Holland Christian And Zeeland Public Schools Essay

The demographic research that I conducted was a little bit confusing because I need to include not only the school that I went to but also, another high school and school district. I compared two different high schools (Holland Christian and Zeeland East), as well as two different school districts (Holland City Schools and Zeeland Public Schools), neither or which gave a firm view on the actual school I attended (Holland Christian), because it is private, it is not part of any of the public school districts. That being said, I was able to give a good picture of the area Holland, as well as the specifics about Holland Christian. Because of this, this summary will only reflect the work on Holland Christian and Holland School District. Although the majority of Holland’s population is White, they do have diversity in the city when it comes race and languages spoken. In Holland, 77.1% of the people are White and 17.6 are Hispanic. Also in Holland, 13.1% are foreign born, which brings up the number of people learning English as a second language (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). The religious demographics in Holland are a little less diverse. In Ottawa County (the county that Holland is located in), 52.07% are either, Evangelical Protestant, Mainline Protestant, or Catholic. 47.2% have no religion (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). This leaves only .73% of the population that falls under another religious category that was not previously listed. Holland has a median income of $53,482 (U.S.Show MoreRelatedEssay Harry Potter Hysteria: Is Harry Potter Dangerous2209 Words   |  9 PagesThese people are misinformed about the actual definition of Wicca and the occult. The Merriam Webster Dictionary (MWD) defines the word Occult as ‘to shut off from view or exposure’ (Occult). The MWD define Wicca as ‘a religion influenced by pre-Christian beliefs and practices of western Europe that affirms the existence of supernatural power (as magic) and of both male and female deities who inhere in nature and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles’ (Wicca Merriam Webster)