Saint Martin de Porres High School (Detroit)

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Detroit St. Martin de Porres High School (short form: "Detroit DePorres", "DePorres", or "DP") was a co-educational college preparatory school in Detroit, Michigan and belonged to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.

St. Martin de Porres was a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and competed athletically in the Catholic High School League (CHSL).

School demographics

St. Martin de Porres was co-educational and had an enrollment 275 students in 2005.[1] The student body was 100% African-American in 2005.[2] There were an average of 24.8 classroom teachers[3] and the student-teacher ratio was 11.08[4] in 2005.

Athletic accomplishments

St. Martin de Porres holds the MHSAA state record for the most state titles in boys track with fifteen (as of 2015).[5]

The Eagles have the most football state titles on any CHSL school with twelve (as of 2015).[6]

St. Martin de Porres has won seven state championships in boys basketball.[7]

Eagle teams have won three girls track state championships.[8] The girls also have won two basketball state championships.[9]

Notable alumni

  • Aloysius Anagonye, American professional basketball player who plays for SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer of the LNB Pro A. Michigan State Spartan.
  • Alan Ball, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Willie Burton, former NBA player, Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs
  • Rodney Culver, former NFL player, Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers
  • Kevin Glenn, Canadian Football League quarterback, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • David Grimes, former NFL player. He was a member of the 2005 graduating class, the last class to graduate prior to the school's permanent closing
  • Negele Knight, former NBA player,[10] Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons
  • Troy Kyles, former NFL player, New York Giants
  • Lonette McKee, actress, singer
  • Lamar Mills, former NFL player
  • Chuck Winters, former AFL and CFL player

References

  1. 1."St Martin de Porres High School - Detroit, Michigan". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  2. 2."St Martin de Porres High School - Detroit, Michigan". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  3. 3.http://schools.privateschoolsrep ort.com/Michigan/Detroit/StMartinDePorresHighSch.html
  4. 4."St Martin de Porres High School - Detroit, Michigan". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  5. 5."Team Champions | Boys Track & Field | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  6. 6."Yearly Champions | Football | MHSAA Sports".
  7. 7."Yearly Champions | Boys Basketball | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  8. 8."MHSAA: Records-Girls Track & Field Champions".
  9. 9."Yearly Champions | Girls Basketball | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  10. 10.Negele Knight, Negele Knight profile, basketballreference.com, access date 01-03-2009