Flint Northern High School
Flint Northern High School was a public secondary school located in Flint, Michigan. The original building "#1" was built in 1928 and demolished in the 1980s, after being the home of the Flint Academy. It was one of the high schools in the Flint Community Schools district along with Flint Northwestern High School and Flint Southwestern Academy. It was closed in 2013 and reopened as Northern Academy. The Flint school board finally closed the school completely in 2014.Athletics
Its terms were the Vikings. The school competed in the Saginaw Valley High School Association and the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
The following teams have won their respective MHSAA state championships.
- Basketball : 1932-33, 35-36, 38-39, 39-40, 46-47, 70-71, 71-72, 77-78, 94-95
- Basketball : 1978-79, 79-80, 80-81, 81-82, 94-95, 95-96
- Cross Country : 1974-75
- Cross Country : 1981-82
- Tennis : 1930-31
- Track & Field : 1949-50, 52-53, 60-61, 62-63, 75-76, 78-79
- Track & Field : 1978-79, 79-80, 80-81, 82-83
- Wrestling: 1962-63, 94-95
Notable alumni
- Bunyan Bryant, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan
- Wayman Britt is a former professional basketball player.
- Leroy Bolden is a former professional football running back
- Steve Boros - professional baseball player and manager
- J'Nathan Bullock is a former professional basketball player.
- Gregory Burks is a former professional basketball player
- Tony Burton is a former boxer and actor, best known for his work in the Rocky series of films.
- Mateen Cleaves was a professional basketball player.
- Eugene Marve is a former professional football linebacker.
- Mike Miller is a former professional football wide receiver
- Jack Minore was a politician who served in the Flint City Council and the Michigan House of Representatives.
- Deanna Nolan is a professional basketball player, best known for her years with the Detroit Shock.
- Robaire Smith is a professional football defensive end.
- Leo Sugar is a former professional football defensive end
- Dominic Tomasi was a football player for the University of Michigan.
- Fred Trosko was a college football coach at Michigan State Normal College. He also returned to Flint Northern and served as an assistant coach.
- Tamika Louis, former head coach of the Delaware State University women's basketball team.
- Dan Kildee, member of the U.S.Congress
- Thomas Rawls is a professional football running back for the Seattle Seahawks.
- Chris Wilson is a former professional football defensive end
- Robert Garth, AFL2 former professional football player
