Southfield-Lathrup High School
| Southfield-Lathrup High School "Home of the Chargers" |
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19301 West Twelve Mile Road Southfield, Michigan United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°30′00″N 83°14′06″W / 42.5°N 83.235°WCoordinates: 42°30′00″N 83°14′06″W / 42.5°N 83.235°W |
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| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1967 |
| Closed | 2016 |
| School district | Southfield Public Schools |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Mascot | The Chargers |
| Yearbook | The Synthesis |
Southfield-Lathrup High School was a senior high school in Lathrup Village, Michigan, United States. It was the second oldest of three high schools in the Southfield Public Schools district, the oldest being Southfield High School, and the youngest being University High School Academy.
Southfield-Lathrup High School was well known for its extensive and well-supported music program. It is also known locally for its girls basketball team State Title in 2005.
Southfield-Lathrup High School (SLHS) opened in 1967 to accommodate the growing Southfield and Lathrup Village populations. SLHS opened with the 1967-68 school year, accommodating Freshmen and Sophomores only from Birney Junior High School, one of four junior high schools in Southfield. Adding a Freshman class in each of the following two school years, 1968–69 and 1969–70, it graduated its first Senior class in 1970. Located in Lathrup Village, the high school was part of the Southfield Public School District.
Southfield-Lathrup High School closed at the end of the 2015-16 school year, and its students will be divided between Southfield High School and University High School Academy, which will move into Lathrup's campus. Berkley High School, Groves High School, Shrine Catholic High School and Oak Park High School are also expected to receive some Southfield-Lathrup students.
Southfield-Lathrup was previously one of the most diverse high schools in the State of Michigan. In the 1970s and 1980s, Southfield-Lathrup High School had a minority population of Arab Americans, primarily Assyrian and Jewish students, but like most of suburban Michigan the student base was Christian and Caucasian. In 1973 the high school had one African American enrolled. In the early-to-late 1990s, more middle-class African-Americans began attending Southfield-Lathrup, and it eventually transformed into the predominately African-American High School that it is today. Starting in the 2002–2003 school year, the Southfield Public Schools District stopped observing major Jewish holidays because of a marked decrease in Jewish students and faculty.
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