Martin Luther King High School (Detroit)

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.[2] In addition it includes the three Wayne State University housing complexes that permit families with children (Chatsworth Tower, DeRoy, and University Tower).[2][3][4]

Martin Luther King High School
Address
3200 East Lafayette Boulevard

Detroit
,
Michigan
Coordinates42°20′38″N 83°00′57″W
Information
School typeExamination School of Choice
School districtDetroit Public Schools
PrincipalDeborah Jenkins
Staff57.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,065 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.68[1]
LanguageEnglish
AreaUrban
Color(s)gold and black   
MascotCrusaders
RivalCass Technical High School

History: 1901-1968

The school was originally known as Eastern High School. It opened in 1901, with three teachers and 300 students, at the intersection of Mack Avenue and East Grand Boulevard.

History: Since 1968

Over the past twenty-six seasons, the Crusaders women's basketball program, coached by William Winfield, has appeared in eleven Michigan High School Athletic Association championship finals – winning on five occasions in 1985, 1990, 1991, 2003 and 2006.[5]

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.[6]

During 2008, King High School's marching band raised over $300,000 (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.[7] In 2017, King was marked for closure by the State of Michigan due to its poor academic performance from 2014 to 2016.[8] An agreement between the state and the Detroit Board of Education saved the school from closure.[9]

Notable alumni

References and notes
  1. "Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  2. "High School Boundary Map." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 2, 2011.
  3. "Community Living Guide Apartments 2011 Archived 2012-12-24 at the Wayback Machine." Wayne State University. 12. Retrieved on October 2, 2011. DeRoy, University Tower, and Chatsworth Tower unfurnished apartments are approved for family housing."
  4. "Contact Us General Office of Housing & Residential Life Archived 2015-07-10 at the Wayback Machine." 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"
  5. "Sports | Michigan High School Athletic Association". www.mhsaa.com.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-11-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "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"
  8. Higgins, Lori (January 20, 2017). "In 2018, 35 more Michigan schools could face closure". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  9. Higgins, Lori (April 27, 2017). "Agreement saves Detroit schools from forced closure by state". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  10. http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=41
  11. Porter, David L. (2000). Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: A-F. ISBN 9780313311741.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. George Gervin
  14. http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=141
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  16. http://www.mhsaa.com/games/sports/bbb/psl.pdf
  17. http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=8
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-10-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. "ESPN.com: MLB - LeFlore arrested after Tiger Stadium ceremonies". a.espncdn.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015.
  20. "Sport: A Batter from the Pen". July 30, 1973 – via content.time.com.
  21. "Avonte Maddox - Football". Pittsburgh Panthers. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  22. http://www.michtrack.org/whatever.htm#SCOTT Archived 2009-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
  23. "MHSAA: Records-Boys Track and Field Individual Champions". www.mhsaa.com.
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