Van Dyke Public Schools is a public school district in Metro Detroit. It it one of the six school districts in Warren, serving the southeast part of the city. It also serves part of Center Line.
The first school in Warren Township District No. 5 (which would become Van Dyke Public Schools) was built in 1879. In 1921, a school was built at the corner of Washington and Federal Streets that would become the first high school in the district. In 1927, the first high school class graduated.
Lincoln Junior High was located between the former high school (what would become Lincoln Elementary) and the present high school. It was torn down during the 1972-1973 school year and a new middle school constructed it its place.
Earl G. Meyer was the architect hired by the district to design its schools in the 1950s, such as Lincoln High School, McKinley Elementary, and Wolcott Junior High School. Wolcott Junior High built was in 1955 but was put up for sale in 1978.
The current Lincoln High School was completed in 1953. Additions to the high school include a pool in 1958, a library in 1964, auditorium and a fine arts wing in 1972. Several improvements, designed by architecture firm Partners in Architecture, were also made to district facilities as a result of the 2008 bond issue.
In 1954, the district established South Macomb Community College and operated it at Lincoln High School. In 1963, operation of the college became independent of the school district.
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