Carlson High School
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Oscar A. Carlson High School in Gibraltar
, Michigan
, is located near mouth of the Detroit River
at Lake Erie
. It is a member of a school district serving the five municipalities of Gibraltar, Flat Rock, Woodhaven, Rockwood, and Brownstown Township. It is a member of the Downriver Consortium along with nine other high schools and local community colleges.
The school has approximately 1100 students and 48 faculty members. The award-winning yearbook is called Ebb Tide. The school features community programs such as School to Work and the Renaissance Program.
Gibraltar, Michigan
Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,656 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Detroit River directly south of, and adjacent to, Trenton.-Geography:...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, is located near mouth of the Detroit River
Detroit River
The Detroit River is a strait in the Great Lakes system. The name comes from the French Rivière du Détroit, which translates literally as "River of the Strait". The Detroit River has served an important role in the history of Detroit and is one of the busiest waterways in the world. The river...
at Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
. It is a member of a school district serving the five municipalities of Gibraltar, Flat Rock, Woodhaven, Rockwood, and Brownstown Township. It is a member of the Downriver Consortium along with nine other high schools and local community colleges.
The school has approximately 1100 students and 48 faculty members. The award-winning yearbook is called Ebb Tide. The school features community programs such as School to Work and the Renaissance Program.
Notable alumni
- Shelley LooneyShelley LooneyShelley Looney is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Looney played collegiately at Northeastern University from 1991–94, winning multiple awards including ECAC All-Star, 1993 ECAC Tournament MVP and ECAC...
(1997) - 1998 Olympic gold medalist in ice hockey - James Dillinger (2000) - professional wrestler