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The N.I.C.E. Community School District is a rural district nestled in the rolling hardwood-covered hills immediately west of the city of Ishpeming in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula consisting of two state-of-the-art facilities: Westwood High School and Aspen Ridge Elementary/Middle School.  The district is representative of four districts that consolidated in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Today, the N.I.C.E. Community School District spans more than 680 square miles.  The acronym N.I.C.E. stands for:  

Since its opening in 1974, Westwood High School has offered students a solid curriculum in a safe environment.  The Aspen Ridge School opened its doors in 1997, and is a “state-of-the-art” facility that operates as two independent schools: Aspen Ridge Elementary School and Aspen Ridge Middle School.