Goldensunshine Member Username: Goldensunshine
Post Number: 25 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 10:40 pm: | |
My brother graduated from Benedictine in '91 . . .I attended elementary school at St. Scholastica across Southfield. We are both Ravens Mercy High school used to be on Outer Dr. & Southfield until 1964. If I am not mistaken they were on the same corner as "The Little Sisters of the Poor" - Where that Shopping Plaza is now. |
Gary Member Username: Gary
Post Number: 234 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 11:21 pm: | |
Re: U of D High being a member of the Detroit PSL. If they were members in the pre-mid 60s, they would have actually been in the Detroit City League, which was the predecessor of the PSL. At one time or another, Hamtramck, Highland Park and various other non-Detroit public schools were also members. |
Swingline Member Username: Swingline
Post Number: 882 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 9:46 am: | |
Motownmark said about U of D High: quote:Rowe was relieved of duty as principal at UDJ after the 2006-07 school year, from what I have heard. Former Spanish teacher Gary Marando is now the principal of the high school. What were the reasons for the shakeup? |
Pamequus Member Username: Pamequus
Post Number: 131 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 9:51 am: | |
Goldensunshine...I'm a Mercy grad also. I graduated in 67. Went to the old school at Outer Drive and Southfield my first two years and the "new" school my junior and senior years. Guess you could say I'm one of the Old Guard but we never called it anything other than Our Lady of Mercy High School. We actually moved to the new school the beginning of the 65/66 school year. Tell me, does UofD and CC still play the Boys Bowl each fall? |
Lmr Member Username: Lmr
Post Number: 97 Registered: 03-2007
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 10:30 am: | |
I went to Gabriel Richard, Riverview. Class of 1976. Our biggest rival was Southgate Aquinas, which is now closed, but wasn't in the list above. Gabriel Richard is still open. I don't know who their current rivals are. I think Aquinas' team name was the Raiders. St. Patrick's in Wyandotte closed because they "folded" into Gabriel Richard as a regional high school. St. Pat's last graduating class was 1968, and Gabriel Richard's first graduating class was 1969. The old St. Pat's building was used by Wayne County Community College for a few years until the Downriver campus was built. I am quite sure the old St. Pat's high school has been demolished. St. Frances Xavier in Ecorse closed in 1974. Some of the students transferred to Gabriel Richard and I think the class of 75 was the first one to get any St. Frances students. We did not get many since Riverview is not that close to Ecorse, but we did get a few. |
Mtm Member Username: Mtm
Post Number: 251 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 2:35 pm: | |
Older sisters went to all-girl Immaculata which closed AGES ago. Brother went to all-boy De La Salle which, of course, moved to Warren. I'm from all-girl Dominican, class of '77, which closed last year I believe. Home of the Ravens which I believe were state basketball champs a couple of years in the 70's. Our biggest rival was Regina mostly because we were complete opposites. They had to wear uniforms, including saddle-shoes; we wore what we pleased (even our nuns weren't in habits). They were very clean-cut; we were allowed to smoke in the breezeway between the school and convent (imaging 14 and 15 year-olds being allowed to smoke on campus!) They went for the Notre Dame guys next door; we went for the De La Salle guys several miles away. We even sang about our reputation: "I go DHS oh pity me Theres not a guy in the vicinity But when we hit those doors We smoke, drink, swear, neck, What the heck, I'm a wreck Straight from D - H - S!" During our graduation Mass in the auditorium, we even had some De La Salle guys streak through though they were caught and VERY embarrassed to be held in the parking lot, with tons of gawking girls around, until the police got there. |
Margaret Member Username: Margaret
Post Number: 74 Registered: 06-2007
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 2:46 pm: | |
St. Ambrose High School, class of '69: crazy co-ed football school! remember the big stuffed, screaming buses to Hamtramck! wooohooo "we are the Cavaliers, the mighty mighty Cavaliers, everywhere we go-oh, people wanna know-oh..." |
Goldensunshine Member Username: Goldensunshine
Post Number: 27 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 3:16 pm: | |
YES! Another Mercy Alum! Pamequus, do you still get issues of Merci? My wedding picture was in the last issue! I love getting those things in the mail! I am not sure if CC and UofD still do the Boys Bowl though. I always wished that Mercy had a PowderPuff foot ball team though, like Regina did! |
Mtm Member Username: Mtm
Post Number: 252 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 5:13 pm: | |
Dominican also had a PowderPuff team but they only played one game a year, usually against Regina. |
