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Western International High School is a secondary educational facility, located across from Clark Park, within southwest Detroit's Mexicantown. Western is operated by the Detroit Public Schools system. WIHS holds no admission test; enrollment is open to all Detroiters of high school age. Western is the most culturally diverse public high school in Detroit; the student body is (approximate figures) 50% Hispanic/Latino, 30% African American, 10% Caucasian, and 10'% listed as "other". As of 2012 it was the final remaining public high school in southwestern Detroit.〔Foley, Aaron. "(Closing southwest Detroit schools would be devastating, protesters say )" ((Archive )). ''MLive''. Saturday February 25, 2012. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.〕 Western serves Mexicantown, Boynton–Oakwood Heights, Delray, and Springwells Village.〔"(High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year )." ((Archive )) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.〕 ==History== The school opened in 1898 as "Western High School."〔Bak, Richard. ''Detroit: A Postcard History''. Arcadia Publishing, 1998. ISBN 0738545775, 9780738545776. p. (95 ).〕 The Webster School held high school classes on a temporary basis until Western was built.〔Delicato, Armando. ''Detroit's Corktown'' (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2007. ISBN 1439618984, 9781439618981. p. (60 ).〕 In 1936 Western High School's campus was destroyed by a fire.〔Mirel, Jeffrey. ''The Rise and Fall of an Urban School System: Detroit, 1907-81'' (Ann Arbor paperbacks). University of Michigan Press, 1999. ISBN 0472086499, 9780472086498. p. (188 ).〕 Western received a new campus as part of the Public Works Administration projects.〔Mirel, Jeffrey. ''The Rise and Fall of an Urban School System: Detroit, 1907-81'' (Ann Arbor paperbacks). University of Michigan Press, 1999. ISBN 0472086499, 9780472086498. p. (131 ).〕 $216,381 (around when adjusted for inflation) in federal aid was used to rebuild the school.〔Mirel, Jeffrey. ''The Rise and Fall of an Urban School System: Detroit, 1907-81'' (Ann Arbor paperbacks). University of Michigan Press, 1999. ISBN 0472086499, 9780472086498. p. (148 ). "Between 1935 and 1941, federal aid for school construction in Detroit from the Works Project Administration ad the Public Works Administration amounted to $1,303,323, of which $216,381 went to rebuild Western High School()"〕 Western International previously had a rivalry with Southwestern High School.〔 In 2012 Southwestern closed, and part of its boundary was reassigned to Western International.〔Satyanarayana, Megha. "(Contents of Southwestern High School go up for sale online today )." ''Detroit Free Press''. October 18, 2012. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.〕 Students from both schools protested the closure of Southwestern,〔Sands, David. "(Detroit High School Walkouts At Southwestern High, Western High Look To Stop School's Closure )" ((Archive )). ''Huffington Post''. April 25, 2012. Updated April 26, 2012. Retrieved on July 3, 2015.〕 the perceived quality of education, and DPS policies. As a result over 100 students from Western received suspensions, with several also receiving tickets from police officers. In response several students started a "freedom school" so they could receive education during their suspensions.〔Cwiek, Sarah. "(Detroit students suspended over walkout start "Freedom School" )" ((Archive )). ''Michigan Radio''. April 27, 2012. Retrieved on July 3, 2015.〕 In 2015 DPS designated Western as part of the "Clark Park K-12 Educational Comunidad" along with Earhart and Maybury elementary schools.〔Lewis, Shawn D. "(DPS to expand academics, other school programs )" ((Archive )). ''The Detroit News''. May 13, 2015. Retrieved on July 4, 2015.〕 In June 2015 principal Rudolfo Diaz was indicted by Wayne County courts. Prosecutor Kym Worthy accused Diaz of accepting $10,000 for consulting work that he did not do.〔"(Principal, nonprofit leader accused of stealing $100,000 )" ((Archive )). ''Associated Press'' at ''Education Week''. June 30, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western International High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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