Kettering High School

Charles F. Kettering Senior High School
Address
6101 Van Dyke
Detroit, Michigan
USA
Coordinates 42°23′05″N 83°01′15″W / 42.38472°N 83.02083°W / 42.38472; -83.02083Coordinates: 42°23′05″N 83°01′15″W / 42.38472°N 83.02083°W / 42.38472; -83.02083
Information
Type High School
Motto "Go Hard or Go Home"
Established 1964
Principal Patrisha Murrey
Grades 9-12 including Dual Enrollment
Color(s) Royal Blue and White
Mascot Pioneer
Affiliation Detroit Public Schools

Kettering High School was a four-year high school within the Detroit Public Schools system. Located in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, the school was built in what is now known to be a low-income neighborhood. Kettering offered many classes that met the academic grading in the United States.

History

Built in 1964 on the eastside of Detroit, Michigan, Kettering high school was named after Charles F. Kettering the famous American inventor, and head of research at General Motors.

In 2010 DPS planned to consolidate Kettering with Southeastern High School. Officials stopped when they learned that rival gangs held influence at the schools.[1] On February 2012, it was announced that Kettering would close at the end of the school year.[2] Students in the regular program were rezoned to Denby, King, Pershing, and Southeastern. Kettering West Wing students were moved to schools with similar programs, including Charles R. Drew Transition Center, East English Village Preparatory Academy, Southeastern, and Jerry L. White Center.[3] Reasons for closure included low academic performance and a decreasing number of enrolled students. In addition there were increased maintenance costs related to Kettering's physical plant.[4]

In 2014 DPS announced that it would convert the campus into the Kettering Urban Agricultural Campus, an urban farm. Operations were scheduled to begin that year.[4]

Campus

Kettering is located on the eastside of Detroit, Michigan. Its address is 6101 Van Dyke Detroit, Michigan 48213.

The former campus has 27 acres (11 ha) of space. It is at the intersection of Interstate 94 (Edsel Ford Freeway) and Van Dyke Road. By 2014 many properties around the school site had been abandoned, and as of that year the former campus is vacant.[4]

Kettering Pioneers Athletic Hall of Fame

Administration and School Code

Principal: Mr. Leroy Bougard Regional Superintendent: Dr. James Ray

What they offer

• Local School Community Organization (LSCO). • Instrumental Music. • Fine Arts. • Advanced Art. • Advanced Placement Classes. • All students are Career and College Prep. • Parent Classes. • After School Tutoring. • Seven Computer Labs. • Spanish Language Classes. • Benjamin Banneker Honors Program • Choir • Marching Band/Orchestra • Sports • Technology/IT Classes

Detroit Allied Health Middle College High School program

In 2007, Detroit Allied Health Middle College High School (DAHMC) was opened at Kettering High School. It is a newly developed Detroit Public School, in partnership with Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) and Detroit Medical Center (DMC). The program is designed to prepare male and female students for the ever increasing employment opportunities in the health care field. Students who successfully complete the academic curriculum of Detroit Allied Health Middle College High School will graduate with both a high school diploma and an Associate Degree or two years of transferable college credit from Wayne County Community College District.

Citations/Side notes

  1. ↑ Leduff, Charlie. "What Killed Ayana Stanley-Jones?" Mother Jones. November/December 2010. 39.
  2. ↑ "Emergency Financial Manager announces school closings".
  3. ↑ "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"
  4. 1 2 3 AlHajal, Khalil. "Closed Detroit high school campus to become 27-acre farm." MLive. March 13, 2014. Retrieved on November 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysTrackField/IndividualChampions/1960s.aspx
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysTrackField/IndividualChampions/1970s.aspx
  7. ↑ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=EDWARSTA01
  8. ↑ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FOSTEJER01
  9. ↑ http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/GirlsTrackField/IndividualChampions/1970s.aspx

References

http://www.Michigan.gov http://www.Detroitk12.org

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