Ericdetfan Member Username: Ericdetfan
Post Number: 146 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 5:20 pm: | |
I didn't go a Catholic highschool, but did got a christian one..I do have pretty fond memories of playing Teams in the Catholic leagues tho. The Catholic teams that we played were always big rivals of ours. We didn't have a football team, but our basketball team was awesome. I remember in 99 we finally beat Southgate Aquinas after years after years of loosing to them in the closing seconds of games. It almost ended the same way that year too, but our best player drove down the lane with the clock was winding down and made the basket just as time expired. I also remember playing St. Alphonsus. In 01 (the year I graduated) we had a horrible regular season game against them, I think we lost by 20. In the playoffs we played them again in the District Semi-Final and beat them in overtime by 10. Unfourtunatly, we ran into inter-city Baptist in the final and they ripped us a new one.. The year after I graduated we finally got a football team. It was a joint team with Taylor Light and Life. We played in a catholic league and lost one game in the reguar season, which cost us the league title. We made it all the way to another district final, but got beat by Marine City Cardinal Mooney. |
Ericdetfan Member Username: Ericdetfan
Post Number: 147 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 5:22 pm: | |
We played Hamtramck Saint Florian many times as well. |
Goldensunshine Member Username: Goldensunshine
Post Number: 28 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 6:16 pm: | |
Yeah . . .one of my good friends was a Regina Saddlelite. The PowederPuff Game was one of the events for their spirit week. If Mercy were to have a PowderPuff Football game, it would DEFINITELY be against that OTHER all-girls catholic prep school -Livonia Ladywood, or whatever it's called. . . J/K |
Dinnc Member Username: Dinnc
Post Number: 7 Registered: 08-2007
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 7:34 pm: | |
Detroit, or should I say Novi Catholic Central Graduate of '99. Boys Bowl was always best against Brother Rice. |
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa
Post Number: 1630 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 7:53 pm: | |
My father played basketball, baseball and football for St. Florian waaay back in the day. I found out last winter that he played against a former forumers father who went to St. Andrew's. Bishop Foley here. We had a great rivalry with Clawson. The Jon Jansen vs. Mark Campbell rivalry was really fun. |
Ericdetfan Member Username: Ericdetfan
Post Number: 149 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 9:39 pm: | |
anyone go to Bishop Borgess in Redford? |
Nordawg_626 Member Username: Nordawg_626
Post Number: 4 Registered: 09-2006
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 9:53 pm: | |
What is this! No love for The Mighty DP St.Martin DePorres. |
Titancub Member Username: Titancub
Post Number: 74 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 9:56 pm: | |
On the topic... recent great story on strengths of catholic schools esp what UD Jesuit has done. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pb cs.dll/article?AID=20077082003 61 |
Waltbaby01 Member Username: Waltbaby01
Post Number: 4 Registered: 06-2007
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 9:57 pm: | |
Detroit Benedictine Class of 1987. My brother and sister are Detroit St. Martin DePorres Classes of 1970 and 71. |
Tompage Member Username: Tompage
Post Number: 35 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 10:01 pm: | |
U of D High, class of 1967. Check out our class bricks at the new Riverwalk's Rivard Plaza! I am most proud of the fact that U of D High stayed (and thrived as another poster wrote) in the City while others left. A proud "briefcase boy!" |
Pamequus Member Username: Pamequus
Post Number: 133 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 9:48 am: | |
Hmmmm, dated several U of D fellas back in the day. Wonder if you remember any of them, Tom?? Shawn Keenan was my main squeeze for my sophomore year!! Sooooo long ago. Goldensunshine....Checked out my Merci issue. Which bride is you? The same issue has an announcement of my first grandson, Nicholas!! Dinnc...Back in my day the Boys Bowl was always U of D and CC.... |
Goldensunshine Member Username: Goldensunshine
Post Number: 29 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 12:32 pm: | |
I am in the Spring 2007 issue of Merci, my name is Kristin (Reese) Moore I am pictured under the announcements with my husband Andre Congrats on your new Grandson! I have the PDF file from Mercyhsmi.org open right now! So far I have met two alumni from 2 of my schools on this page. |
Pamequus Member Username: Pamequus
Post Number: 134 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 12:44 pm: | |
Goldensunshine....... My maiden name is Moore. |
Severi01 Member Username: Severi01
Post Number: 2 Registered: 07-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 12:53 pm: | |
