Quote Originally Posted by kellyroad View Post
Hermod, Denby, like so many schools in Detroit post world war II, had a huge influx of baby boomers. Although I didn't attened Denby HS, I did take drivers training [[what eastsider didn't) and typing and worked there as a life guard via the Detroit Parks and Rec.
Not baby boomers, Kelly.

In 1953-1954, the 9th graders were born in 1939
In 1953-1954, the 10th graders were born in 1938
In 1953-1954, the 11th graders were born in 1937
In 1953-1954, the 12th graders were born in 1936

We were the "depression babies" and there weren't that many of us. The real "baby boom" began in 1946. The 4,600 in Denby were from the "empty years".

Believe it or not, in 1953 the racial composition of Denby was:
White 100%
Black 0%
Native American 0%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0%

The closest Denby came to "diversity" was a half dozen or so Lebanese.