Harry S. Truman High School (Taylor, Michigan)

Taylor High School
Address
Map
11211 Beech Daly Road

,
48180

Coordinates42°13′29″N 83°17′18″W / 42.2247°N 83.2882°W / 42.2247; -83.2882
Information
TypePublic
Established1971
School districtTaylor School District
PrincipalMelissa Skopczynski
Faculty66.5 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,083[1] (2013–14)
Student to teacher ratio16.29:1[1]
Color(s)  Black
  Gold
AthleticsMHSAA Class A [2]
Athletics conferenceDownriver League [3]
NicknameGriffins
YearbookGriffin
Websitewww.taylorschools.net/truman/

Harry S Truman High School was located in Taylor, Michigan in Metro Detroit. It was opened in 1973 as a combined High School and Middle School. The original school physical plant was designed using the Open School concept, which meant they had classrooms with no walls. But after several years of operating using that concept and a configuration as a combined senior/middle school, Taylor School District leaders decided to change the school into a stand-alone high school. In addition, district leaders began the process of installing walls within the building, creating individual classroom that continue to be the current school configuration today. Truman High School has been renamed Taylor High School in Fall 2018, following the Spring 2018 closure of Kennedy High School. Because of the closure, Kennedy's 2017-18 freshman class was transferred to Truman High School. As part of the renaming, school colors have been changed to black and gold, and the athletics teams will become the Griffins.

The school served portions of Taylor, Dearborn Heights, Inkster, and Westland.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Truman High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 5, 2015
  2. ^ MHSAA School Classification List
  3. ^ "School Search - Taylor Truman High School". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ^ "High School Boundary Map Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine." Taylor School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.