Southfield School history

By 1949, the department moved to a new station at Ten Mile and Evergreen Roads.

In the 1950's, a group of Southfield Township residents, including Emanuel Christensen, Clarence Durbin, Hugh Dohany, Eugene Swem and Fred Leonhard, formed the 'Save Our Southfield Committee' and lent their own cash to the group's treasury.

By a margin of 85 votes, Lathrup Village voted to incorporate on May 12, 1953 and adopted a charter in December of 1953.

Prior to the City's incorporation in April of 1958, Southfield's court system operated under the guidelines established under the State Constitution.

On February 1, 1960, Southfield opened its own library in the former Brooks School building at 11 Mile and Lahser with a collection of 10,000 books.

In 1964, the Southfield Civic Center opened, featuring a new Library, Parks and Recreation Building, Police Headquarters and City Hall.

At the beginning, the Municipal Court was located on Southfield Road near Ten Mile Road and then moved into City Hall in 1965.

However re-building began in 1966 to accommodate the whole school on the Merton Road site.

Revenue for 1968 was approximately $150,000 annually and expenses were approximately $50,000 annually.

He held that position until January of 1969, when the Municipal Court was replaced by the District Court.

The Civic Center Arena, with its swimming pool and indoor ice skating facilities, was opened in 1970.

In 1971, the District Court hired Margaret Clixby as its first administrator.

In 1972, a citizen's group formed to put the question of increasing the millage for police and fire protection on the ballot.

Other names are on record in the Southfield Library transcripts of Township records transcribed by Vicki Goldbaum in 1974.

A driving range was constructed at Beech Woods in 1975 and a complete golf course opened the following year.

The department moved to the Municipal Complex, where a new Public Safety Building housing a jail, administrative offices and police headquarters was opened in August of 1979.

In 1982, the Library began utilizing a computerized library card system.

With the advent of the National Curriculum the London Borough of Ealing reviewed the organisation of its schools and in 1993 Southfield became a Primary School admitting children aged three to eleven.

In 2005 the school's place as a hub for the local community was assured with the official opening of the Aspire Centre sports hall and climbing wall by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne the Princess Royal.

In 2009 Ms Valin became Principal and Ms Golinska was appointed Headteacher in charge of the day to day running of the school and the delivery of its core purpose.