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Renaissance High School is a public high school located within the city of Detroit, Michigan. Part of the Detroit Public School system, Renaissance is one of three magnet high schools in the city. A test is administered annually and the score a student receives on the test determines admission into the school. Renaissance High School has been awarded numerous awards for its excellence, most notably in 1999 in an article published by US News and World Report about America's top high schools. Renaissance was also awarded the Michigan Blue Ribbon and the National Ribbon of honor in 2002. Renaissance has world renowned choral and instrumental music departments, and has been internationally recognized for its academic programs. 100% of seniors attend a 4-year college or university. The school has produced some talented athletes as well, including Kentucky basketball player Joe Crawford, Oregon basketball player Malik Hairston, and Michigan football player Carson Butler. In 2004, the Pheonix Boys Basketball team captured the Michgan Class B state championship title. They repeated the feat in 2006, and the girl's basketball team won the state championship as well. In 2005, the school moved onto a $100 million+ campus, complete with 600-seat auditorium, state-of-the-art language and computer labs, a 2,000 seat, multi-level gym, and state-of-the-art football field. The building has been recognized as the first Silver-LEED certified building in the city of Detroit for meeting high environmental standards. Features include solar collectors, a rainwater harvest system, and innovative cooling systems. Renaissance is a sports power house in the state of Michigan. Having been the first school in Detroit to ever win girls and boys basket ball championships. Girls track team has won more than six of the last nine state championships as of the end of the 2005 season. The varsity football team has earned 9 straight state plsyoff apperancs and have been invited out of the state to play in Indiana. |
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