Southfield High School

Southfeld Senior High School
"Where Blue Jays Soar"
Address
24675 Lahser Road
Southfield, Michigan
United States
Coordinates 42°28′12″N 83°15′43″W / 42.47°N 83.262°W / 42.47; -83.262Coordinates: 42°28′12″N 83°15′43″W / 42.47°N 83.262°W / 42.47; -83.262
Information
Type Public school
School district Southfield Public Schools
Principal Sonia Jackson
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1600
Color(s) Blue, red and Grey
Mascot Warriors
Yearbook Blue and Grey
Website Southfield High School

Southfield Senior High School for the Arts and Technology is a senior high school located in Southfield, Michigan. Founded in 1951, Southfield High was the oldest of two high schools in the district operated by Southfield Public Schools. The other high school in the district is the University High School Academy,[1] a program which is located at the former Southfield-Lathrup High School.

History, milestones, and awards

By the mid to late 1960s, Southfield High School (SHS) was fed by four junior high schools, Birney, Lederle, Levey, and Thompson. In the fall of 1967, students from Birney began to be sent to the newly opened Southfield-Lathrup High School, leaving SHS with the other three.

Curriculum

Academy learning

Southfield High is home to two of the Academies serving the Southfield Public Schools district, specifically the Engineering & Manufacturing Sciences Academy and the Global Business & Information Technology Academy. Both academies have separate entry requirements from the mainstream curriculum.

Engineering and Manufacturing Sciences Academy

Coordinator: Joseph Minnick

Courses offered:

Global Business and Information Technology Academy

Coordinator Erin McBrien

Courses offered:

Advanced placement options

Southfield High offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in several different subjects including:

Summer reading program

Beginning the summer of 2005, all Southfield High students were required to read books from a preselected list over the summer. Honors and AP students received more books to summer read than other students.

Dress code

Beginning with the 2005–2006 school year, a new dress code was instituted at the high school level, finalizing the process of bringing all of the Southfield Public Schools district under a dress code policy. All members of the Southfield School Board supported the measure and voted aye, except for Trustee Karen Miller. Ms. Miller voted no because she didn't feel that there was enough input from students in the development of the dress code. For the 2006–2007 school year, the dress code was tightened further so that it required all students to tuck in their shirts.

Campus

The campus is divided into several distinct zones called "houses", two of which are connected by glass hallways.

O House

O House, a large two-story building, is the oldest of the campus buildings. In addition to its many classrooms, O House contains administrative offices, the radio station, main auditorium, cafeteria, gymnasium, and swimming pool.

The letter "O" in O House is thought to stand for Original, because this building was originally the only building on the Southfield High Campus. Colloquially, however, the O is said to be an abbreviation for "old."

A and B House

Built in the 1960s, A House and B House, while also two-story buildings, are considerably smaller than O House. A House holds the Blue Jay Cafe, a model restaurant for those in Culinary Arts classes, as well as the majority of the English department classrooms.

During the 2006 – 2007 academic year, A House was closed for renovation.

C and D House

Built in the 1980s, C House is also a two-story building that contain classrooms.

In March 2006, D House opened as a new two-story building adjacent to and connected with A House. This building was able to hold students and teachers relocated from parts of O House closed for renovation.

Recent renovations in A, B, C, and D House mean that the buildings are air conditioned, with updated facilities including flat panel television screens in each classroom, as well as combination DVD/VCR players.

Extracurricular activities

This newspaper has had numerous awards bestowed upon it for journalistic talent, including eight George H. Gallup Awards from Quill and Scroll. Over the past 10 years they have accumulated more than 60 awards.
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Participates in OCCRA and FIRST Robotics competitions.
Golf
Tennis
Football
Freshman Football
Junior Varsity Football
Varsity Football
Basketball
Freshman Boys Basketball
Boys Junior Varsity Basketball
Boys Varsity Basketball
Freshman Girls Basketball
Girls Junior Varsity Basketball
Girls Varsity Basketball
Track and Field
Cross Country
Track and Field

Swimming Hockey Cheerleading

Notable alumni

Notable events

On November 22, 1967, The Who performed in concert along with local bands The Unrelated Segments ("Where You Gonna Go"), and the Amboy Dukes ("Journey To The Center Of The Mind"), with Ted Nugent featured very prominently as a member of the group.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Southfield High School. southfield.k12.mi.us
  2. ↑ "The Who – Wed, 22 November 1967: Detroit, MI, Southfield High School." thewholive.net
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