U-D High Class of 1980. I started at "The High" in 1974 when 7th grade students were first admitted in what was then known as the Jesuit Academy. Titanclub - Great article that you posted. Thanks. Go Cubs! |
Seanharper Member Username: Seanharper
Post Number: 19 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 1:03 pm: | |
Redford St. Agatha class of 93 here, and frequent lurker. Unfortunately, another Catholic grade/high school sacrificed by the archdiocese. Good times, good memories. |
Sparty06 Member Username: Sparty06
Post Number: 16 Registered: 03-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 1:39 pm: | |
U of D is a special place. The Jesuits are a pretty unique and fascinating order of the Catholic Church. |
Tompage Member Username: Tompage
Post Number: 36 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 8:16 pm: | |
Pamequus, yes I remember Shawn Keenan - a classmate of mine. My ex was a Mercy girl (Sarah Swillum). |
Valkyrias Member Username: Valkyrias
Post Number: 482 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 12:58 pm: | |
"Dominican also had a PowderPuff team but they only played one game a year, usually against Regina" marian high school (c/o 96, here) also has a powderpuff team. they always play just one game a year as well, and always against regina...i think that tradition has been going for 25+ years now? |
Gary Member Username: Gary
Post Number: 235 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Friday, August 31, 2007 - 3:56 pm: | |
Anybody have any memories of St. Leo High at Grand River and Warren? It's now the George Crokett Academy, a K-8 charter school. I was just there today and the place is immaculate, they have done a great job of upgrading and maintaining the place...any old alums would be proud of how well the school has been preserved. |
Detx Member Username: Detx
Post Number: 20 Registered: 07-2007
| Posted on Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 12:40 am: | |
Holy Redeemer’s biggest rival was St. Alphonsus in Dearborn. They were always out to get us really bad. Redeemer never seemed to match their intensity in this regard, which was hilarious because we OWNED them. We always played them on their homecoming day in football. In turn, they would play us on our homecoming day in basketball. I’ll never forget one year at their field they had this huge homecoming parade. The king and queen came through in a top down convertible. All of a sudden a giant lion mascot jumped out of the car (Redeemer’s mascot was the Lion). They dressed the lion up to look like he had gotten beat up! He had a black eye and was all dressed in bandages. Nevertheless, we destroyed them! I don’t think we ever lost to St. Als during my four years of football. http://michigan-football.com/ This website used to have historical standings information, but it looks like the data has been removed. Anyone know what happened? |
Detx Member Username: Detx
Post Number: 21 Registered: 07-2007
| Posted on Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 12:41 am: | |
BTW, Redeemer’s home field was also Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck. That place was magical! Great memories there! Is it still around and being used for high school football? |
Crash_nyc Member Username: Crash_nyc
Post Number: 1005 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 6:01 am: | |
U of D Jesuit High: Class of '89 Fr. Polo is forever burned into my psyche, like a frontal lobotomy -- but in a good way. Amazing institution. "Men for Others" |
Maxcarey Member Username: Maxcarey
Post Number: 182 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Sunday, September 02, 2007 - 7:34 am: | |
Keyworth is still there, not sure on the use. Detx, when did you go to Redeemer? |
Nere Member Username: Nere
Post Number: 67 Registered: 04-2007
| Posted on Monday, September 03, 2007 - 3:23 am: | |
I went to Redeemer, too! (Last graduating class) |
Drankin21 Member Username: Drankin21
Post Number: 115 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Monday, September 03, 2007 - 10:03 am: | |
DLS class of '93. Have older brothers that graduated from DLS in '80, '82 and '84. Lots of memories of running around the old school next to city airport |
Taj920 Member Username: Taj920
Post Number: 252 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Monday, September 03, 2007 - 11:53 am: | |
The new Austin Catholic High is closer to reality. From the Augustinian order's website: The Archdiocese of Detroit announced June 13, 2005 the beginning of a capital campaign to finance a new Catholic high school in Macomb County, Michigan. A committee of parish representatives and local leaders is overseeing the campaign. The Augustinians of the Midwest will administer the school when it is ready to open. The Archdiocese of Detroit on June 11, 2007 approved financing arrangements and gave a go-ahead to begin construction. The projected opening date is the fall of 2009, assuming that fund-raising and construction will proceed without unforeseen delays. Rev. David L. Brecht, O.S.A., a highly respected educator with many years of experience in teaching and school administration, has been named the first President of the school, which is to be named Austin Catholic Academy. |
