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Redford High School was a secondary school in Detroit, Michigan. A part of Detroit Public Schools, the school opened in September 1921 and ceased operations in June 2007. Staffed and operated by the Detroit Public Schools; Redford High School served the sub-communities of Old Redford, Grandmont, Rosedale Park and Brightmoor. [1] [2]

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History

Chastity Pratt of the Detroit Free Press wrote, "when it was built, Redford was the jewel of the district." [3] Redford offered university preparatory classes for its students such as Business Law and Fashion merchandising to mention a few.[ citation needed ]

In December 2006, the Detroit Public School District announced that it planned to close Redford; concerned alumni and parents mounted a valiant yet unsuccessful drive to prevent the closure. [3] [4] The property was purchased by Meijer, Inc., as a site for a future store complex; [5] and the high school was demolished in September 2012. [6]

Detroit's Cooley and Cody High School absorbed much of the attendance area from Redford; including Brightmoor and Grandmont. Henry Ford High School assumed jurisdiction over the remaining northern neighborhoods. [7] [8] [9]

In June 2015 a Meijer store opened on the Redford site. As of 2015 it was Meijer's second Detroit location. [10] This store uses stonework from the former Redford building. [11]

Athletics

The boys' golf team won three consecutive Michigan High School Athletic Association championships (1928, '29, '30). [12] The boys' cross country team won two consecutive Michigan High School Athletic Association championships (1961, '62). The boys' and girls' tennis teams won Michigan High School Athletic Association championships (1988).

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "A Basic Community Profile: Brightmoor." (Archive) City Connect Detroit at University of Michigan . Retrieved November 13, 2009.
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