Melvindale High School

Melvindale High School
Location
18656 Prospect Street
Melvindale, Michigan
United States
Coordinates 42°16′44″N 83°11′11″W / 42.27889°N 83.18639°W / 42.27889; -83.18639Coordinates: 42°16′44″N 83°11′11″W / 42.27889°N 83.18639°W / 42.27889; -83.18639
Information
Type Public
School district Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools
Faculty 40.3 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 872[1] (2008–09)
Student to teacher ratio 21.6:1[1]
Color(s)

Red & White

         
Mascot Cardinals
Website Melvindale High School

Melvindale High School is a public school located within Melvindale, Michigan, which is in the Downriver area. This school is offered to students that are in grades 9-12. It is within the Melvindale-Northern Allen Park School District and it also serves northern portions of Allen Park.

History

Melvindale High School was first built as a one-room school house in 1882. In 1923, the second room for this school house was added on. Since the population of the surrounding area grew, many bonds were granted to the district and Quandt School (MHS's former name) was finally established by 1927. Now, there are four schools within the district: Melvindale High School (9-12), Strong Middle School (6-8), Allendale Elementary (2-5), and Rogers Early Elementary (K-1).[2]

In a period prior to 1955, Melvindale was one of the schools serving high school students from the Allen Park School District. That year, Allen Park High School opened.[3]

Varsity Athletics

Melvindale High School is a member of the Downriver League. Sports offered here are: Basketball (Boys & Girls), Baseball (Boys), Wrestling (Boys), Volleyball (Girls), Track and field (Boys & Girls), Cheerleading (Girls), Softball (Girls), Bowling (Boys & Girls), Football (Boys), and Soccer (Boys & Girls). Their major sports rival is with Allen Park High School. The rivalry between these two schools is called "The Battle of Two Brothers". Allen Park is considered the "Big Brother" in this rivalry because it is a bigger school in a bigger city, Melvindale High School is the "Little Brother". Allen Park, Michigan neighbors Melvindale.

Notable Finishes In wrestling alone, there have been four state champions, and three runners-up.[4]

Gary Szalka was MHS's baseball head coach from 1971-2006. He has the most wins in Melvindale Athletics as a coach with 648. Gary Szalka has the 10th highest total of all-time wins among head coaches in Michigan.[7] Szalka is responsible for 12 league championships, 11 district championships, 34 winning seasons, and had 18 of his teams ranked in MIchigan's top 10. Szalka was also named Coach of the Year 13 times[8]

Notable Alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Melvindale High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2011-03-19. "Total Students: 872 (2008-2009)"
  2. ↑ http://www.melnap.k12.mi.us/education/school/schoolhistory.php?sectiondetailid=96&&PHPSESSID=c98a7ed851e603ba9c945f2a3e145012
  3. ↑ Broglin, Sharon. Allen Park. Arcadia Publishing, 2007. ISBN 0738551090, 9780738551098. p. 41.
  4. 1 2 3 "Individual Champions | Wrestling | MHSAA Sports". Mhsaa.com. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  5. ↑ The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Collegiate-Scholastic Wrestling Guide 1963 Michigan-Class A"Collegiate-Scholastic Wrestling Guide 1963" (PDF).
  6. ↑ The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Collegiate-Scholastic Wrestling Guide 1964 Michigan-Class A"Collegiate-Scholastic Wrestling Guide 1964" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Record Book | Baseball | MHSAA Sports". Mhsaa.com. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  8. ↑ "Gary Szalka". Roxanne8853.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  9. ↑ "Al Cicotte Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  10. ↑ United States Congress. "William D. Ford (id: F000270)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-03-19.. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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