricular involvement and personal growth, such as the National Honor Society, art club, or joining one of various sports teams. Tecumseh High School is affiliated with the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
https://www.tps.k12.mi.us/o/ths/page/about-us
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MISSION STATMENT:
The primary purpose of the Athletic Department at Tecumseh High School is to help teach important life lessons through athletics. Our student athletes will learn that teamwork, dedication, discipline, respect, integrity, commitment, and hard work are an integral part of their everyday lives. It is the athletic department’s goal and objective to work with coaches, administration, faculty and staff of THS to make athletics an extension of the learning environment. Athletics at THS will strive to be a challenging but positive and rewarding experience for the student athletes who participate and will help develop and mold them into outstanding young adults.
Career Development:
Since I did achieve my goal shortly after starting my internship at Adrian College of becoming an Assistant Athletic Director, I plan to stay at Tecumseh to keep learning from supervisor Jon Zajac. Therefore, my new short-term goal is to be more involved and take on more responsibilities in our youth and middle school sports programs, manage sponsorships, hire coaches, and participate in our facility upgrades.
Jon and I have also discussed his retirement when his youngest child finishes school about five years from now. Thus, if I am still at Tecumseh for another three years, I would like to become the MS Athletic Director; he and I currently oversee both the high school and the Middle School operations. However, the experience of handling a small portion of Middle School sports on my own could add to my chances of taking over. Furthermore, he suggested I do more; I need to show that I can run a program, such as running a travel basketball team or something along the lines to show the board I am capable of overseeing other operations, which can showcase my skills of scheduling, budgeting, and coordinating. Also, it would showcase my passion and commitment to youth development.
Therefore, my long-term goal to be an Athletic Director hasn’t changed, and whether that be at Tecumseh or not, Jon is still assisting me in achieving those goals. He would like it if I stayed, but if I decided not to wait five years and wanted to look elsewhere, he would support me in any way possible.
Jon and I have also discussed his retirement when his youngest child finishes school about five years from now. Thus, if I am still at Tecumseh for another three years, I would like to become the MS Athletic Director; he and I currently oversee both the high school and the Middle School operations. However, the experience of handling a small portion of Middle School sports on my own could add to my chances of taking over. Furthermore, he suggested I do more; I need to show that I can run a program, such as running a travel basketball team or something along the lines to show the board I am capable of overseeing other operations, which can showcase my skills of scheduling, budgeting, and coordinating. Also, it would showcase my passion and commitment to youth development.
Therefore, my long-term goal to be an Athletic Director hasn’t changed, and whether that be at Tecumseh or not, Jon is still assisting me in achieving those goals. He would like it if I stayed, but if I decided not to wait five years and wanted to look elsewhere, he would support me in any way possible.
SUPERVISOR
Supervisor: Jon Zajac
Title: Athletic Director
Email: [email protected]
Jon Zajac, the Athletic Director of Tecumseh High School, graduated from Lakeshore High School in St. Clair Shores and went to Eastern Michigan University, where he played basketball. After playing overseas, he was hired by EMU as an athletic event manager, where he took care of football games, swim meets, and everything athletically, which inspired his passion to become an AD. Following EMU, he served as a teacher and coach at Ypsilanti for eleven years. He marked his initial experience as an athletic director in his eleventh year. Before accepting the position at Tecumseh in 2015, he was the Athletic Director/Assistant Principal at Belleville High School for two years. With over ten years of coordinating and scheduling, and maintaining budgets, he most enjoys mentoring young coaches. Also, all his kids are at Tecumseh, and his wife is a teacher and basketball coach, so even though he dislikes the long hours (40-90 hours a week) and traveling, he can still support his children and be at all of their sporting events.
Furthermore, he explains that the salary and benefits depend on the high school and how much a school value athletics. At Belleville, he was an assistant principal and an Athletic director so he wasn't able to just focus on athletics, which is one reason there is a high turnover for athletic directors. Athletics is a time commitment; when the salary doesn't match the workload, ADs get burnout if they're not valued.
Title: Athletic Director
Email: [email protected]
Jon Zajac, the Athletic Director of Tecumseh High School, graduated from Lakeshore High School in St. Clair Shores and went to Eastern Michigan University, where he played basketball. After playing overseas, he was hired by EMU as an athletic event manager, where he took care of football games, swim meets, and everything athletically, which inspired his passion to become an AD. Following EMU, he served as a teacher and coach at Ypsilanti for eleven years. He marked his initial experience as an athletic director in his eleventh year. Before accepting the position at Tecumseh in 2015, he was the Athletic Director/Assistant Principal at Belleville High School for two years. With over ten years of coordinating and scheduling, and maintaining budgets, he most enjoys mentoring young coaches. Also, all his kids are at Tecumseh, and his wife is a teacher and basketball coach, so even though he dislikes the long hours (40-90 hours a week) and traveling, he can still support his children and be at all of their sporting events.
Furthermore, he explains that the salary and benefits depend on the high school and how much a school value athletics. At Belleville, he was an assistant principal and an Athletic director so he wasn't able to just focus on athletics, which is one reason there is a high turnover for athletic directors. Athletics is a time commitment; when the salary doesn't match the workload, ADs get burnout if they're not valued.
Tecumseh Organization Structure
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