Jared W. Finney High School was a public comprehensive high school in northeastern Detroit, Michigan, United States. Located at 17200 Southampton, it was a part of Detroit Public Schools, and was in proximity to the Grosse Pointes.Foster, Terry. "Detroit King pulls out another tough one over East English Village " (archive). Detroit News. September 7, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2015.
History The school first opened as an elementary school in 1928."Some DPS buildings no longer in use after major investments" (archive). Detroit Free Press. October 7, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2015. It became a high school in 1962.
Finney received a $2.5 million bond investment prior to its closure in 2009. The original plan was to rebuild the school in a new $75 million campus on the same site shared with McNair Pre-K-8, but those plans changed.Schultz, Marisa. "DPS parents feeling betrayed " (archive). The Detroit News. March 20, 2010. Retrieved on August 8, 2015. In 2012, Finney and Crockett High School merged into East English Village Preparatory Academy, which was built on the former site of Finney.
The school was named after Detroiter Jared Warner Finney, a United States Commissioner and U.S. Attorney, in honor of his wide-ranging contributions to the City of Detroit. He was one of two sole members of the first graduating class of Detroit High School in 1861. Jared's father, Seymour Finney, was a prominent conductor on Detroit's underground railroad and owned "Finney's Barn," near Griswold and State streets, where the family hid former slaves and helped ferry them to freedom in Canada.
Notable alumni Gus Calandrino, Mayor, City of Utica, MI Tony Elliott, professional football player
Maria Ewing, opera singer Jermaine Jackson, basketball player
References
External links Finney High School - notice of closing Finney High School (archive)