Northern High School (Detroit)

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Northern High School
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Address
Northern High School (Detroit)
9026 Woodward Ave

Detroit
,
Michigan

United States
Information
Established1916 (1916)
ClosedJune 22, 2007 (2007-06-22)
School district Detroit Public Schools Community District

Northern Senior High School was a public four-year high school located on the north end of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The school was a part of the Detroit Public Schools district. By the latter part of the 2000s, Northern Senior High School was cited for closure as well as several other local high schools in the Detroit School District. [1] The Detroit International Academy is now housed in the building that was formerly known as Northern Senior High School. [2] [3] When Northern existed, it served a portion of New Center. [4]

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History

The school was founded in 1916. [5]

In April 1966, over 2,000 students—98% of them African American—walked out of Detroit's Northern High School to protest the poor quality of their education. Their demonstration resulted in the removal of the principal, vice principal, and a school police officer. [6]

The school closed on June 22, 2007. [6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Granderson, LZ. "Closing schools in Detroit? Dangerous." ESPN . April 6, 2009. Retrieved on December 14, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Home Archived 2015-06-23 at the Wayback Machine ." Detroit International Academy for Young Women. Retrieved on June 30, 2015. "9026 Woodward, Detroit MI, 48202"
  3. ↑ "Northern High School" (Archive). Detroit Public Schools. May 4, 2003. Retrieved on June 30, 2015. "Northern High School 9026 Woodward, Detroit, MI. 48202 "
  4. ↑ "High School Attendance Areas" (Archive). Detroit Public Schools . July 10, 2003. Retrieved on November 3, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Northern High School | Historic Detroit".
  6. 1 2 "Northern High School | Historic Detroit". historicdetroit.org. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Women's Volleyball Michigan State University Spartans, Official Athletic Site - Women's Volleyball". Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  8. ↑ Bjorn, Lars; Gallert, Jim (2001). Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press/Regional. p. 96. doi:10.3998/mpub.11388. ISBN   978-0-472-06765-7.
  9. ↑ Classmates - Smokey Robinson

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