Harold S. Vincent High School
Encyclopedia
Harold S. Vincent High School is a public high school located on 7501 north Granville Road in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
. The school is part of the Milwaukee Public School system. The school had 1630 students during the 2004-2005 school year.
Vincent is a large high school located on Milwaukee's far northwest side. The school has several sports teams including football, basketball, and track & field.
Demographics
Harold S. Vincent High School is:- 85% Black, 1451 students
- 9% White, 67 students
- 4% Asian/Pacific Islander, 58 students
- 1% Hispanic, 24 students
- 1% Am. Indian/Alaska Native, 11 students
In 1988 the school was:
- 45% White, 851 students
- 52% Black, 994 students
- 1% Asian/Pacific Islander, 12 students
- 1% Hispanic, 24 students
- 1% Am. Indian/Alaska Native, 13 students
Facts
- Total Students(2004 - 2005*): 900
- Fulltime teachers: 99
- Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.4
- Part of the Milwaukee Public School system
State championships
- Boys' trackhttp://www.wiaawi.org/track/bteamchamps.pdf: 2001, 2002 (2nd Place/Runner-up), 2003, 2004 (2nd Place/Runner-up), 2005
- Boys' basketball: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005 (2nd place/Runner-up),
2007 (2nd place/Runner-up)
- Girls' basketball: 2007, 2008, 2009
Notable Alumni
Athletics & Profesional Sports- Chuck BelinChuck BelinChuck Belin is a former guard in the National Football League. Belin was drafted in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and was a member of the team that season, but did not see any playing time during a regular season game. He would play with the team for three more...
, Class of 1988. Former NFL Football Player and Wisconsin Badger - Rodney BufordRodney BufordRodney Alan "The Sheriff" Buford, is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada....
, Class of 1995. Former NBA Basketball Player - Carl LandryCarl LandryCarl Christopher Landry is an American professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He played collegiate basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers from 2004 to 2007. The 6'9", 248 lb power forward is the older brother of Marcus Landry...
, Class of 2002. Current Power Forward National Basketball Association - Marcus LandryMarcus LandryMarcus Landry is an American professional basketball player for Assignia Manresa. Landry attended Vincent High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
, Class of 2005. Professional basketball player, National Basketball AssociationNational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada... - DeAndre LevyDeAndre LevyDeAndre Levy is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Lions in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin....
, Class of 2005. Linebacker, Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
, NFL - Nick Polk, Class of 2005
- Adrian Battles, Class of 2005
Arts & Entertainment
- Calvin Coo Coo Cal Bellamy, Class of 1987. Rap Artist/Songwriter
- Danny GokeyDanny GokeyDaniel Jay "Danny" Gokey is an American country music singer and church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the third place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol...
, Class of 1998. Singer/Songwriter