Martin Luther King High School (Detroit)

Martin Luther King High School
Address
3200 East Lafayette Boulevard
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates 42°20′38″N 83°00′57″W / 42.34389°N 83.01583°W / 42.34389; -83.01583Coordinates: 42°20′38″N 83°00′57″W / 42.34389°N 83.01583°W / 42.34389; -83.01583
Information
School type Public
School district Detroit Public Schools
Principal Deborah Jenkins
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1830
Language English
Area Urban
Color(s) gold and black
Mascot Crusaders

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. High School is located at 3200 East Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan; the building is operated by the Detroit Board of Education. King's district encompasses Downtown and Midtown Detroit; it also includes Lafayette Park, the Martin Luther King Apartments and Riverfront Condominiums. The Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects were zoned to MLK prior to their demolition.[1] In addition it includes the three Wayne State University housing complexes that permit families with children (Chatsworth Tower, DeRoy, and University Tower).[1][2][3]

History: 1901-1969

The facility that came to be known as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School was originally constructed as Eastern High School. EHS opened in 1901, with three teachers and 300 students, at the intersection of Mack Avenue and East Grand Boulevard.

Throughout its history, Eastern High was an interscholastic sports juggernaut – particularly during the 1960s. Eastern High was always a contender in football, but it was only in 1953 when they outright won the championship and went on to play the West Side in the Goodfellow Game. In addition to producing several outstanding athletes in track and swimming, the Eastern Indians won four consecutive Detroit City League men's basketball titles (1959–62).[4]

In September 1967, Eastern High School relocated to 3200 East Lafayette Boulevard; bordering historic Elmwood Cemetery, within walking distance of Detroit's central business district. In September 1968, Eastern was renamed as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School; the official school colors were changed from orange and black, to gold and black; the school logo/mascot was changed from an American Indian, to the Crusaders.[5]

History: Since 1969

The Crusader women's basketball program has enjoyed tremendous success. Over the past twenty-six seasons, King High School – coached by William Winfield – has appeared in eleven Michigan High School Athletic Association championship finals – winning on five occasions; in 1985, 90, 91, 2003 and 2006.[6]

In 2006, ML King Jr. High School won the Detroit City League championship trophy in men's swimming and diving.

In 2007, the King Crusaders, coached by Jim Reynolds, became the first team from the Detroit Public Secondary Schools Athletic League to win a MHSAA Football Championship.[7]

During 2008, King High School's marching band raised over 300,000 dollars (including sponsorship from U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton) to perform at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

One of the largest components of the 2009 Detroit Public Schools' $500.5 million-dollar bond construction program was the MLK Project. At a cost of $46.4 million, the redeveloped Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School re-opened in September 2011. The school emphasizes a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Curriculum.

In 2012 Kettering High School closed, and some students were rezoned to King.[8]

Distinguished alumni

References and notes

  1. 1 2 "High School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 2, 2011.
  2. "Community Living Guide Apartments 2011." Wayne State University. 12. Retrieved on October 2, 2011. DeRoy, University Tower, and Chatsworth Tower unfurnished apartments are approved for family housing."
  3. "Contact Us General Office of Housing & Residential Life." Wayne State University. Retrieved on October 2, 2011. "Chatsworth Tower 630 Merrick Detroit, MI 48202" and "Helen L. DeRoy Apartments 5200 Anthony Wayne Drive Detroit, MI 48202" and "University Tower Apartments 4500 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48201"
  4. http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=18
  5. http://www.detroitk12.org/schools/
  6. http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/index.htm
  7. http://michigan-football.com/f/totalfb.htm
  8. "4.-Kettering-High-School-Kettering-West-Wing.pdf." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. p. 2. Retrieved on November 1, 2012. "Fisher Building – 14th Floor 3011 W. Grand Boulevard Detroit, MI 48202-2710"
  9. http://www.michtrack.org/AOY.htm
  10. http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=41
  11. https://books.google.com/books?id=019z2vcdBhUC&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=Joe+Altobelli+eastern+high+school&source=bl&ots=6RB9LTBVq0&sig=qfMutGSfiKSk0WwxVeQEq2jdUBo&hl=en&ei=hwdhSvKHB6CQmAeZpsinDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2
  12. http://www.mhsaa.com/games/sports/bbb/psl.pdf
  13. http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=8
  14. http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/bsw/yearlyindv.html
  15. http://msuspartans.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/msu/sports/c-swim/auto_pdf/08mediaguide-section6
  16. http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/_Rainbow/Documents/d800183c-a4f6-453c-91d1-b8699c22f2b3/1968.pdf
  17. http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/btr/yearlyindv1960.html
  18. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.newyorkjets.com/image_assets/1113/yearby_bill.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/844-bill-yearby&usg=__8E2T-7jmIJS-PDqPdfKaT_b43mg=&h=139&w=135&sz=6&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=LkBVLBkNaJ8L_M:&tbnh=93&tbnw=90&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBill%2BYearby%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GZAZ_enUS250US250%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1
  19. http://www.michtrack.org/whatever.htm#SCOTT
  20. http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysTrackField/IndividualChampions/1960s.aspx
  21. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FUQUAJOH01
  22. http://www.michtrack.org/lists/HS%20Boys%201967.pdf
  23. George Gervin
  24. http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=141
  25. http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=95
  26. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HILLROD01
  27. http://www.miscaonline.net/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=DRwWWRS8yUI%3d&tabid=76
  28. http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysSwimmingandDiving/TeamChampions.aspx
  29. Aquademics
  30. http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/c-track/mtt/jackson_kevin00.html
  31. http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=663532
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