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Detroit Public School League
The Detroit Public School League (PSL) is a high school conference based in the city of Detroit, Michigan and is governed by Detroit Public Schools Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is a school district that covers all of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States and high school students in the insular city of Highland Park. The district, which replaced the original Detr ... (DPS) Office of Athletics. The PSL is affiliated with the MHSAA. Current members Defunct high schools * Detroit Crockett High School * Detroit Chadsey High School * Detroit Cooley High School * Detroit City High School * Detroit Finney High School * Detroit Kettering High School * Detroit Mackenzie High School * Detroit Sidney D. Miller High School * Detroit Murray–Wright High School * Detroit Northeastern High School * Detroit Northern High School * Detroit Redford High School * Detroit Southwestern High School Notes * Detroit Douglass is all boys while Detroit Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 14th-largest in the United States. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive background. ''Time'' named Detroit as one of the fifty World's Greatest Places of 2022 to explore. Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River, one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest regional econo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeastern High School (Michigan)
Southeastern High School of Technology and Law is a public coeducational secondary school in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is operated by the Detroit Public Schools. DPS will resume control of Southeastern High in fall 2017. History Southeastern High School opened its doors on January 2, 1917. The school was built in a semi-rural area that had recently become a part of the city of Detroit. When the school was built, it was so removed from the central city of Detroit that it was considered to be out in the jungle, which was the origin of the school's nickname, the "Jungaleers". Southeastern High School's enrollment following World War II was among the highest of any high school in the state. Even as recently as 2008, its enrollment was 2,428. In 2011-2012, the school's enrollment was 790. The school district recently changed the school's official name from Southeastern High School to Southeastern High School of Technology and Law, as its curriculum has a strong e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern High School (Michigan)
Southwestern High School was a high school in Southwest Detroit, Michigan. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools district. The school's area, Southwest Detroit, has the majority of Detroit's Latino population.Foley, Aaron.Closing southwest Detroit schools would be devastating, protesters say" ''MLive''. Saturday February 25, 2012. Retrieved on November 1, 2012. The school was located in a three-story building.Satyanarayana, Megha.Contents of Southwestern High School go up for sale online today" ''Detroit Free Press''. October 18, 2012. Retrieved on November 1, 2012. It closed in 2012. The school served Boynton–Oakwood Heights, Delray, and Springwells from September 1916 until June 2012. History John A. Nordstrum High School was built in 1915 and began its first semester in September 1916, although the desks had yet to arrive. They were still in a railroad boxcar that had been lost amongst Detroit's vast railyards. But it was overcrowded within a few years so Southwestern High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redford High School
Redford High School was a secondary school in Detroit, Michigan. A part of Detroit Public Schools, the school opened in September 1921 and ceased operations in June 2007. Staffed and operated by the Detroit Public Schools; Redford High School served the sub-communities of Old Redford, Grandmont, Rosedale Park and Brightmoor.A Basic Community Profile: Brightmoor " Archive City Connect Detroit at '' |
Northern High School (Detroit, Michigan)
Northern Senior High School was a public four-year high school located on the north end of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The school was a part of the Detroit Public Schools district. By the latter part of the millennium, Northern Senior High School was cited for closure as well as several other local high schools in the Detroit School District. Granderson, LZ.Closing schools in Detroit? Dangerous" ''ESPN''. April 6, 2009. Retrieved on December 14, 2009. The Detroit International Academy is now housed in the building that was formerly known as Northern Senior High School. When Northern existed, it served a portion of New Center. It was founded in 1916. Notable alumni * Bill Buntin – NBA basketball player (''Detroit Pistons''). * Alyce Chenault Gullattee (1946) – physician, psychiatrist, professor at Howard University College of Medicine * Derrick Coleman (1986) – NBA basketball player (''New Jersey Nets'', ''Philadelphia 76ers''). * Marshall Dill (1971) – Track & f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeastern High School (Michigan)
