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Coordinates:43°02′08″N83°44′15″W / 43.0356°N 83.7374°W /43.0356; -83.7374

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Closed public high school in Flint, Michigan, U.S.

Flint Northern High School
Location

G-3284 Mackin Road Flint , Michigan 48504 United States
Coordinates	43°02′08″N83°44′15″W / 43.0356°N 83.7374°W /43.0356; -83.7374
Information
School type	Public secondary Jr. High
Motto	"Respect, Responsibility, and Results"
Opened	1928
Closed	2013 (Reopened as Northern Academy and closed again soon after)
School district	Flint Community Schools
Superintendent	Linda Thompson^[1]
CEEB code	231500^[3]
Principal	Janice Davis^[2]
Grades	7–12
Gender	Co-ed
Colors	scarlet gray^[4]
Slogan	We Are The Vikings
Athletics conference	Saginaw Valley HS Ass'n^[4]
Team name	Vikings^[4]
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools^[5]

Flint Northern High School was a public secondary school located inFlint, Michigan, United States. 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 theFlint Community Schools district along withFlint Northwestern High School (now Flint Junior High School) andFlint Southwestern Academy. It was closed in 2013 and reopened as Northern Academy. The Flint school board finally closed the school completely in 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Athletics

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Its teams were the Vikings. The school competed in theSaginaw Valley High School Association and theMichigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA).

The following teams have won their respective MHSAA state championships.

Basketball (boys): 1932–33, 35–36, 38–39, 39–40, 46–47, 70–71, 71–72, 77–78, 94-95^[6]
Basketball (girls): 1978–79, 79–80, 80–81, 81–82, 94–95, 95-96^[7]
Cross Country (boys): 1974-75^[8]
Cross Country (girls): 1981-82^[9]
Tennis (boys): 1930-31^[10]
Track & Field (boys): 1949–50, 52–53, 60–61, 62–63, 75–76, 78-79^[11]
Track & Field (girls): 1978–79, 79–80, 80–81, 82-83^[12]
Wrestling: 1962–63, 94-95^[13]

Notable alumni

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Leroy Bolden is a former professional footballrunning back
Steve Boros - professional baseball player and manager^[14]
Wayman Britt is a former professional basketball player.^[15]
Bunyan Bryant, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan^[16]
J'Nathan Bullock is a former professional basketball player.^[17]^[18]
Gregory Burks is a former professional basketball player^[19]^[20]
Tony Burton is a former boxer and actor, best known for his work in theRocky series of films.^[21]
Mateen Cleaves was a professional basketball player.^[22]
Robert Garth,AFL2 former professional football player^[23]
Dan Kildee, member of the U.S.Congress
Tamika Louis, former head coach of theDelaware State University women's basketball team.
Eugene Marve is a former professional footballlinebacker.^[24]
Eric Mays was a politician who served in the Flint City Council^[25]
Mike Miller is a former professional footballwide receiver^[26]
Jack Minore was a politician who served in the Flint City Council and theMichigan House of Representatives.^[27]
Sheldon Neeley is a politician who is currently serving as the mayor ofFlint
Deanna Nolan is a professional basketball player, best known for her years with theDetroit Shock.^[28]
Thomas Rawls is a professional footballrunning back for theSeattle Seahawks.^[29]
Robaire Smith is a former professional footballdefensive end.^[30]
Leo Sugar is a former professional footballdefensive end.^[31]
Dominic Tomasi was a football player for theUniversity of Michigan.
Matt Trannon former football player forMichigan State University
Fred Trosko was a college football coach at Michigan State Normal College (Eastern Michigan University). He also returned to Flint Northern and served as an assistant coach.^[32]
Chris Wilson is a former professional footballdefensive end.^[33]

