Edsel Ford High School is a
public
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high school
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located in
Dearborn, Michigan
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, USA in
Greater Detroit
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. Edsel Ford, located on Rotunda Drive, near Oakwood, is one of three public high schools in the
Dearborn Public Schools
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(along with
Fordson
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and
Dearborn High). Edsel Ford High School was completed in 1955, and the first graduating class was in 1956.
The school's enrollment include members of all of the major ethnic groups within Dearborn.
Extra-curricular activities
T. C. Cameron, author of ''Metro Detroit's High School Football Rivalries'', wrote that Edsel’s athletic rivalry with
Dearborn High School
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"has always been spirited" and that Edsel’s teams "never pass on a chance" to challenge Dearborn High in games.
[
Fall Sports
*Football
*Girls Swimming
*Boys Soccer
*Cross Country
*Boys Tennis
*Girls Golf
*Field Hockey
*Cheerleading
*Girls Volleyball
Winter Sports
*Hockey
*Boys Basketball
*Girls Basketball
*Boys Swimming
*Wrestling
*Cheerleading
Spring Sports
*Girls Soccer
*Baseball
*Softball
*Girls Tennis
*Track and Field
*Boys Golf
]
Notable alumni
* Derek Lowe
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(1991), retired Major League Baseball
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pitcher
* Dan Enos
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(1986), Offensive Coordinator at University of Arkansas
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* Jim Cummins, retired NHL
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player
* John Vigilante (2003), professional ice hockey forward
*Suzanne Sena
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, current Onion News anchor, and host of Celebrity Homes on E!
* Stewart Baker
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Baker is the former Ge ...
, author, lawyer, and government
* Anthony Curtis (writer) Anthony Curtis is a blackjack player, gambler, author and publisher. He publishes the ''Las Vegas Advisor'', a newsletter founded in 1983 that covers discounts in Las Vegas, and Huntington Press, a publishing house that has released books about gam ...
, professional gambler, publisher of the Las Vegas Advisor
* Richard J. McNally, Ph.D. (1972) Professor of Psychology, author, Harvard University
* Michael G. Maddocks (1978), Emmy-nominated television producer
References
External links
Edsel Ford High School web page
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Public high schools in Michigan
Educational institutions established in 1955
Education in Dearborn, Michigan
Schools in Wayne County, Michigan
1955 establishments in Michigan