Detroit International Academy for Young Women (DIA) is a PK-12 school in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's sole public girls' school, located in the former Northern High School.[1][2]
The school mascot is the "pink panthers".[3]
History
The school opened in a building on Woodward Avenue in 2005. At the time it had 78 students. The school changed into an all girls' school after July 2006, when the Michigan Legislature passed a bill permitting the establishment of all girls' and boys' public schools. It moved into its current location in the northern hemisphere fall of 2007. As of 2008, about 400 girls attend the school.[4]
In 2015 the school began holding white dress graduations instead of the usual cap and gown graduations. Several of the dresses were donated since most of the students receive free or reduced school lunches, a mark of having low income. Many private girls' schools in the United States use white dress graduations,[5] and DIA adopted this practice.[6]
Student body
As of 2015 about 25% of its student body consists of Bengali girls and women.[5]
See also
- Douglass Academy for Young Men - A public all boys' school in Detroit
References
- ^ "Home." Detroit International Academy for Young Women. Retrieved on June 30, 2015. "9026 Woodward, Detroit MI, 48202"
- ^ "Northern High School" (Archive). Detroit Public Schools. May 4, 2003. Retrieved on June 30, 2015. "Northern High School 9026 Woodward, Detroit, MI. 48202 "
- ^ "Application for Admission 2015-16 Academic School Year" (Archive).
- ^ Dawsey, Chastity Pratt. "Girls school: A model for change." Detroit Free Press. February 4, 2008. Retrieved on June 30, 2015.
- ^ a b Zaniewski, Ann. "Caps and gowns? Nope, these grads get beautiful dresses" (Archive). Detroit Free Press. June 4, 2015. Retrieved on June 30, 2015. "Most students qualify for a free or reduced-price lunch — a common barometer of poverty." and "Nadia bought her dress online. She, like about a quarter of the school's students, is Bengali."
- ^ "Detroit International Academy for Young Women Graduation June 4, 2015." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on July 1, 2015. Retrieved on June 30, 2015. At 00:20 the text "This years' graduation was highlighted by the school's first white gown ceremony A tradition among all-girl schools!" appears
Further reading
- Pritchett, Aujhante. "Seniors fall out at Detroit International Academy." Detroit Free Press. December 18, 2013.