Hamtramck High School
Hamtramck High School is a public high school in Hamtramck, Michigan, United States in Metro Detroit. It is a part of Hamtramck Public Schools.
| Hamtramck High School | |
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| Address | |
11410 Charest Street , 48212 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°24′09″N 83°03′29″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1930 |
| School district | Hamtramck Public Schools |
| Principal | Chris Vraniak |
| Teaching staff | 52.94 (on a FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12[1] |
| Enrollment | 988 (2017-18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.66[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white [2] |
| Athletics conference | Michigan Metro Athletic Conference[2] |
| Nickname | Cosmos[2] |
| Website | www |
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History
Hamtramck High School was originally located on Wyandotte and Hewitt Streets.
In 1925 655 students attended Hamtramck High School. JoEllen McNergney Vinyard, author of For Faith and Fortune: The Education of Catholic Immigrants in Detroit, 1805-1925, wrote that Hamtramck High had "substantially more students than were in all of Detroit's Polish Catholic high schools combined."[3]
In 1970 the school moved to the former Copernicus Junior Middle School's former building.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 999 students enrolled in 2016-17 was:
- Male - 63.0%
- Female - 37.0%
- Native American/Alaskan - >0.1%
- Asian - 35.4%
- Black - 15.8%
- Hispanic - 0.4%
- White - 46.6%
- Multiracial - 1.6%
97.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2016-17, Hamtramck was a Title I school.[1]
The majority of the "white" students were from families originating in Yemen and a large portion of the remaining were Bosnian. Other populations from the Balkans were also represented.
Notable alumni
- Ike Blessitt, former MLB player (Detroit Tigers)
- John Brisker, former NBA player declared legally dead after going missing in Uganda.
- Willie Fleming, former professional Canadian Football League player and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, University of Iowa football player.
- Julius Franks, former American football player, first African-American All-American at Michigan
- Mike Kostiuk, former American football player
- Rudy Tomjanovich, former player and coach for the Houston Rockets of the NBA[4]
- Cass Michaels, former MLB player (Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Athletics)
- Bill Nahorodny. MLB former player Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners
References
- Vinyard, JoEllen McNergney. For Faith and Fortune: The Education of Catholic Immigrants in Detroit, 1805-1925. University of Illinois Press, January 1, 1998. ISBN 025206707X, 9780252067075.
Notes
- "Hamtramck High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- https://www.mhsaa.com/Schools/hamtramck
- Vinyard, p. 183.
- Taylor, Phil. "'hey, Call Anytime'." Sports Illustrated. July 4, 1994. Retrieved on April 11, 2009.