Inkster High School
Inkster High School was a high school in Inkster, Michigan in Metro Detroit. It was a part of Inkster Public Schools.
History
In 2013 the school had 940 students.[1]
It closed in 2013 when the Inkster district was closed. Everett Cook of the Michigan Daily stated in October 2013 that due to the litter of materials on the sports fields, "Officially, the school has been shut down for three months, but it looks like it’s been abandoned for years, as if one day Inkster was operating, and the next everyone picked up and left."[2]
Areas were given to the new districts by quadrants. Students north of Michigan Avenue and west of Middlebelt were rezoned to Wayne-Westland Community School District. Students north of Michigan Avenue and east of Middlebelt were rezoned to Robichaud High School in the Westwood Community School District. Students south of Michigan Avenue and west of Middlebelt were rezoned to Romulus High School in the Romulus Community School District. Students south of Michigan and east of Middlebelt were rezoned to the Taylor School District.[3]
Athletics
The mascot of Inkster High School is a Viking.[4] Prior to 2005, the Inkster Vikings football team had never made the playoffs. Greg Carter became the athletic director and American football coach in 2005 after the school he was previously coaching for, St. Martin de Porres High School in Detroit, closed. The school made the playoffs during Carter's first year as a head coach. Since then, the school consistently made state playoffs and, on three occasions, reached the state championship rounds. In 2011 Carter quit his job.[5]
Notable alumni
- Devin Gardner[2] - Transferred from University of Detroit Jesuit High School to Inkster in November during his second (sophomore) year.[6]
- Cam Gordon[2] - Gordon began attending Inkster High around the same time Gardner did. He is one year older than Gardner.[6]
References
- ^ Higgins, Lori. "Inkster district could convert high school into a charter school." Detroit Free Press. January 30, 2013. Retrieved on February 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c Cook, Everett. "At Gardner's alma mater, a school with no students." Michigan Daily. October 3, 2013. p. 1. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
- ^ Smith, Brian. "Inkster schools first to be dissolved; students split across 4 districts." Mlive. July 26, 2013. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
- ^ http://www.inksterschools.org/departments/athletics
- ^ Cook, Everett. "At Gardner's alma mater, a school with no students." Michigan Daily. October 3, 2013. p. 2. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Cook, Everett. "At Gardner's alma mater, a school with no students." Michigan Daily. October 3, 2013. p. 3. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
External links
- Inkster High School (Archive)