Creston High School (Michigan)
Creston High School opened in 1923 as Creston Junior High School, with its first class graduating in 1927. This school was one of the five high schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At its peak, it housed around one thousand students and over fifty teachers making the teacher to student ratio about 1:20. The school mascot was the polar bear. The colors were blue and gold.
Closure
As part of a realignment among Grand Rapids Public Schools high schools, Creston was consolidated with Grand Rapids Central High School. The consolidated high school kept the Grand Rapids Central High School name and location. Students who lived too far from Grand Rapids Central's location have been allowed to attend the high school nearest their neighborhood, including Grand Rapids City High-Middle School which moved into the former Creston High School building. The realignment took place for the 2013-14 school year.
Notable Alumni
- Cameron Bradfield- American football offensive tackle.
- Carlton Brewster - American football wide receiver who played for the Browns, Packers, Chargers, Broncos, and Saints.[1]
- Chuck F. DeShane - American football player who played for the Detroit Lions from 1945 to 1949, after he coached football at Creston from 1942 to 1944.[2]
- Sparky McEwen - American football quarterback and head football coach for Creston from 1996 to 2003, winning three city league titles and the school's first appearance in the state championship game.[3]
- Scott S. Haraburda - U.S. Army Colonel and former president of the Indiana Society of Professional Engineers.[4]
- Doug Meijer - co-chairman of supermarket Meijer.[5]
- Hank Meijer - co-chairman and CEO of supermarket Meijer.[5]
- Roger W. Wilkins - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and African-American civil rights leader.[6]
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