| Southfeld-Lathrup High School | |
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| "Home of the Chargers" | |
| Established | 1968 |
| Type | Public school |
| Principal | Joseph Spryszak |
| Students | 1603 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 19301 West Twelve Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan, United States |
| District | Southfield Public Schools |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Mascot | The Chargers |
| Yearbook | 'The Synthesis' |
| Newspaper | 'The Charger Chonicle' |
| Website | Southfield-Lathrup High School website |
Southfield-Lathrup High School is a senior high school in Lathrup Village, Michigan, United States. It is the second oldest of three high schools in the Southfield Public Schools district, the oldest being Southfield High School, and the youngest being University High School Academy[1].
Southfield-Lathrup High School is well known for its extensive and well-supported music program[2]. It is also known locally for its girls basketball team State Title in 2005[3].
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Southfield-Lathrup High School opened in 1968 to accommodate the growing Southfield and Lathrup Village populations. The high school resides in Lathrup Village and is part of the Southfield Public School District. The school graduated its first class in 1970.
Southfield-Lathrup is considered one of the most diverse high schools in the State of Michigan. In the 1970s and 1980s, Southfield-Lathrup High School was a predominately Jewish high school. In the early-to-late 1990s, more middle-class African-Americans attended Southfield-Lathrup, and it eventually became a predominately African-American High School[4]. Starting in the 2002-2003 school year, the Southfield Public Schools District stopped observing major Jewish holidays because of a marked decrease in Jewish students and faculty. Jewish students and faculty, however, were given excused absences during major holidays.
Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, a 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 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.
The campus consists of the main building, a soccer field, a football field, and various parking lots. Students park in the west parking lot. The building is divided into several distinct zones called "houses."
Four two-story wings contain most of the school's class rooms. Oddly, the second floors of these wings are not attached to each other. A and B house are located toward the front of the school, facing Twelve Mile Road. C and D house are located toward the rear of the building.
A House contains the Charger Cafe, which sells food items and Southfield-Lathrup-related memorabilia.
B House contains most of the science labs and the Medical and Natural Sciences Academy.
C House contains the Career Center and the majority of the math department.
D House contains the counseling office and the weight training rooms.
G House contains the Arts and Communications Academy, Band Room, Art Studios, Dance Studios, and the auditorium. Southfield-Lathrup's auditorium is equipped with a full sized stage, dressing room, costume room, lighting, and sound equipment. Every year, Lathrup's drama department produces a fall play and a spring musical. The spring musical typically includes Lathrup's dance and music departments. Mrs. Amy Gibson, French teacher, also uses the auditorium to debut her production of French children's plays, including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Snow White, and the upcoming Aladdin.
Southfield-Lathrup Senior High School is home to two of four Academies serving the Southfield Public Schools district, specifically the Medical and Natural Sciences Academy and the Arts and Communications Academy. Both academies have separate entry requirements from the mainstream curriculum. Most students apply at the end of their tenth grade year and take classes in their eleventh and twelfth grade years. The other two academies are the Engineering & Manufacturing Sciences Academy and the Global Business & Information Technology Academy, are located at Southfield High School
Courses offered:
Courses offered:
The Louise Ward Memorial Scholarship was established in 2001 for Southfield-Lathrup Students for continued studies in vocal music. The Fund was initiated by alumni of the Southfield Lathrup High School Madrigal Singers in grateful memory of Louise Ward who was, at once, their teacher, mentor, role model, and friend[8].
The Academy also won the 2000 GRAMMY signature award[9].
Southfield-Lathrup High also offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in several different subjects including:
In recent years, Southfield-Lathrup High School also offered Advanced Placement Physics, Statistics, European History, Spanish, and French. Though these courses aren't offered, students are encouraged to independently study the subject material and take the test.
All Southfield-Lathrup High students are required to read books from a preselected list over the summer. Honors and AP English students receive more books to read than other students. AP United States History Students are also given summer reading.
Beginning the summer of 2006, all summer reading work was required to be submitted through mydropbox.com, an online plagiarism screening service.
In 2002, Kim Watt from the first graduating class of 1970 created a networking site titled Southfield-Lathrup Senior High School Alumni. Currently, 8,206 alumni have created profiles on that website.
Mark Goldstein a Southfield-Lathrup alumnus from 1971 graduating class was responsible for the naming of the "Chargers" (the school's mascot). Goldstein was an honors trumpet player in all of the bands and Orchestra...and was also a member of the first Charger Marching Band.
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