Flint Northern High School was a public secondary school located in Flint, Michigan, United States. The original building "#1" was built in 1928 and demolished in the 1980s, after being the home of the Flint Academy. It was one of the high schools in the Flint Community Schools district along with Flint Northwestern High School (now Flint Junior High School) and Flint Southwestern Academy. It was closed in 2013 and reopened as Northern Academy. The Flint school board finally closed the school completely in 2014. [citation needed]
| Flint Northern High School | |
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| Address | |
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G-3284 Mackin Road , 48504 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°02′08″N 83°44′15″W / 43.0356°N 83.7374°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public secondary Jr. High |
| Motto | "Respect, Responsibility, and Results" |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Closed | 2013 (Reopened as Northern Academy and closed again soon after) |
| School district | Flint Community Schools |
| Superintendent | Linda Thompson[1] |
| CEEB code | 231500[3] |
| Principal | Janice Davis[2] |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Color(s) | scarlet gray[4] |
| Slogan | We Are The Vikings |
| Athletics conference | Saginaw Valley HS Ass'n[4] |
| Team name | Vikings[4] |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[5] |
| Website | http://nhs.flintschools.org |
Athletics
editIts teams were the Vikings. The school competed in the Saginaw Valley High School Association and the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA).
The following teams have won their respective MHSAA state championships.
- Basketball (boys): 1932–33, 35–36, 38–39, 39–40, 46–47, 70–71, 71–72, 77–78, 94-95[6]
- Basketball (girls): 1978–79, 79–80, 80–81, 81–82, 94–95, 95-96[7]
- Cross Country (boys): 1974-75[8]
- Cross Country (girls): 1981-82[9]
- Tennis (boys): 1930-31[10]
- Track & Field (boys): 1949–50, 52–53, 60–61, 62–63, 75–76, 78-79[11]
- Track & Field (girls): 1978–79, 79–80, 80–81, 82-83[12]
- Wrestling: 1962–63, 94-95[13]
Notable alumni
edit- Bunyan Bryant, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan
- Wayman Britt is a former professional basketball player.[14][15]
- Leroy Bolden is a former professional football running back
- Steve Boros - professional baseball player and manager
- J'Nathan Bullock is a former professional basketball player.[16]
- Gregory Burks is a former professional basketball player
- Tony Burton is a former boxer and actor, best known for his work in the Rocky series of films.[17]
- Mateen Cleaves was a professional basketball player.[18][19]
- Eugene Marve is a former professional football linebacker.
- Mike Miller is a former professional football wide receiver
- Jack Minore was a politician who served in the Flint City Council and the Michigan House of Representatives.
- Sheldon Neeley is a politician who is currently serving as the mayor of Flint
- Deanna Nolan is a professional basketball player, best known for her years with the Detroit Shock.[20]
- Robaire Smith is a professional football defensive end.
- Leo Sugar is a former professional football defensive end
- Dominic Tomasi was a football player for the University of Michigan.
- Fred Trosko was a college football coach at Michigan State Normal College (Eastern Michigan University). He also returned to Flint Northern and served as an assistant coach.
- Tamika Louis, former head coach of the Delaware State University women's basketball team.
- Dan Kildee, member of the U.S.Congress
- Thomas Rawls is a professional football running back for the Seattle Seahawks.
- Chris Wilson is a former professional football defensive end
- Robert Garth, AFL2 former professional football player
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "District Administration directory". Flint Community Schools. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Flint Community Schools: High Schools". Flint Community Schools. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "School info for Flint Northern HS". Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Institution Summary for Maine South High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Boys Basketball Team Champions 1925-2011 (Class A)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Girls Basketball Team Champions 1973-2011 (Class A)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Boys Cross Country Team Champions 1978-2010 (Class A)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Girls Cross Country Team Champions 1978-2010 (Class A)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Boys Tennis Team Champions 1925-2011 (Class A-B)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Boys Track & Field Team Champions 1925-2011 (Class A)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Girls Track & Field Team Champions 1973-2011 (Class A)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Wrestling Team Champions 1948-2011 (Class A)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Wayman Britt". biographic sketch. Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame / Flint Public Library. 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
Wayman arrived in Flint as a sophomore at Flint Northern and after graduating from Northern, he received a basketball scholarship to the University of Michigan ... In 1976 Wayman was drafted by the L.A. Lakers in the fourth round ...
- ^ "Wayman Britt". statistics & biographic info. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "J'Nathan Bullock". player profile. Cleveland State University Athletics. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
Fourth team all-state choice by the Detroit Free Press as a senior at Flint Northern High ...
- ^ "Tony Burton". biographic sketch. Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame / Flint Public Library. 2005. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
At Northern he played halfback.
- ^ "Mateen Cleaves". statistics & biographic info. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Associated Press (18 February 1996), "Michigan Players Involved in Accident", Los Angeles Times, retrieved 26 June 2011,
The players were Maurice Taylor, who was driving, Willie Mitchell, Robert Traylor, Louis Bullock, all starters, and Ron Oliver. The recruit was Mateen Cleaves, a 6-foot-2 guard who led Flint Northern to the Class-A Michigan state championship last season.
- ^ Hayes, Patrick (3 June 2009), "Flint native Deanna Nolan visits fans at Hill Road Meijer and talks about the Detroit Shock's upcoming season", Flint Journal, retrieved 26 June 2011,
Flint Northern grad, former Michigan Ms. Basketball and Georgia graduate Deanna Nolan, in her eighth season with the Detroit Shock, has become one of the top players in the WNBA.
External links
edit- Flint Northern High School/Northern Academy website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)