Melvindale High School

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Type Public Grades 9 to 12 Student to teacher ratio 21.6:1 Mascot Cardinals		Faculty 40.3 (on FTE basis) Enrollment 872 (2008–09) Phone +1 313-389-3320 Number of students 872 (2008–2009)
School district Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools Address 18656 Prospect St, Melvindale, MI 48122, USA District Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools Similar Allen Park High School, Truman High School, Dearborn Public Schools, Trenton High School, Lincoln Park High School

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Melvindale High School is a public school located within Melvindale, Michigan, which is in the Downriver area. This school is offered to students that are in grades 9-12. It is within the Melvindale-Northern Allen Park School District and it also serves northern portions of Allen Park.

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History

Melvindale High School was first built as a one-room school house in 1882. In 1923, the second room for this school house was added on. Since the population of the surrounding area grew, many bonds were granted to the district and Quandt School (MHS's former name) was finally established by 1927. Now, there are four schools within the district: Melvindale High School (9-12), Strong Middle School (6-8), Allendale Elementary (2-5), and Rogers Early Elementary (K-1).

In a period prior to 1955, Melvindale was one of the schools serving high school students from the Allen Park School District. That year, Allen Park High School opened.

Varsity Athletics

Melvindale High School is a member of the Downriver League. Sports offered here are: Basketball (Boys & Girls), Baseball (Boys), Wrestling (Boys), Volleyball (Girls), Track and field (Boys & Girls), Cheerleading (Girls), Softball (Girls), Bowling (Boys & Girls), Football (Boys), and Soccer (Boys & Girls). Their major sports rival is with Allen Park High School. The rivalry between these two schools is called "The Battle of Two Brothers". Allen Park is considered the "Big Brother" in this rivalry because it is a bigger school in a bigger city, Melvindale High School is the "Little Brother". Allen Park, Michigan neighbors Melvindale.

Notable Finishes In wrestling alone, there have been four state champions, and three runners-up.

(1962) Julius Reardon, 133 lbs., State Champion Runner-Up

(1963) Larry Miele, 120 lbs., State Champion Runner-Up

(1964) Larry Miele, 127;lbs., State Champion Runner Up

(1965) Larry Miele, 133 lbs., State Champion

(1966) Larry Miele, 138 lbs., State Champion

(1966) Paul Mazmanian, 180 lbs., State Champion

(1987) Paul Ozog, 98 Lbs. State Champion Runner-up

(1988) Paul Ozog, 105 lbs., State Champion

(2003) Ray Heitchue, 140 lbs., State Champion Runner-Up

(2004) Tim Lee, 275 lbs., State Champion Runner-Up

(2005) Tim Lee, 275 lbs., State Champion

(2008) Gamal Yahia, 103 lbs., State Champion Runner-Up

(2011) Cody Robinson 150 lbs., State Champion Runner-Up

Gary Szalka was MHS's baseball head coach from 1971-2006. He has the most wins in Melvindale Athletics as a coach with 648. Gary Szalka has the 10th highest total of all-time wins among head coaches in Michigan. Szalka is responsible for 12 league championships, 11 district championships, 34 winning seasons, and had 18 of his teams ranked in MIchigan's top 10. Szalka was also named Coach of the Year 13 times

Notable Alumni

Al Cicotte, played Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, and Houston Astros.

William D. Ford, U.S. Representative from Michigan

Mickey Goodwin (class of 1976), professional boxer.

[Ron Baratono] (class of 1977), International author

References

Melvindale High School Wikipedia

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