Maxcarey Member Username: Maxcarey
Post Number: 183 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Monday, September 03, 2007 - 3:06 pm: | |
assuming that fund-raising and construction will proceed without unforeseen delays. That's fairly significant. That and the timing of it just so that ND and the other closures are out of memory enough to ask for the cash. |
Genius Member Username: Genius
Post Number: 34 Registered: 03-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 1:14 am: | |
It's great that a new Catholic High School is opening. OTOH, it's going to suck a great many students away from De La Salle (I'm class of '78) and Regina. Along with other faith-based high schools in the region. |
Jackie5275 Member Username: Jackie5275
Post Number: 6 Registered: 08-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 3:06 pm: | |
I went to Pontiac Catholic and graduated from there in 1982. We were the Titans. A few years after I graduated, they changed the name to Oakland Catholic to boost attendance. They thought the name Pontiac Catholic sounded too inner city. That lasted about 3 years when the gang from Notre Dame Harper Woods took over and called it Notre Dame Preparatory High School or something like that. It's interesting how the ND Harper Woods alum (my husband being one) cry about it being shut down, but don't even blink an eye at how they took over & eradicated PC's Titans. BTW, our rivals were from Our Lady of the Lakes. |
Maxcarey Member Username: Maxcarey
Post Number: 184 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 4:03 pm: | |
Jackie Did you have Mr. Turner when you were at Pontiac Catholic? |
Sec106 Member Username: Sec106
Post Number: 14 Registered: 03-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 7:03 pm: | |
Went to Immaculata class of 1973, boyfriend went to UD. Remember the sock hops at CC and UD? |
Paczki Member Username: Paczki
Post Number: 33 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 7:39 pm: | |
Hamtramck St Ladislaus class of '76. St Lads girls basketball rivalry with Dominican for the State title. http://www.mhsaa.com/news/04gb blegends.html |
Kurwo Member Username: Kurwo
Post Number: 873 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 10:48 pm: | |
St. Scholastic 87, U of D '91. Polo was impressive, but Fr. Follen was my Jesuit of choice...sardonic, sharp, sometimes fire and brimstony, but always with a dry and humorous edge. Even went back and volunteered there for two years in the alumni volunteer corps--it is one of the institutions I am proudest to be associated with. Re: St. Scholastica and Benedictine. Fr. Livy, the longtime pastor there who really was the heart of that parish and kept the fires burning as long as he could, when most parishes gave up the ghost, went on home to heaven earlier this summer. I'm worried a bit about my parents, as the parish is a central part of their lives. |
Goldensunshine Member Username: Goldensunshine
Post Number: 41 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 12:57 pm: | |
Kurwo! You're a Scholastian' too?? That is where I went! Looks like you graduated when I was in Kindergarten though (1896-87) school year. We had a post going about St. Scholastica not long ago . .. |
Vitalis Member Username: Vitalis
Post Number: 3 Registered: 08-2007
| Posted on Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 6:32 pm: | |
Come on Rustic Nation, chime in will ya? We had this huge three church parish of over 2,000 families (at one point in the early 1960s) and there's an all-class reunion at the KOC in Farmington Hills this weekend, so where are you Rustics? I've said my piece in another post, and don't get me started on being a Knight of the Altar! |
Kellyroad Member Username: Kellyroad
Post Number: 101 Registered: 04-2007
| Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007 - 5:10 pm: | |
Though this was noteworthy to pass on An item from Jim Mandl (editor of the Notre Dame Alumni News Letter) 1. South Shore Educational Academy - That is the name that will be on the front of the old Notre Dame building. I have met with the new owners of the building. The AOD sold the school to a Baptist Church from Detroit - East Lake Baptist. They plan to open the building as a charter high school sometime in September. Yes, this month. They allowed me and my dad to walk through the school, take photos, and rescue some more items that were left as 'junk' by another group that was permitted access to the building last spring. We recovered items such as football game films from the early 1960's through 2005, photos, yearbooks, plaques, and other items we felt had historical significance. There were about 30 broken windows, a musty smell in the basement, and a lot of crickets running around, but for sitting vacant for over two years, the building seemed to be in pretty good shape. They will be using the old rectory as a boarding facility so kids from all areas of Detroit may attend the school. I will have more information to pass along about the old school in the very near future. |
