Romulus Senior High School
Romulus Senior High School or Romulus High School is the public high school in the city of Romulus, Michigan in Metro Detroit.
| Romulus Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
9650 South Wayne Road , 48174 | |
| Coordinates | 42°13′59″N 83°23′17″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | "Making Our Best Even Better" |
| Established | 1916 |
| School district | Romulus Community School District |
| Superintendent | Marjie Mcanally |
| Principal | Flinnoia Hall III |
| Teaching staff | 44.41 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Enrollment | 806 (2017-18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.15[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White [2] |
| Athletics conference | Western Wayne Athletic Conference[2] |
| Nickname | Eagles[2] |
| Rival | Belleville High School |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
| Newspaper | The Wingspan |
| Website | www |
History
Romulus High seen from Wayne Road
In 2013 Inkster High School closed due to the closure of the Inkster School District. Students in the Inkster zone south of Michigan Avenue and west of Middlebelt were rezoned to Romulus High School.[4] This area includes portions of Inkster and Westland.[5][6]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 892 students enrolled in 2016-2017 was:
- Male - 54.1%
- Female - 45.9%
- Black - 77.3%
- Hispanic - 4.0%
- White - 17.6%
- Multiracial - 1.1%
70.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.[1]
Athletics
The following sports are offered at RHS. Unless noted there are teams for both sexes:[2]
The Romulus High School Eagles has a longtime rivalry with the Belleville High School Tigers.
Notable people
- Will Clyburn, professional basketball player[10]
- Shaler Halimon, professional basketball player[11]
- Charlie Henry, former assistant basketball coach at Romulus, is a college and professional basketball coach.[12]
- John Holifield, professional football player[13]
- Grant Long, professional basketball player[14]
- John Long, professional basketball player[15]
- Terry Mills, professional basketball player[16]
- Nate Oats, former head basketball coach at Romulus, is head basketball coach at University of Alabama.[17]
References
- "Romulus Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "AdvancED - Institution Summary". advanc-ed.org. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- Smith, Brian. "Inkster schools first to be dissolved; students split across 4 districts." Mlive. July 26, 2013. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
- "NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR INKSTER RESIDENTS" (Map). Wayne RESA. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.
- "Street Jurisdiction Map" (Archive) City of Westland. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.
- "Yearly Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "Team Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "Team Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "Will Clyburn Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Shaler Halimon Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "FORMER CRUSADER CHARLIE HENRY PROMOTED ON MEN'S BASKETBALL STAFF AT IOWA STATE". Madonna University Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "John Holifield Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Grant Long Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "John Long Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Terry Mills Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- "Buffalo". Buffalo. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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