Kettering High School
Encyclopedia
Kettering High School is a 4 year high school within the Detroit Public Schools
system. Located in Detroit, Michigan
United States
The school was built in what is now known to be a low income neighborhood. Kettering offers many classes that will meet the academic grading in the United States
.
, 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.
. Its address is 6101 Van Dyke Detroit, Michigan 48213. It sits next to the Edsel B. Ford Freeway also known as I-94
Regional
Superintendent: Dr. James Ray
• 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
(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.
Detroit Public Schools
Detroit Public Schools is a school district that covers all of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The student population of the Detroit Public Schools is about 65,971 , which is down about 9.7% from the previous school year. Detroit Public Charter Schools educate an additional 56,000...
system. Located in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
The school was built in what is now known to be a low income neighborhood. Kettering offers many classes that will meet the academic grading in the United States
Academic grading in the United States
Academic grading in the United States most commonly takes on the form of five letter grades. Historically, the grades were A, B, C, D, and F—A being the highest and F, denoting failure, the lowest. In the mid-twentieth century, many American educational institutions—especially in the Midwest —began...
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History
Built in 1964 on the eastside of Detroit, MichiganDetroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, Kettering high school was named after Charles F. Kettering the famous American inventor, and head of research at General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
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In 2010 DPS planned to consolidate Kettering with Southeastern High School
Southeastern High School (Michigan)
Southeastern High School is a Detroit Public Schools high school in Detroit, Michigan.The school opened in 1917. The school's athletic teams had the name "Jungaleers" because the school was considered to be far from the urban areas....
. Officials stopped when they learned that rival gangs
Gangs in the United States
Street gangs in the United States date to the early 19th century. The most publicized street gangs in the U.S. are African-American; black gangs were not recognized as a social problem until after the great migration of the 1910s...
held influence at the schools.
Kettering Pioneers Athletic Hall of Fame
- By virtue of his 1968 Michigan High School Athletic AssociationMichigan High School Athletic Association-About:The Michigan High School Athletic Association is a service organization for high school sports in Michigan and is headquartered in East Lansing...
title in the 880-yard run, Roger Cleaver became Kettering's first major athletic champion.
- Anthony Thompson, Eddie Woods, Eldon Parham and anchorman, Charles Carroll won the 440-yard relay for Kettering at the 1973 MHSAA track and field championships.
- Calvin Reed was a renowned football and track athlete for the Pioneers; in 1974, Calvin took first place in the shot put at the MHSAA finals.
- Jon Boyd, Eugene Singleton, Sollie Boone, and two-time state titlist, Charles Carroll took first place in the 440-yard relay at the 1974 MHSAA championships.
- In 1977, John Anthony and Paul Butler teamed with Stan EdwardsStan EdwardsStanley Edwards is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He played six total seasons in the league, five for the Houston Oilers and one for his hometown Detroit Lions...
and Deon Hogan to win another state championship for Kettering; this one came in the 880-yard relay.
- Multisport standout, Stan Edwards (1978) starred on the gridiron and in the sport of track and field. In 1977, Stan ran lead-off on Kettering's MHSAA champion 880-yard relay team. In college, Edwards played football for the University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
; he was also a six-year veteran of the National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Stan Edwards is the father of Braylon EdwardsBraylon Edwards-Cleveland Browns:-2005:Edwards began his rookie season as Cleveland's third wide receiver – he would have started higher, but a hold-out caused him to miss the beginning of training camp. Early in the season Edwards revealed that he had a staph infection, and missed a few weeks as a result of it....
; an All-American at the University of Michigan, and wide-receiver with the NFL's New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
- A Kettering teammate of Stan Edwards', Jerome Foster (1978) played collegiately at Ohio State UniversityOhio State UniversityThe Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
. Foster also played four seasons as a defensive end and nose tackle in the NFL.
- Deon Hogan (1978) won a total of four MHSAA track and field titles during his years at Kettering High. In 1977, Deon was state champion in the 440-yard dash; he also ran the anchor leg on Kettering's victorious 880-yard relay team. Then in 1978, Deon Hogan won state championships in the 100 and 220-yard dash.
- Kettering's Florette McGowan, Mona McGowan, Felicia Clark and Edwina Mason comprised the quartet that took first place in the 880-yard relay, at the 1978 MHSAA ladies' track and field championships.
Location
Kettering is located on the eastdide of Detroit, MichiganDetroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. Its address is 6101 Van Dyke Detroit, Michigan 48213. It sits next to the Edsel B. Ford Freeway also known as I-94
Administration and School Code
Principal: Mr. Leroy BougardRegional
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 CenterDetroit Medical Center
The Detroit Medical Center, located in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, has more than 2,000 licensed beds, 3,000 affiliated physicians and over 12,000 employees. The DMC is the affiliated clinical research site for medical program at Wayne State University...
(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
Diploma
A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
and an Associate Degree or two years of transferable college credit from Wayne County Community College District.