Hamtramck High School
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| Hamtramck High School | |
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| Coordinates | 42°24′09″N 83°03′29″W / 42.4025°N 83.058°W |
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| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1930 |
| School district | Hamtramck Public Schools |
| Principal | Tim Constant |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 945 |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Athletics conference | Metro Conference |
| Mascot | Cosmos |
| Accreditation | North Central Association |
| Website | www |
Hamtramck High School is a public high school in Hamtramck, Michigan, United States in Metro Detroit, named after Colonel Jean François Hamtramck. It is a part of Hamtramck Public Schools.
History
Hamtramck High School was originally located on Wyandotte and Hewitt Streets.[citation needed]
In 1925 655 students attended Hamtramck High School. JoEllen McNergney Vinyard, author of For Faith and Fortune: The Education of Catholic Immigrants in Detroit, 1805-1925, wrote that Hamtramck High had "substantially more students than were in all of Detroit's Polish Catholic high schools combined."[1]
In November 1939 Hamtramck High lost to Detroit Catholic Central High School 20-0, in a high school football game at Keyworth Stadium. There were 11,402 people who paid to attend this match.[2]
In 1970 it moved to the former Copernicus Junior Middle School.[citation needed]
Hamtramck High School offers four AP classes as well as STEM, Science Olympiads, and Math Olympiads
As of 2010, Hamtramck High School received excellent reviews from many foundations including the Martha G. Scott Foundation and Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit (SEFMD). Hamtramck High School has been also been awarded many grants including a Grant from General Motors in 2010. In 2010 a student from Hamtramck High received the prestigious and highly exclusive Scholarship, the Bill Gates Scholarship.[citation needed]
Demographics
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As of 2010 there were 200 fourth-year students (seniors).[3]
Campus
The school is adjacent to various side streets.[4]
Athletics and extracurricular activities
Artie May, who served as the head American football coach beginning in 1957 and coached various sports until around 1997, had himself played American football when he was a student at Hamtramck High. May helped develop the Hamtramck High School Community Center.[5]
In a 9-year period ending in about 1959 the Hamtramck tennis team members were state champions, and the team won the 1957-1958 National Interscholastic Tennis Champsionship. As of that year Jean Hoxie was the tennis coach.[6]
Culture
The graduating Class of 2010, as they advanced through school, raised money through car washes, bake sales, and an improved comedy show to host a high school prom for their class.[3]
Notable alumni
- Ike Blessitt, former MLB player (Detroit Tigers)
- John Brisker, former NBA player declared legally dead after going missing in Uganda.[citation needed]
- Willie Fleming, former professional Canadian Football League player and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
- Julius Franks, former American football player, first African-American All-American at Michigan
- Rudy Tomjanovich, former player and coach for the Houston Rockets of the NBA[7]
- Cass Michaels, former MLB player (Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Athletics)
- Fred S. Wojtalik, manager of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Program and the Observatory Projects Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama;[8] Project Manager, Hubble Space Telescope;[9] awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal for his work on the Lunar rover;[8] Chief Engineer, High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1;[10] recipient of the Presidential Rank of Distinguished Executive[11]
References
- Vinyard, JoEllen McNergney. For Faith and Fortune: The Education of Catholic Immigrants in Detroit, 1805-1925. University of Illinois Press, January 1, 1998. ISBN 025206707X, 9780252067075.
Notes
- ^ Vinyard, p. 183.
- ^ Kowalski, Greg. Hamtramck: The World War II Years (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, September 18, 2012. ISBN 143961895X, 9781439618950. p. 9.
- ^ a b Rubin, Neal. "First-generation seniors at Hamtramck High adopt culture of prom." The Detroit News. May 18, 2010. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.
- ^ Loomis, Bill. Detroit Food: Coney Dogs to Farmers Markets (American Palate). The History Press, 2014. ISBN 1609497678, 9781609497675. p. 107.
- ^ Kowalski, Greg. Legendary Locals of Hamtramck (Legendary Locals). Arcadia Publishing, 2012.ISBN 146710017X, 9781467100175 p. 57.
- ^ Quarterly Review: A Journal of University Perspectives, Volume 66. UM Libraries, 1959. p. 134.
- ^ Taylor, Phil. "'hey, Call Anytime'." Sports Illustrated. July 4, 1994. Retrieved on April 11, 2009.
- ^ a b "Biographies: Fred S. Wojtalik, manager, Observatory Projects Office". NASA. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
- ^ "HST". NASA. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
- ^ "HEAO MANAGEMENT TEAMS / The HEAO 1 Team". NASA. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
- ^ "ON THE MOVE". Michigan State University. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
