Secondary school in Detroit, Michigan
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 .
[1]
[2]
History
Chastity Pratt of the
Detroit Free Press wrote, "when it was built, Redford was the jewel of the district."
[3] Redford offered university preparatory classes for its students such as Business Law and
Fashion merchandising to mention a few.[
citation needed ]
In December 2006, the Detroit Public School District announced that it planned to close Redford; concerned alumni and parents mounted a valiant yet unsuccessful drive to prevent the closure.
[3]
[4] In 2007, the school's third floor was empty. The property was purchased by Meijer, Inc., as a site for a future store complex;
[5] the high school facilities were demolished in September 2012.
[6]
Detroit's
Cooley and
Cody High School absorbed much of the attendance area from Redford; including Brightmoor and Grandmont.
Henry Ford High School assumed jurisdiction over the remaining northern neighborhoods.
[7]
[8]
[9]
In June 2015 a
Meijer store opened on the Redford site. As of 2015 it was Meijer's second Detroit location.
[10] This store uses stonework from the former Redford building.
[11]
Athletics
The golf team won three consecutive
Michigan High School Athletic Association championships (1928, '29, '30).
[12]
The Men's and Women's Tennis teams won
Michigan High School Athletic Association championships (1988).
Notable alumni
Edward Biggs . Federal Agent. US Navy Retired.
Tonya Mosley . American Journalist
Mathis Bailey , American-Canadian author and fiction writer
Kevin Belcher NFL player
Ralph Clayton , former professional American football player
[14]
Michael Dunn , actor
[15]
Raymond D. Dzendzel , was an American politician who was a Democratic member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature between 1955 and 1970
Gene Hamlin , former American football center in the National Football League
Dion Harris (basketball) , professional basketball player
[16]
[17]
Manny Harris , NBA player
[18]
Archie Matsos , retired American football linebacker
Edward H. McNamara , Wayne county executive
[19]
Michael Netzer , American-Israeli artist best known for his comic book work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics in the 1970s
Douglas Ramsay , figure skater; died before graduating
[20]
Gary Reed , comics writer [
citation needed ]
Triette Reeves , American politician and minister
[21]
Clarke Scholes , American competitive swimmer and Olympic champion
George C. Scott , actor
[22]
Hal Smith, Major League Baseball catcher 1955-1964 and 1960 World Series hero with Pittsburgh Pirates
Greg Theakston , American comics artist and illustrator
Ken Wilson , American sportscaster, known primarily for his many years as a play-by-play announcer of National Hockey League and Major League Baseball games
Bill Zepp , major league baseball pitcher
[23]
Curtis Duncan , NFL wide receiver with Houston Oilers,
[24]
[25]
References
^ "
High School Attendance Areas ."
Detroit Public Schools . July 10, 2003. Retrieved on November 2, 2012.
^ "
A Basic Community Profile: Brightmoor ." (
Archive ) City Connect Detroit at
University of Michigan . Retrieved November 13, 2009.
^
a
b Pratt, Chastity. "
Detroit's Redford High down but not broken: Amid heaps of woes, a few fight to save it. "
Detroit Free Press . February 23, 2007. Retrieved on November 13, 2009.
^ "Inside Closed Schools."
Detroit Free Press .
1 . Retrieved on April 19, 2009.
^
"Archived copy" . Archived from
the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-09-26 . {{
cite web }}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link )
^
"Neighbors Welcome Redford High Demolition" . September 20, 2012.
^ "
Cody HS Attendance Area 2007-008 [
permanent dead link ] ."
Detroit Public Schools . Retrieved on November 13, 2009.
^ "
High School Attendance Areas 7/10/2003 ."
Detroit Public Schools . Retrieved on November 13, 2009.
^ "
High School Boundary Map [
permanent dead link ] ."
Detroit Public Schools . Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
^ "
Meijer opens its 2nd Detroit store amid song, donations " (
Archive ).
Detroit Free Press . June 11, 2015. Retrieved on June 23, 2015.
^ Smith, Kyla. "
Meijer's new Detroit store keeps memory of Redford High " (
Archive ).
Detroit News . June 11, 2015. Retrieved on May 22, 2016.
^
"Team Champions | Boys Golf | MHSAA Sports" . www.mhsaa.com . Archived from
the original on 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2020-10-28 .
^
"Ralph Clayton Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 28 November 2020 .
^ Kelly, Sherry (2010).
The Big Life of A Little Man: Michael Dunn Remembered . Tate Publishing. p. 45.
ISBN
9781615664429 . Retrieved 19 November 2018 . While attending high school at Detroit's Redford High School Gary was active in several groups,...
^
"Michigan Basketball Where Are They Now: Dion Harris" . June 9, 2015.
^ @JustCallmeBHunt (24 August 2018).
"Former Detroit Redford standout, 2003 Michigan Mr. Basketball and Mr. PSL, and Michigan guard Dion Harris is joinin…" (
Tweet ) – via
Twitter .
^
"Manny Harris" . NBA G League .
^ Tony Bruscato (February 26, 2006).
"McNamara's families, public and private, say goodbye" (PDF) . Westland Observer . p. A3. Retrieved 28 November 2020 .
^
"Fate put Detroit boy on doomed jet" . Detroit Free Press . February 16, 1961. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Reeves, Triette Lipsey 1963– | Encyclopedia.com" . www.encyclopedia.com . Retrieved 28 November 2020 .
^
"George C. Scott - Actors and Actresses - Films as Actor:, Films as Director:, Publications" . www.filmreference.com .
^
"Bill Zepp Stats" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 28 November 2020 .
^
"Curtis Duncan Career Stats - NFL" . ESPN . Retrieved 2024-05-22 .
^
https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerd/dunc00800.html
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