Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan)

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Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Motto	"Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life"
Established	September, 1965
Type	Public High School
Affiliation	Western Lakes Athletics Association
Principal	Steven P. Archibald
Faculty	120 (approx.)
Students	2,150 (approx.)
Grades	9-12
Location	33500 W. Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152-3199, Livonia, Michigan,, United States
District	Livonia Public Schools
Accreditation	North Central Association
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Carolina Blue, Navy Blue, and White
Mascot	Spartan
Yearbook	Aurora
Newspaper	The Spotlight
Website	http://www.livonia.k12.mi.us/schools/high/stevenson/

Adlai E. Stevenson School is a public high school in Livonia, Michigan. About 2200 students currently attend Stevenson. Its mascot is "Sparty" the Spartan, and its school colors are Columbia blue (PMS 291), Navy blue (PMS 289), and white (often referred to as "Double Blue and White".) The school motto is "Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life." Stevenson is highly noted for its high educational standards.

Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Athletics 3.1 Athletic Facilities 4 Spirit Week Controversy 5 Activities 6 Notable Alumni 7 References 8 External links

[edit] History

Adlai E. Stevenson High School was built in 1965 to accommodate the rising population in Livonia due to the sudden mass migration of people from the nearby city of Detroit during the 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 Sixth 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.

[edit] 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:

• 4.0 years of English courses
• 3.0 years of math courses
• 2.5 years of social studies courses
• 3.0 years of science courses
• .5 years of the Health course
• .5 years of a physical education course

[edit] Athletics

Stevenson is a Class A athletic school and is part of the Western Lakes Activities Association in the Lakes Division. In recent years, Stevenson has had outstanding athletic success, including a state runner-up finish in Girl's Swimming in 2007, a state runner-up finish in boy's soccer in 2006 and a state runner-up finish in football in 2007.

Stevenson Athletic Programs

Sport	Head Coach
	Varsity	Junior Varsity	Freshman
Boys Baseball	Rick Berryman	Tom Wyrobe
Softball	Rob Witherspoon	Chris Gord
Boys Basketball	Mike Allie	Brandon Sinawi	Matt Fielder
Girls Basketball	Pat Cannon	Matt McCowan	Chuck Backus
Boys Golf	Jason Delo
Girls Golf	Jason Delo
Boys Soccer	Lars Richters
Girls Soccer	Chris Pinta	Chris Stevanovic
Boys Tennis	Kathy Ladd
Girls Tennis	Kathy Ladd
Wrestling	Dan Vaughan
Football	Tim Gabel	Chuck Petitpas	Brian Piergentili
Hockey	David Mitchell
Boys Cross Country	Eric Mink
Girls Cross Country	Paul Holmberg
Competitive Cheer	Eric Kaltz	Heather Haviland	Erin Hermann
Sideline Cheer	Eric Kaltz	Heather Haviland	Erin Hermann
Gymnastics	Lisa Fierk
Pom Pon	Lyndsey Domm
Volleyball	Kelly Graham	Mazie Pilut-Garbarz	Chuck Petitpas
Boys Swimming and Diving	Swimming: Jeff Shoemaker Diving: W. Theisen-Halsey
Girls Swimming and Diving	Swimming: Greg Phil Diving: W. Theisen-Halsey
Boys Track	Scott Shaw

[edit] 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.

[edit] Spirit Week Controversy

On Thursday May 15, 2008 over 50 students were suspended for t-shirts they wore that day. The T-shirts said "puschin' it to the limit" on the front, and "Class of .08 Seniors" on back. The administration took this as an underage drinking reference and cracked down on those wearing the shirts. This was a part of spirit week at the high school; as tradition the seniors made humorous t-shirts. The story swept across local news and radio stations WXYZ, WDIV, 95.5 radio, and briefly touched national news coverage on Fox News's morning program "Fox and Friends". The administration of the school threatened to ban the suspended students from senior prom and commencement ceremonies, but they ended up assigning required essays to the students wearing these shirts instead.^[1]

[edit] Activities

In addition to numerous athletic programs, Stevenson also offers many different extracurricular activities and organizations to choose from.

Organizations 06-07

Clubs	Service Organizations	Literary Publication	Drama	Student Government	Music
Art Club	Community Service	Aurora (yearbook)	All-School Musical	Student Senate	Color Guard
Bible Study	Freshman Focus	Spectrum (school magazine)	Musical Variety Show	Freshman Class Council	Jazz Band
Chess Club	National Honor Society	The Spotlight (school newspaper)	One Act Plays	Sophomore Class Council	Marching Band
Cooking Club	Peer Mediation		Pantomime Show	Junior Class Council	Village Singers
DECA	Peer Mentoring		Thespian Society	Senior Class Council
Diversity Club	SADD		Three Act Plays
FCCLA
Fit Club
History Club
Japanese Club
Mock Trial Club
Philosophy Club
Physics Club
Quiz Bowl
Science Olympiad
SEA (Students Environmentally Active)
Ski Club
Spirit Club

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Sean Baligian: Sports radio host (WDFN), Detroit News Fantasy Sports Expert Stevenson High School
• Scott Geiger: Syndicated radio personality. Stevenson High School Class of 1989). 1077 kndd and 965 krbz
• Shaffee: WKLS in Atlanta, (Stevenson High School Class of 1996).
• Nicole Forester: Actress on Guiding Light, graduated from Stevenson High School in 1990.
• Steven J. Williford: Michigan State Soccer; All Big-Ten, BMOC. (Stevenson High School Class of 1996).
• Steve Warner: 2004 U.S. Men's Olympic Rowing team, men's lightweight fours (Stevenson High School Class of 1996).

[edit] References

1. ^ 50 Students Suspended for School 'Spirit' || WXYZ.com | WXYZ-TV / Detroit | Detroit News, Weather, Sports and More

[edit] External links

• 2007 MHSAA Football Playoff Scores
• Stevenson High School's Website
• NCA Website
• LPS Website
• SADD Website
• FCCLA Website
• DECA Website
• WXYZ Website

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