Grosse Pointe South High School

Grosse Pointe South High School
Grosse Pointe South High School in September 2019
Address
Map
11 Grosse Pointe Boulevard

,
48236-3711

United States
Coordinates42°23′27″N 82°54′10″W / 42.390754°N 82.902652°W / 42.390754; -82.902652
Information
Other namesSouth, Grosse Pointe South, GPS, GPSHS
Former nameGrosse Pointe High School (1928-1968)
TypeComprehensive public high school
Opened1928 (1928)
StatusCurrently operational
School districtGrosse Pointe Public School System
NCES District ID2625740[1]
SuperintendentAndrea Tuttle
CEEB code231-802[2]
NCES School ID262574006220[3]
PrincipalMoussa Hamka
Teaching staff68.59 FTE[3]
Grades9-12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1,238[3] (2022-2023)
 • Grade 9284[3]
 • Grade 10296[3]
 • Grade 11313[3]
 • Grade 12332[3]
 • Ungraded14[3]
Student to teacher ratio18.05[3]
Schedule typeSemester
Schedule7 50-minute periods
Campus size23 acres[4]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s) Blue  and  Gold 
Song"Grosse Pointe South Alma Mater"
Fight song"Victory March of the Blue Devils"
Athletics conferenceMacomb Area Conference - White division
MascotBlue Devil
NicknameBlue Devils
RivalGrosse Pointe North High School Norsemen
AccreditationCognia
ACT average25.8[5]
PublicationLooking Glass (art and literary magazine)
NewspaperThe Tower (print)
The Tower Pulse (online)
YearbookViewpointe
Communities servedGrosse Pointe
Feeder schoolsPierce Middle School
  • Students from all elementary school zones[6]

Brownell Middle School

  • Students only from Kerby and Richard elementary school zones[6]
Websitemi01000971.schoolwires.net/gpsouth

Grosse Pointe South High School from the front lawn
Grosse Pointe High School
Grosse Pointe High School historic site marker
Coordinates42°23′26″N 82°54′14″W / 42.390686°N 82.903787°W / 42.390686; -82.903787
Built1927-1928
Built byCarl S. Barry Co.
ArchitectGeorge J. Haas
Architectural styleColonial Revival (Neo-Georgian)
NRHP reference No.93000429
MSHS No.L1882
Significant dates
Architecture1927-1928
Education1928-1943
Art1938
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1993 (May 20, 1993)
Designated MSHS1992 (1992)
Last updated: March 31, 2022
Martin Luther King Jr. in Grosse Pointe
Coordinates42°23′27″N 82°54′14″W / 42.390753°N 82.903830°W / 42.390753; -82.903830
Designated2018 (2018)
Reference no.S754

Grosse Pointe South High School is a public high school of state and national historical significance serving the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe. Originally known as Grosse Pointe High School when it opened in 1928, the school adopted its current name in 1968 after the newly established Grosse Pointe North High School began accepting students.

  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Grosse Pointe Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Grosse Pointe South" (PDF). Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Search for Public Schools - Grosse Pointe South High School (262574006220)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "History of South High School / History". Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "South Profile 2018-2019.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "GPPSS-DistrictMap" (PDF). Retrieved September 9, 2019.

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