Thanks, EMG. Jackson originally served Hosmer, Clark, Wayne, and Arthur Elementary Schools. The Hosmer and Clark students went to Jackson for 7, 8, and 9th grades and to Southeastern for 10 to12. The Wayne and Arthur students went to Jackson for 7 and 8th grades and to Denby for 9 to 12.

Arthur expanded to K-8 and her students were phased out of Jackson. The Wayne parents wanted Wayne to expand to K-8 so that their kids wouldn't have to be bussed to Jackson. The principal at Jackson, Mack Monroe, was pretty high up in Wayne County Dem politics and always nixed the plan.

Jackson had amazing facilities for an intermediate/jr high school. Easy to see how they could use the building for a high school.

They used chartered DSR buses to take the Wayne students to Jackson.