Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)

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Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Motto "Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life"
Established September, 1965
Type Public High School
Affiliation Western Lakes Athletics Association
Principal Steven P. Archibald
Faculty 120 (approx.)
Students 2,150 (approx.)
Grades 9-12
Location 33500 W. Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152-3199,
Livonia, Michigan,, United States
District Livonia Public Schools
Accreditation North Central Association
Campus Suburban
Colors Carolina Blue, Navy Blue, and White
Mascot Spartan
Yearbook Aurora
Newspaper The Spotlight
Website http://www.livonia.k12.mi.us/schools/high/stevenson/

Adlai E. Stevenson School is a public high school in Livonia, Michigan. About 2200 students currently attend Stevenson. Its mascot is "Sparty" the Spartan, and its school colors are Columbia blue (PMS 291), Navy blue (PMS 289), and white (often referred to as "Double Blue and White".) The school motto is "Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life." Stevenson is highly noted for its high educational standards.

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[edit] History

Adlai E. Stevenson High School was built in 1965 to accommodate the rising population in Livonia due to the sudden mass migration of people from the nearby city of Detroit during the 1960s. It was dedicated on October 24, 1965, United Nations Day and the 20th anniversary of that body's founding, by Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. Stevenson was the first high school in the nation named for the Sixth U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Adlai E. Stevenson, who had died one day prior to the Livonia school board's decision on naming the new high school.

[edit] Academics

Stevenson is recognized by the North Central Association and is the only high school in Livonia to have a Global Education program, which mixes English and Social Studies courses and exposes students to World cultures.

Stevenson's current graduation requirements include:

  • 4.0 years of English courses
  • 3.0 years of math courses
  • 2.5 years of social studies courses
  • 3.0 years of science courses
  • .5 years of the Health course
  • .5 years of a physical education course

[edit] Athletics

Stevenson is a Class A athletic school and is part of the Western Lakes Activities Association in the Lakes Division. In recent years, Stevenson has had outstanding athletic success, including a state runner-up finish in Girl's Swimming in 2007, a state runner-up finish in boy's soccer in 2006 and a state runner-up finish in football in 2007.

Stevenson Athletic Programs
Sport Head Coach
Varsity Junior Varsity Freshman
Boys Baseball Rick Berryman Tom Wyrobe
Softball Rob Witherspoon Chris Gord
Boys Basketball Mike Allie Brandon Sinawi Matt Fielder
Girls Basketball Pat Cannon Matt McCowan Chuck Backus
Boys Golf Jason Delo
Girls Golf Jason Delo
Boys Soccer Lars Richters
Girls Soccer Chris Pinta Chris Stevanovic
Boys Tennis Kathy Ladd
Girls Tennis Kathy Ladd
Wrestling Dan Vaughan
Football Tim Gabel Chuck Petitpas Brian Piergentili
Hockey David Mitchell
Boys Cross Country Eric Mink
Girls Cross Country Paul Holmberg
Competitive Cheer Eric Kaltz Heather Haviland Erin Hermann
Sideline Cheer Eric Kaltz Heather Haviland Erin Hermann
Gymnastics Lisa Fierk
Pom Pon Lyndsey Domm
Volleyball Kelly Graham Mazie Pilut-Garbarz Chuck Petitpas
Boys Swimming and Diving Swimming: Jeff Shoemaker
Diving: W. Theisen-Halsey
Girls Swimming and Diving Swimming: Greg Phil
Diving: W. Theisen-Halsey
Boys Track Scott Shaw



[edit] Athletic Facilities

Stevenson's soccer, football, cheer, pom and track and field teams use Anders Field located directly behind Stevenson. It is named in memory of Lester C. Anders, Stevenson's first Athletic Director who died of lung cancer shortly after the school's opening. The basketball team uses the Jay W. Formsma Memorial Gymnasium, named after Stevenson's first principal. It is also where Physical Education classes are held.

Both the Boys and Girls Tennis Teams play on the 10 tennis courts directly behind Stevenson, east of Anders Field. In addition to the outdoor facilities, Stevenson also has a fieldhouse containing 18 basketball hoops (3 full-sized courts, 6 half-sized courts), 6 volleyball courts, 2 batting cages, a 5-laned track (Approx. 9 laps = 1 Mile), a weight room, and a fitness center. Stevenson's baseball and softball diamonds are located behind the school west of Anders Field. Both Stevenson's Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving Teams use the swimming pool.

[edit] Spirit Week Controversy


On Thursday May 15, 2008 over 50 students were suspended for t-shirts they wore that day. The T-shirts said "puschin' it to the limit" on the front, and "Class of .08 Seniors" on back. The administration took this as an underage drinking reference and cracked down on those wearing the shirts. This was a part of spirit week at the high school; as tradition the seniors made humorous t-shirts. The story swept across local news and radio stations WXYZ, WDIV, 95.5 radio, and briefly touched national news coverage on Fox News's morning program "Fox and Friends". The administration of the school threatened to ban the suspended students from senior prom and commencement ceremonies, but they ended up assigning required essays to the students wearing these shirts instead.[1]

[edit] Activities


In addition to numerous athletic programs, Stevenson also offers many different extracurricular activities and organizations to choose from.

Organizations 06-07
Clubs Service Organizations Literary Publication Drama Student Government Music
Art Club Community Service Aurora (yearbook) All-School Musical Student Senate Color Guard
Bible Study Freshman Focus Spectrum (school magazine) Musical Variety Show Freshman Class Council Jazz Band
Chess Club National Honor Society The Spotlight (school newspaper) One Act Plays Sophomore Class Council Marching Band
Cooking Club Peer Mediation Pantomime Show Junior Class Council Village Singers
DECA Peer Mentoring Thespian Society Senior Class Council
Diversity Club SADD Three Act Plays
FCCLA
Fit Club
History Club
Japanese Club
Mock Trial Club
Philosophy Club
Physics Club
Quiz Bowl
Science Olympiad
SEA (Students Environmentally Active)
Ski Club
Spirit Club


[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ 50 Students Suspended for School 'Spirit' || WXYZ.com | WXYZ-TV / Detroit | Detroit News, Weather, Sports and More

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