Pershing High School




















Pershing High School
Location

18875 Ryan Road
Detroit, MI
Information
TypePublic
StatusOpen
School districtDetroit Public Schools District
PrincipalShirley E. Brown
Grades9-12
Enrollment400 (2016-2017)
Color(s)Blue and Gold
MascotDoughboys
Website

John J. Pershing High School[1] is a public high school in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is a part of Detroit Public Schools. It is in Conant Gardens,[2] in proximity to the residential areas.[3] It also serves Krainz Woods.[4] DPS will re-assume control of Pershing High in fall 2017.[5][needs update]


In 2012 Kettering High School closed, and some students were rezoned to Pershing.[6]


The school is currently managed by the Education Achievement Authority (EAA), which took over control of the school in 2012.[7]


In 2014 a teacher used a broom to attempt to break up a fight between two students; as a result,[8] she was fired by the EAA.[7] A video of the fight had been posted online. Later the EAA offered her back a job, but she declined, and in 2015 she sued the EAA in federal court.[9]



Notable alumni



  • Mel Daniels, former ABA All-Star and MVP, 2x ABA MVP, 7x ABA All-Star, inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[citation needed]


  • Glenn Doughty, former NFL player for the Baltimore Colts, later founded the Shake and Bake Family Fun Center and the Career Information and Training Network


  • Abdul "Duke" Fakir, former member of the Motown act, the Four Tops[10]


  • Larry Foote, former NFL player and current assistant coach for the Arizona Cardinals, 2x Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers[citation needed]


  • Spencer Haywood, former NBA All-Star and NBA champion, inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame


  • Willie King, former professional basketball player in the National Basketball League[11]


  • Marvin Lane, former MLB player for the Detroit Tigers


  • Brenda Lawrence, former mayor of Southfield, Michigan and member of the US House of Representatives


  • Tim Meadows, actor and comedian, former member of Saturday Night Live[12]


  • Michael "Clip" Payne, musician for Parliament-Funkadelic since 1977, often referred to as "The Man in the Box"


  • Paul Seal, former NFL player for the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers


  • Ralph Simpson, former NBA player, 5x ABA All-Star[13]


  • Ted Sizemore, former MLB player and the 1969 National League Rookie of the Year, CEO of the Baseball Assistance Team


  • Steve Smith, former NBA All-Star and champion, Olympic gold medalist in the 2000 Summer Olympics


  • Levi Stubbs,[10] lead vocalist of The Four Tops, Stubbs and fellow band member Fakir met each other at Pershing High[14]


  • Kevin Willis, former NBA All-Star and champion, second oldest NBA player in history


  • James "J Dilla" Yancey, music producer and rapper, late member of the group Slum Village


  • Robert Hawkins (basketball), Former NBA Player


References and notes




  1. ^ Home. Pershing High School. May 24, 2001. Retrieved on October 31, 2013.


  2. ^ "Pershing High alums celebrate 75 years." The Detroit News. April 6, 2005. Retrieved on November 6, 2012. "What made Pershing different was that it was built in the Conant Gardens[...]"


  3. ^ "Conant Gardens produced talent." The Detroit News. June 20, 2001. Retrieved on November 6, 2012. "The Conant Gardens neighborhood near Pershing High School never [...]. Conant Gardens is bounded by East Seven Mile, East Nevada, Ryan and Conant." - Also in "Conant Gardens' inspiring past comes alive." The Detroit News. June 28, 2001.


  4. ^ "High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.


  5. ^ "Welcome EAA Community." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on May 2, 2017.


  6. ^ "4.-Kettering-High-School-Kettering-West-Wing.pdf." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. p. 2. Retrieved on November 1, 2012. "Fisher Building – 14th Floor 3011 W. Grand Boulevard Detroit, MI 48202-2710"


  7. ^ ab AlHajal, Khalil. "Teacher fired for using broom to break up Detroit classroom fight." MLive. May 6, 2014. Retrieved on May 8, 2014.


  8. ^ "Detroit teacher fired after breaking up fight with broom." Fox News. May 6, 2014. Updated May 8, 2014. Retrieved on May 8, 2014.


  9. ^ Zaniewski, Ann. "Teacher who used broom to break up fight sues EAA" (Archive). Detroit Free Press. June 9, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2015.


  10. ^ ab Maynard, Micheline. "Levi Stubbs, 72, Powerful Voice for Four Tops, Dies." The New York Times. October 17, 2008. Retrieved on November 7, 2012.


  11. ^ "Willie King". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. Retrieved October 23, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  12. ^ SMG College Booking '[1]'


  13. ^ Ellis, Vince (August 16, 2012). "Ex-Spartan, Piston Ralph Simpson fond of his ABA, Pershing days". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 19, 2012.


  14. ^ "Stars mourn Four Tops star Stubbs." BBC. Tuesday October 28, 2008. Retrieved on November 7, 2012.



External links



  • EAA Pershing High School


  • Pershing High School (Archive)


Coordinates: 42°25′56″N 83°03′52″W / 42.4321°N 83.0644°W / 42.4321; -83.0644







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