Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)
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Adlai E. Stevenson High School is a public high school in Livonia, Michigan
, a suburb west of Detroit
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due to the increased migration of people from the nearby city of Detroit to the suburbs during the turbulent 1960s. It was dedicated on October 24, 1965, United Nations Day
, and the 20th anniversary of that body's founding, by Vice President
Hubert H. Humphrey. Stevenson was the first high school in the nation named for the Fifth U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Adlai E. Stevenson, who had died one day prior to the Livonia school board's decision on naming the new high school. The school's first graduating class graduated in June 1968.
Stevenson's current graduation requirements include:
The requirments also follow state requirments.
in the Lakes Division.
Both the Boys and Girls Tennis Teams play on the 10 tennis courts directly behind Stevenson, east of Anders Field. In addition to the outdoor facilities, Stevenson also has a fieldhouse containing 18 basketball hoops (3 full-sized courts, 6 half-sized courts), 6 volleyball courts, 2 batting cages, a 5-laned track (Approx. 9 laps = 1 Mile), a weight room, and a fitness center. Stevenson's baseball and softball diamonds are located behind the school west of Anders Field. Both Stevenson's Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving Teams use the swimming pool.
Livonia, Michigan
Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's 9th largest...
, a suburb west of Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
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History
Adlai E. Stevenson High School was built in 1965 to accommodate the rising population in LivoniaLivonia, Michigan
Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's 9th largest...
due to the increased migration of people from the nearby city of Detroit to the suburbs during the turbulent 1960s. It was dedicated on October 24, 1965, United Nations Day
United Nations Day
In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, as which "shall be devoted to making known to the peoples of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for" its work.In 1971 the...
, and the 20th anniversary of that body's founding, by Vice President
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
Hubert H. Humphrey. Stevenson was the first high school in the nation named for the Fifth U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Adlai E. Stevenson, who had died one day prior to the Livonia school board's decision on naming the new high school. The school's first graduating class graduated in June 1968.
Academics
Stevenson is recognized by the North Central Association and is the only high school in Livonia to have a Global Education program, which mixes English and Social Studies courses and exposes students to World cultures.Stevenson's current graduation requirements include:
- 4 years of English courses
- 4 years of math courses
- 3 years of social studies courses
- 3 years of science courses
- 0.5 years of the Health course
- 0.5 years of a physical education course
- 1 year of Visual, Performing or Applied Arts.
The requirments also follow state requirments.
Athletics
Stevenson is a Class A athletic school and is part of the Kensington Lakes Activities AssociationKensington Lakes Activities Association
The Kensington Lakes Activities Association is an athletic conference for high schools in Michigan. It was formed in the 2008-2009 school year as a result of the merger of the Kensington Valley Conference and the Western Lakes Activities Association....
in the Lakes Division.
Athletic Facilities
Stevenson's soccer, football, cheer, pom and track and field teams use Anders Field located directly behind Stevenson. It is named in memory of Lester C. Anders, Stevenson's first Athletic Director who died of lung cancer shortly after the school's opening. The basketball team uses the Jay W. Formsma Memorial Gymnasium, named after Stevenson's first principal. It is also where Physical Education classes are held.Both the Boys and Girls Tennis Teams play on the 10 tennis courts directly behind Stevenson, east of Anders Field. In addition to the outdoor facilities, Stevenson also has a fieldhouse containing 18 basketball hoops (3 full-sized courts, 6 half-sized courts), 6 volleyball courts, 2 batting cages, a 5-laned track (Approx. 9 laps = 1 Mile), a weight room, and a fitness center. Stevenson's baseball and softball diamonds are located behind the school west of Anders Field. Both Stevenson's Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving Teams use the swimming pool.
Notable alumni
- Sean BaligianSean BaligianSean Baligian is a sports radio broadcaster who was on the Detroit sports airwaves, for WDFN and WJR. He is a native of Livonia, Michigan and graduated from Livonia Stevenson High School.-Radio career:...
: Sports radio host (WDFNWDFNWDFN is a sports-talk radio station in the Detroit, Michigan, market. It broadcasts in the AM radio band at 1130 kHz. WDFN is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and until the end of the 2008-09 NBA season, was the flagship station for the Detroit Pistons....
), Detroit News Fantasy sports expert (Class of 1988). - Mark BeaufaitMark BeaufaitMark Beaufait is a former professional ice hockey player who played 5 games for the San Jose Sharks of the NHL during the 1992–93 season. He spent the last seven playing for the Eisbären Berlin of the DEL. He retired on April 16, 2009.-Career statistics:-External links:...
: Former NHL hockey player (Class of 1988). - Nicole ForesterNicole ForesterNicole Forester is an American actress who was born on November 19, 1972, in Ann Arbor, Michigan as Nicole Theresa Schmidt.-Career:Forester joined the cast of the CBS soap opera Guiding Light on November 4, 2005, taking over the role of Cassie Layne Winslow, previously originated and played by...
: Actress on Guiding LightGuiding LightGuiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
, (Class of 1990). - Dana SchutzDana SchutzDana Schutz is a painter in New York.She graduated with a BFA the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2000 and an MFA from Columbia University in 2002. She grew up in Livonia, Michigan a suburb of Detroit and graduated in 1995 from Adlai E...
: Painter represented by Zach Feuer Gallery in New York (class of 1995). - Chris TancillChris TancillChristopher William Tancill is a retired professional ice hockey right wing. He was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 1989 NHL Supplemental Draft....
: Former NHL hockey player (Class of 1986). - Sheila TaorminaSheila TaorminaSheila Taormina is an Olympic athlete from the United States, who has competed at 4 Olympics and was the first woman to qualify for the Olympics in 3 different sports...
: Olympic Gold Medalist in swimming in 1996 Atlanta Games, four-time Olympic Athlete: 1996 Atlanta: swimming, 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens: triathlon, and 2008 Beijing: pentathlon (Class of 1987). - Dani WoodwardDani WoodwardDani Woodward is the stage name of an American former pornographic actress.Before joining the adult industry, Woodward graduated from a vocational school and worked as a medical assistant at a hospital...
: Adult film actress (Class of 2002).