Northwestern High School (Michigan) Explained

Detroit Collegiate Preparatory Academy at Northwestern
Streetaddress:2200 West Grand Blvd.
City:Detroit
State:Michigan
Country:United States
Pushpin Map:USA Michigan#USA
District:Detroit Public Schools
Principal:Mrs. Kimberly Rogers
Schooltype:Public high school
Grades:9-12
Language:English
Area:Urban
Colors: Red
Grey
Teamname:Colt
Homepage:Northwestern High School
Enrollment:436 (2023-24)
Year:2021–22
M-Step Advanced:≤10 / ≤10
M-Step Proficient:≤10 / ≤10
M-Step Pr Proficient:<3 / –
M-Step Not Proficient:– / –
Sat Total:760.2
Sat Total Change:-56.2
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Detroit Collegiate Preparatory Academy at Northwestern is a public high school in Detroit, part of Detroit Public Schools, the re-named successor to Northwestern High School.[2] [3] The most recent enrollment figures for Northwestern indicate a student population of approximately 2,000.

The school features numerous extracurricular activities, including Debate, US Army JROTC, and interscholastic and intramural athletics. NHS also offers several advanced placement (AP) courses.

Northwestern serves as the neighborhood high school for Highland Park residents,[4] as no senior high schools exist within Highland Park boundaries. about 180 students from Highland Park attended Northwestern.[5]

Athletics and notable alumni include the legend alumni athlete Ron Teasley, the first African American captain of the Colts basketball team. After college, he returned as a Teacher, Mentor and Coach at Northwestern taking the basketball and baseball teams to PSL championships and produced several outstanding athletes who went on to play professionally. He is a NW Hall of Famer and is still active in the alumni association.

Alumni also includes some of the students who would go on to help shape the legendary rhythm and blues label Motown Records, namely Mary Wells and James Jamerson.

History

In 2012 Southwestern High School closed; many former Southwestern students were rezoned to Northwestern.[6]

Highland Park Community High School of Highland Park Schools closed in 2015. DPS became the designated school district for the high school students of Highland Park,[7] and Northwestern High became the zoned high school for the city.[8] [9] That year United Automobile Workers (UAW)-Ford financed a renovation of the school's athletic facilities.[8]

Athletics

For more than one hundred years, Northwestern High School has produced many outstanding student athletes who have excelled at the collegiate level and beyond. Colt alumni achievements include National Collegiate Athletic Association championships and Olympic gold medals.

In 2007-2008, Northwestern High won the Detroit Public Secondary Schools Athletic League Championship in men's basketball and football in the same school year. Since 1919, Northwestern basketball teams have claimed a total of sixteen DPSSAL titles.[10] Northwestern also won the 1928 Michigan High School Athletic Association basketball championship.[11]

Coach Bert Maris led Northwestern's swimming and diving program to three consecutive MHSAA team titles (1925 through 1927). In 1930, the Colt swimming team, coached by Leo Maas, won another MHSAA championship trophy;[12] Maas also guided the school to five consecutive DPSSAL titles (1933 through 1937). To this day, Northwestern remains the only Detroit public high school to win a state team championship in the sport of swimming and diving.

The Northwestern Colts also boast an impressive record in track and field.

Bert Maris and Coach Warren Hoyt led Northwestern to the 1925 MHSAA title in track. Coach Malcom Weaver and the Colts won the state track championship in 1927, 1929 and 1930.[13]

The Michigan high school sports archives also document Northwestern's MHSAA championship titles in tennis (1927), and cross country (1929).[14] [15]

Due to the influx of Highland Park students, as of about 2015 the school was in the process of restoring its marching band and the wrestling programs that had been popular at Highland Park Renaissance High.[8]

The school's gymnasium, paint room, weight training room, and swimming pool were scheduled to receive renovations circa 2015.[8]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MI School Data Annual Education Report. MI School Data. 2023-01-10.
  2. "Northwestern High School." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on May 2, 2017. "Northwestern High School has closed. Please visit the closed school reports page for archived reports."
  3. http://detroit.k12.mi.us/schools/dcpnorthwestern/ Home
  4. Web site: Non-Resident Students. Detroit Public Schools. 2021-02-24. All 8th grade students from Highland Park are encouraged to call Detroit Collegiate Preparatory Academy at Northwestern for enrollment..
  5. "Financial Review Commission Public Meeting July 30, 2018." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on January 17, 2019. p. 47. "Recommendation: That the School Board approve entry into a Cooperative Education Program Agreement with the School District of the City of Highland Park for the 2018-2019 school year to provide educational services to Highland Park (i) students in grades 9-12 at Detroit Collegiate Preparatory at Northwestern (approximately 180 students)[...]"
  6. Satyanarayana, Megha. "Contents of Southwestern High School go up for sale online today." Detroit Free Press. October 18, 2012. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
  7. Lewis, Sharon D. "Highland Park’s high school to close as enrollment dips" (Archive). The Detroit News. May 28, 2015. Retrieved on June 23, 2015. "Weatherspoon said high school students from Highland Park can enroll in nearby Detroit Public Schools, another neighboring district, a charter school or the state-run Education Achievement Authority. DPS will be the students’ home district."
  8. News: Abdel-Razzaq, Lauren. Displaced Highland Park students find new schools. The Detroit News. 2015-09-05. 2017-05-02. "[...]said Kenyuano Jones, principal at Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School at Northwestern, a DPS school. “This is going to be their home school. There isn’t going to be a rift.”"
  9. "Enrollment." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on September 13, 2018. "Highland Park Residents All 8th grade students from Highland Park are encouraged to call Detroit Collegiate Preparatory Academy at Northwestern for enrollment."
  10. Web site: Detroit PSL Basketball » PSL Champions. www.detroitpslbasketball.com. 22 May 2018.
  11. Web site: Yearly Champions - Boys Basketball - MHSAA Sports. www.mhsaa.com. 22 May 2018.
  12. Web site: Sports - Michigan High School Athletic Association. www.mhsaa.com. 22 May 2018.
  13. Web site: Team Champions - Boys Track & Field - MHSAA Sports. www.mhsaa.com. 22 May 2018.
  14. Web site: Team Champions - Boys Tennis - MHSAA Sports. www.mhsaa.com. 22 May 2018.
  15. Web site: Team Champions - Boys Cross Country - MHSAA Sports. www.mhsaa.com. 22 May 2018.
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  39. Web site: Detroit PSL Basketball. www.detroitpslbasketball.com. 22 May 2018.
  40. Web site: Individual Champions - Boys Track & Field - MHSAA Sports. www.mhsaa.com. 22 May 2018.

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