Northeastern High School was a public coeducational high school in Detroit, Michigan. It was a member of the Detroit Public Schools and was located on Grandy Street between Warren Avenue and Forest Avenue on the city's northeast side. The school competed athletically in the Detroit Public School League and was a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. In 1975, the school won the MHSAA girls state basketball championship. In early 1982, it was announced that Northeastern was one of 19 Detroit schools listed for closure. It closed later that year. Among the notable alumni of Detroit Northeastern High were NBA player Charles Edge (class of 1968) and playwright Ron Milner (class of 1956). Berry Gordy Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is a retired American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record la ..., the music mogul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Murray–Wright High School
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 14th-largest in the United States. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive background. ''Time'' named Detroit as one of the fifty World's Greatest Places of 2022 to explore. Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River, one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest regional economy in the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenzie High School (Michigan)
Mackenzie High School was a public high school in Detroit, Michigan. History Located on Detroit's west side, Mackenzie High School was named to honor David D. Mackenzie, who had served as principal of Central High School, and as first dean of the city college that would become Wayne State University. Mackenzie High School was among the first schools constructed on land acquired through Detroit's westernmost annexation efforts in Greenfield Township; by 1926 the township had ceased to exist. Adorned in blue and yellow tile from the Pewabic Pottery Works, the three-story facility opened in September 1928. In an effort to make efficient use of available classrooms, the school's early history featured a full range of grade levels – elementary through secondary. The school was demolished in June of 2012. Athletics The Mackenzie Stags were the 1979 boys state basketball champion. Girls track and field won the state championship in 1978. Notable alumni * Jerome Bettis Hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kettering High School
Kettering High School was a four-year high school within the Detroit Public Schools system. The school, located in the low-income Gratiot Town/Kettering neighborhood, was around 1,200 students under capacity at its closure in 2012. History Kettering opened in 1965 in response to the growing Detroit Public School system (DPS) and to serve the needs of factory workers and their families in east Detroit. The school is named after Charles F. Kettering, co-founder of DELCO and head of research at General Motors for 27 years. Construction began in 1961 with removal of housing on the land where Kettering would stand, but due to financial difficulties and worker strikes, the school did not open until fall 1965. The school was compliant with desegregation efforts from the start. Additional classrooms and the gym were built between 1967 and 1969; a pool was planned but was delayed until 1975 by ''Milliken v. Bradley'', a major move towards desegregation in DPS. The city itself was dramat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finney High School
Jared W. Finney High School was a public comprehensive high school in northeastern Detroit, Michigan, United States. Located at 17200 Southampton, it was a part of Detroit Public Schools, and was in proximity to the Grosse Pointes.Foster, Terry.Detroit King pulls out another tough one over East English Village"archive. ''Detroit News''. September 7, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2015. History The school first opened as an elementary school in 1928.Some DPS buildings no longer in use after major investments [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit City High School
Detroit City High School was a secondary school located in Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ..., United States. It was one of the many public high schools in the Detroit Public School District. It closed in 2012 and demolished in 2016. Sources Trulia info High schools in Detroit [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooley High School
Thomas M. Cooley High School is located at the intersection of Hubbell Avenue and Chalfonte Street, on the northwest side of Detroit, Michigan. The three-story, Mediterranean Revival-style facility opened its doors on September 4, 1928. The school was named in honor of Thomas M. Cooley, a nineteenth-century jurist and former Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Cooley was also a charter member, and first chairman, of the Federal Interstate Commerce Commission. Due to budget constraints and declining enrollment, Cooley High School was closed at the end of the 2009–2010 academic year. On September 30, 2017, a fire severely damaged the auditorium and surrounding rooms. The early years Cooley High School's history dates to the late 1920s, a time when thousands of homes were built upon land acquired through Detroit's westernmost annexation efforts in the former Greenfield Township, and village of Strathmoor. Cooley High was constructed to accommodate a rapidly growing po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