Winstin_o_boogie_iii Member Username: Winstin_o_boogie_iii
Post Number: 89 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007 - 5:15 pm: | |
Rustic Nation checkin in, Vitalis. The all class reunion is October 6 in the old gym. Be there or be square... |
Jokerman Member Username: Jokerman
Post Number: 103 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007 - 10:11 pm: | |
Notre Dame High School, class of 68 |
Ray Member Username: Ray
Post Number: 1001 Registered: 06-2004
| Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007 - 10:26 pm: | |
CC 1982. Go Shamrocks. Rice sucks. |
Expat Member Username: Expat
Post Number: 45 Registered: 07-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 1:09 pm: | |
Crash_nyc, you'll appreciate this memory of Fr. Polakowski: Junior year, first day of the unit on Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the climax of the syllabus of Polo's English course. "Gentleman," says Polo with that slight lisp and glint in his eye, "other people just read about it. You are living it!" |
Corvax Member Username: Corvax
Post Number: 86 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 3:54 pm: | |
U of D 1974--Go Cubs! Sec106, those sock hops were indeed memorable--from 70-74 Bob Seger, MC5, the Frost, Teagarden and Van Winkle, SRC and more graced the UD gym. |
Expat Member Username: Expat
Post Number: 46 Registered: 07-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 12:40 pm: | |
Those wonderful sock hops of the mid-1970s at U of D actually played a big role in the political life of the school. The school's Student Senate was able to get those great Detroit groups at a time in their development when they were well known locally but still affordable by a student government. The dances drew extremely large crowds and, as a result, the Senate was rolling in money. The Senate's officers (led by president Neil Sullivan) wanted to use some of that excess cash to make a $500 donation to (if I'm remember the name correctly) Open City, an anti-war, counter-culture organization at Wayne States. (As I recall, they ran some kind of hot line to help people with legal issues related to drugs and, perhaps, the draft.) But the school's administration said no, because the donation was too "political." At a famous Student Senate meeting attended by the school's president (a certain Fr. Petz), the Senate leaders pulled a move that can only be described as "jesuitical." They pointed out that in the past, they had been allowed to pay honoraria to speakers who came to the school to speak on the issues of the day. True, said Fr. Petz, but that was completely different. It wasn't a donation; it was paying someone for his time. "O.k.," said Neil. "What if we were to, say, invite someone from Open City to come speak and paid him an honorarium of, oh I don't know, say $500? Would that be o.k.?" Knowing he was beat, Fr. Petz waved his hand, said, "oh, do what you want," and walked out of the meeting. A representative from Open City spoke for five minutes at a coffee house held in the Commons. He left with a check for $500. |
Mzliz Member Username: Mzliz
Post Number: 2 Registered: 09-2007
| Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 2:06 pm: | |
Immaculata class of 68, husband CC class of 65. Those were great years ! Kids went to CC class of 99 and 2001, Mercy class of 1998. They had just as much fun. |
Ron_saad Member Username: Ron_saad
Post Number: 112 Registered: 03-2005
| Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 8:30 pm: | |
St. Martin of Tours. 1970 |
Willmess01 Member Username: Willmess01
Post Number: 26 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 8:30 pm: | |
Bishop Gallagher class of 97. Miss you George! |
Corvax Member Username: Corvax
Post Number: 87 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 1:42 pm: | |
Expat, Thought about you the other day (if you're who i think you are). going to see The Crucible again in a few weeks at Steppenwolf Theatre (the long-time artistic director of which is a former Detroiter and Immaculata grad). Corvax |
Expat Member Username: Expat
Post Number: 47 Registered: 07-2004
| Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 3:02 pm: | |
Corvax, Well, The Crucible is certainly a hint (which, apparently, you know). But who are you? Give me a hint! Expat |
Corvax Member Username: Corvax
Post Number: 88 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Monday, September 17, 2007 - 12:01 pm: | |
Expat, First, let's see if i'm right. Were you in a Cub Yearbook(1971?)photo from The Crucible seated, looking up plaintively, your hands out? I don't know why, but i always remembered that production and the yearbook spread on it. Corvax |
Ravine Member Username: Ravine
Post Number: 1316 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Monday, September 17, 2007 - 1:10 pm: | |
Ravine would like to take this opportunity to posthumously thank Conrad Vachon for honing Ravine's already-thriving passion for self-expressive writing. |