Harold S. Vincent High School, colloquially known as just Vincent, is a public high school located on 7501 North Granville Road in
Milwaukee
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Wisconsin
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. The school is part of the
Milwaukee Public Schools
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Vincent's official student enrollment is 744 for the 2022-2023 school year. Vincent's student enrollment was 1,630 during the 2004–2005 school year. The school has several sports teams including football, basketball, and track & field.
The school is named for Harold S. Vincent, the Milwaukee School Superintendent from 1950-1967. Vincent High School was awarded a Blue Ribbon Presidential School of Excellence award in 1987 by The United States Department of Education.
It serves the community of
Granville.
Demographics
Harold S. Vincent High School is:
*89.5% African American
*1.1% Caucasian/White
*3.1% Asian/Pacific Islander
*2.8% Hispanic
3% Two or More Races
*0.5% American Indian/Alaska Native
Female 46%
Male 54%
Source:
Athletics
Vincent's traditional rivals are the
Washington Purgolders.
The following sports are offered to students at Vincent:
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cheerleading
*Cross Country
*Football
*Soccer
*Softball
*Tennis
*Track & Field
*Volleyball
*Wrestling
State championships
*Boys' track: 2001, 2003, 2005.
*Boys' basketball: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001.
*Girls' basketball: 2007, 2008, 2009.
Notable alumni
*
Adrian Battles
Adrian Battles (born October 30, 1989) is a retired American football offensive guard. He played college football for Minnesota State University, Mankato from 2005 to 2009.
College career
Battles played college football from 2005 to 2009 as an o ...
, Class of 2006,
NFL player
*
Chuck Belin
Chuck Belin (born Charles Edward Belin) is a former guard in the National Football League. Belin was drafted in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and was a member of the team that season, but did not see any playing tim ...
, Class of 1988, former NFL player
* Calvin Bellamy (
Coo Coo Cal
Calvin Bellamy (born July 4, 1970), better known as Coo Coo Cal, is an American rapper and truck driver from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His single "My Projects" went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart in 2001.
Coo Coo Cal's first album, '' ...
), Class of 1987, rap artist/songwriter
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Rodney Buford
Rodney Alan "The Sheriff" Buford (born November 2, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada. He played college basketball for the Creighton Blue ...
, Class of 1995, former
NBA player
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Deonte Burton, Class of 2013, former NBA player
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Diante Garrett
Diante Maurice Garrett (born November 3, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Iowa State University.
High school career
Garrett attend ...
, Class of 2007, former NBA player, plays in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Danny Gokey
Daniel Jay Gokey (born April 24, 1980) is an American singer and former church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the third-place finalist on the eighth season of ''American Idol''. , Class of 1998, singer/songwriter
*
Carl Landry
Carl Christopher Landry (born September 19, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. The , all-conference power forward played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers from 2004 to 2007. He is the older brother of Marcus L ...
, Class of 2002, former NBA player
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Marcus Landry
Marcus Landry (born November 1, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Goyang Orions of the Korean Basketball League. Landry attended Vincent High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and played his college basketball ...
, Class of 2005, former NBA
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DeAndre Levy
DeAndre Levy (born March 26, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Early years
Levy was born in Milwaukee, Wiscon ...
, Class of 2005, former NFL player
References
External links
School websiteHarold Vincent High School Alumni AssociationMilwaukee Public Schools website
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High schools in Milwaukee
Public high schools in Wisconsin