References

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^"High School Code Search". College Board. Archived fromthe original on August 30, 2009. RetrievedJune 26, 2011.
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^"Institution Summary for Maine South High School".AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. RetrievedJune 26, 2011.
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^"Boys Cross Country Team Champions 1978-2010 (Class A)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Archived fromthe original on November 2, 2012. RetrievedJune 26, 2011.
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^"Boys Tennis Team Champions 1925-2011 (Class A-B)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Archived fromthe original on December 8, 2012. RetrievedJune 26, 2011.
^"Boys Track & Field Team Champions 1925-2011 (Class A)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Archived fromthe original on June 9, 2013. RetrievedJune 26, 2011.
^"Girls Track & Field Team Champions 1973-2011 (Class A)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Archived fromthe original on June 18, 2015. RetrievedJune 26, 2011.
^"Wrestling Team Champions 1948-2011 (Class A)". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Archived fromthe original on December 8, 2012. RetrievedJune 26, 2011.
^"Steve Boros Obituary".The Flint Journal. January 2, 2011. Archived fromthe original on May 4, 2018. RetrievedJuly 5, 2012.
^"Wayman Britt".biographic sketch. Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame /Flint Public Library. 2005. Archived fromthe original on January 5, 2005. RetrievedJune 26, 2011.Wayman arrived in Flint as a sophomore at Flint Northern and after graduating from Northern, he received a basketball scholarship to the University of Michigan ... In 1976 Wayman was drafted by the L.A. Lakers in the fourth round ...
^"Professor is pioneer in field of environmental justice".news.umich.edu. November 16, 2001.Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. RetrievedApril 24, 2020.
^"J'Nathan Bullock".player profile. Cleveland State University Athletics. Archived fromthe original on July 8, 2011. RetrievedJune 26, 2011.Fourth team all-state choice by the Detroit Free Press as a senior at Flint Northern High ...
^J'Nathan Bullock Signs To Join Men's Basketball Program, CSTV.com, November 11, 2004.
^Hayes, Patrick (February 28, 2011)."Interview: Flint Northern and Prairie View grad Greg Burks talks about retiring from professional basketball". Great Lakes Hoops. RetrievedAugust 28, 2012.
^Woodyard, Eric (January 22, 2012)."Prairie View A&M basketball legend Greg Burks is giving back to Flint-area through assistant coaching".Sports.Flint Journal. RetrievedAugust 28, 2012.
^"Tony Burton".biographic sketch. Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame / Flint Public Library. 2005. Archived fromthe original on June 17, 2011. RetrievedJune 26, 2011.At Northern he played halfback.
^Associated Press (February 18, 1996),"Michigan Players Involved in Accident",Los Angeles Times, archived fromthe original on August 31, 2020, retrievedJune 26, 2011,The players were Maurice Taylor, who was driving, Willie Mitchell, Robert Traylor, Louis Bullock, all starters, and Ron Oliver. The recruit was Mateen Cleaves, a 6-foot-2 guard who led Flint Northern to the Class-A Michigan state championship last season.
^"Blizzard add Robert "Superman" Garth to Coaching Staff".www.greenbayblizzard.com. Archived fromthe original on July 11, 2011.
^Kyle Austin (September 9, 2010)."Eugene Marve, Saginaw Valley State's first NFL player, paved the way for future Cardinals".www.mlive.com. Advance Digital. RetrievedJune 2, 2014.
^Indriolo, Michael Indriolo; Johnson, Jiquanda (February 25, 2024)."'He touched the whole world.' Flint City Councilman Eric Mays dies at 65".Flint Beat. RetrievedMarch 30, 2024.
^"Michael Miller".Flint Public Library. Archived fromthe original on April 1, 2009. RetrievedAugust 12, 2009.
^"Jack Minore".Flint Timeline Project. Flint Public Library. March 1999. Archived fromthe original on May 31, 2008. RetrievedMay 14, 2009.
^Hayes, Patrick (June 3, 2009),"Flint native Deanna Nolan visits fans at Hill Road Meijer and talks about the Detroit Shock's upcoming season",Flint Journal, retrievedJune 26, 2011,Flint Northern grad, former Michigan Ms. Basketball and Georgia graduate Deanna Nolan, in her eighth season with the Detroit Shock, has become one of the top players in the WNBA.
^Jenks, Jayson (October 19, 2016)."For Seahawks' Thomas Rawls, hometown of Flint is never far from his mind: 'I can't disappoint my city'".The Seattle Times.Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. RetrievedMarch 12, 2018.
^"Cleveland Browns defensive end Robaire Smith returns to Michigan".Flint Journal. November 22, 2009. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2010.
^Flint native Leo Sugar, a former Detroit Lion and college All-American, dies at age 91 MLive.com, September 26, 2020
^Dick Hansen (August 22, 1950)."Fred Trosko Succeeds Miller As Owosso High Grid Coach".The Owosso Argus-Press.
^Woodyard, Eric (April 25, 2017)."Former NFL player Chris Wilson to coach inaugural Flint schools football team".mlive. RetrievedJune 1, 2025.