Northwestern High School (Michigan)
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| Northwestern High School | |
| Address | |
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| 2200 West Grand Blvd Detroit, Michigan |
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| Information | |
| School district | Detroit Public School |
| Principal | Patricia Pickett |
| School type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Area | Urban |
| Mascot | Colts |
Northwestern High School is a secondary education facility in Detroit, Michigan. The student population of Northwestern is approximately 2,000 this school also offers numerous groups such as a debate team, Army JROTC unit, athletics, etc. Northwestern also offers several advanced placement courses
[edit] Northwestern Colts Athletic Legends
Detroit-Northwestern High School has enjoyed a long and storied athletic tradition. Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, the Colts dominated interscholastic competition statewide in a variety of sports.
Coach Bert Maris led the Northwestern swimming and diving program to three consecutive Michigan High School Athletic Association team titles (1925 through 1927). In 1930, the Colt swimming and diving team - coached by Leo Maas - won another MHSAA championship trophy; Maas also led the school to five consecutive city league titles (1933 through 1937).
Northwestern remains the only Detroit public high school to win a state championship in the sport of swimming and diving.
The Colts also boast an impressive record in the sport of track and field.
During the same year Bert Maris led Northwestern to a state championship in swimming and diving, he teamed with Coach Warren Hoyt in leading Northwestern to the 1925 MHSAA title in track and field. Coach Malcom Weaver and his Colts were winners of the state track and field championships in 1927, 1929 and 1930.
The record also shows that Northwestern High School won MHSAA championship trophies in the sport of tennis (1927) and cross country (1929).
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Damon Keith (1939), Senior Judge - United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- John Conyers (1947), United States Congressman (1965-present); Chairman, House Judiciary Committee
- Fletcher Gilders (1949), Former two-time NCAA Diving Champion; Hall of Fame Diving Coach at Ohio University and Kenyon College
- Henry Carr (1960), Former World Record Holder in 200 Meter Dash; winner of two Gold Medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Willie Horton (1960), Former All-Star Major League Baseball player for Detroit Tigers and other MLB teams
- John Mayberry (1967), Former All-Star Major League Baseball player for Kansas City Royals and other MLB teams
- Ray Parker Jr. (1972), Guitarist, songwriter, producer, recording artist; wrote theme song for the motion picture Ghostbusters
