Detroit St. Martin de Porres High School (short form: "Detroit DePorres", "DePorres", or "DP") was a

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Detroit 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 th ...

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and belonged to the

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. St. Martin de Porres was a member of the

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(MHSAA) and competed athletically in the

Catholic High School League The Catholic High School League (CHSL) is a school athletic conference based in Detroit, Michigan, led by director Victor Michaels. Most member schools are also members of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), the governing body fo ...

(CHSL).

School demographics

St. Martin de Porres was co-educational and had an enrollment 275 students in 2005. The

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was 100%

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in 2005. There were an average of 24.8 classroom teachers and the

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was 11.08 in 2005.

Athletic accomplishments

St. Martin de Porres holds the MHSAA state record for the most state titles in boys

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with fifteen (as of 2015). The Eagles have the most

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state titles on any CHSL school with twelve (as of 2015). St. Martin de Porres has won seven state championships in boys

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. Eagle teams have won three girls track state championships. The girls also have won two basketball state championships.

Notable alumni

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quarterback,

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* David Grimes, former NFL player. He was a member of the 2005 graduating class, the last class to graduate prior to the school's permanent closing *

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, actress, singer *

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, former NFL player *

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References

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