Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)

Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Striving for excellence; learning for life.
Address
33500 Six Mile Road Livonia, Michigan 48152
Information
Type	Public school
Established	1965
School district	Livonia Public Schools
Principal	James Gibbons
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,068 (2011-12 school year)
Color(s)	Columbia blue, navy blue and white
Athletics conference	Inter-Lakes Conference (1966-1982) Western Lakes Activities Association (1982-2008) Kensington Lakes Activities Association (2008- )
Mascot	Spartan
Team name	Spartans
Newspaper	Spotlight
Yearbook	Aurora
Accreditation	North Central Association
Website	SHS

Adlai E. Stevenson High School is a public high school in Livonia, Michigan, USA, a suburb west of Detroit.

History

Adlai E. Stevenson High School was built in 1965 to accommodate the rising population of Livonia with the increased migration of people from Detroit to the suburbs during the turbulent 1960s. It was dedicated on October 24, 1965, United Nations Day, and the 20th anniversary of that body's founding, by Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. Stevenson was the first high school in the nation named for the Fifth U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Adlai E. Stevenson, who had died the day before the Livonia school board's decision on naming the new high school. The school's first graduating class graduated in June 1968.

Academics

Stevenson is recognized by the North Central Association and is the only high school in Livonia to have a Global Education program, which mixes English and social studies courses and exposes students to World cultures.

Stevenson's current graduation requirements include:

• 4 years of English courses
• 4 years of math courses
• 3 years of social studies courses
• 3 years of science courses
• 0.5 years of the health course
• 0.5 years of a physical education course
• 1 year of visual, performing or applied a

rts. The requirements also follow state requirements.

Athletics

Stevenson is a Class A athletic school and is part of the Kensington Lakes Activities Association in the Lakes Division.

Athletic facilities

Stevenson's soccer, American football, cheer, pom and track and field teams use Anders Field located directly behind Stevenson. It is named in memory of Lester C. Anders, Stevenson's first athletic director who died of lung cancer shortly after the school's opening. The basketball team uses the Jay W. Formsma Memorial Gymnasium, named after Stevenson's first principal. It is also where physical education classes are held.

Both the boys' and girls' tennis teams play on the ten tennis courts directly behind Stevenson, east of Anders Field. In addition to the outdoor facilities, Stevenson also has a fieldhouse containing 18 basketball hoops (three full-sized courts, six half-sized courts), six volleyball courts, two batting cages, a 5-laned track (approx. 9 laps = 1 mile), a weight room, and a fitness center. Stevenson's baseball and softball diamonds are located behind the school west of Anders Field. Stevenson's boys' and girls' swimming and diving teams use the swimming pool.

Notable alumni

• Sean Baligian: sports radio host (WDFN), Detroit News fantasy sports expert (class of 1988)
• Mark Beaufait: former NHL hockey player (class of 1988).
• Nicole Forester: actress on Guiding Light, (class of 1990).
• Dana Schutz: painter represented by Zach Feuer Gallery in New York (class of 1995).
• Chris Tancill: former NHL ice hockey player (class of 1986).
• Sheila Taormina: Olympic Gold Medalist in swimming in 1996 Atlanta Games, four-time Olympic Athlete: 1996 Atlanta: swimming, 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens: triathlon, and 2008 Beijing: pentathlon (class of 1987).
• Dani Woodward: adult film actress (class of 2002).
• Dean Bakopoulos: Author

External links

• Stevenson High School's website