Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)
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| Adlai E. Stevenson High School | |
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33500 Six Mile Road , 48152 | |
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| Type | Public school |
| Motto | Striving for excellence; learning for life. |
| Established | 1965 |
| School district | Livonia Public Schools |
| Principal | Gary Harper |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,848 (2014-15 school year) |
| Color(s) | Columbia blue, navy blue and white |
| Athletics conference | Inter-Lakes Conference (1966-1982) Western Lakes Activities Association (1982-2008) |
| 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 located in Livonia, Michigan, 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.
Athletics
Stevenson is a Class A athletic school and is part of the Kensington Lakes Activities Association in the Central Division of the Kensington Conference.
Athletic facilities
Stevenson's outdoor athletics' teams use Anders Field located directly behind Stevenson. It was 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 field house. 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), In 1995–96, while playing for the Orlando Solar Bears in the IHL he set a Solar Bears organization record with 79 assists in one season
- James Casebere: a prominent American contemporary artist and photographer living in New York (class of 1971)
- Tom Domako: basketball player for Montana State University, the CBA and Europe (class of 1984)
- Nicole Forester: actress on Guiding Light (class of 1990)
- The Church of Lazlo Lazlo Geiger radio host, band manager, A&R representative for glassnote Records (class of 1989)
- Derek Grant: drummer for Alkaline Trio, The Vandals, The Suicide Machines, etc. (class of 1995)
- Derek Kevra: meteorologist for Fox 2 News Detroit [1] (class of 2003)
- Dana Schutz: painter (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)
- Myles White: Wide Receiver for the New York Giants
