Fordson high school is ranked 219th within michigan. Sep 09, 2011 fordson follows a high school football team from dearborn, michigan as it prepares for its big crosstown rivalry game during the last ten days of the muslim holy month of ramadan. Sep 14, 2011 the film fordson places focus on a few high school athletes preparing for a football game, but the real narrative paints layers in the evolution and lives of this population as americans, as. Top 10 high school sports movies to watch news published on 3202020 5. A mostly muslim highschool football team from dearborn, mich. Faith, fasting, football, muslim high school players face. Students have the opportunity to take advanced placement coursework and exams. Cross country football golf soccer swimming tennis volleyball. Fordson high school is a secondary school located in dearborn, michigan, united states in greater detroit.
Create a free football recruiting profile to connect with college coaches. Built in 1929 as the first high school and still retains the original character and much of the architectural details inside. They moved their record to 61 and clinched a 12th straight playoff appearance. Fordson high school located in dearborn, michigan mi. Faith, fasting, football 2011 a mostly muslim highschool football team from dearborn, mich. Fordson high school dearborn, michigan mi greatschools. Compare details in 2019, fordson high school ranked worse than 67. Faith, fasting, football shows the football players of fordson high school in dearborn, michigan a high school and town that is mostly muslim as they practice and prepare to take on their archrivals. Apr 09, 2020 the grabandgo meals will continue to be handed out between 10 a. Learn about fordson high school football recruits in dearborn. Monday was the first day of high school football practice in michigan and the detroit news visited a few area teams. The dearborn schools student does not have to attend that school to be eligible for a meal. What it is, is a film that brings a completely new angle to the classic football.
The players, families, coaches, and fans are shown discussing their love of football and their love of america and the muslim faith. Watch fordson high school boys varsity football highlights and check out their schedule and roster on hudl. Get instant email and text alerts when your teams game times change. Football follows a predominantly arabamerican high school football team from. He was raised in dearborn, michigan, where he attended fordson high school. Because of ramadan fordson high school football practices overnight. While there, he played on the football team as a quarterback and began acting in.
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Slay shajrah scored three touchdowns as the tractors breezed by dearborn high on friday. It was completed in 1928 on a 15acre 61,000 m 2 parcel of land which was then the village of fordson, named for henry ford and his son edsel ford. Fordson high school dearborn, mi basketball maxpreps. Fordson is a feature length documentary film that follows four talented high school football players from dearborn michigan as they gear up for their big senior year rivalry game during the last ten days of ramadan, a month when muslims traditionally fast every day from sunrise to sundown. If you wanna talk about movies that are bigger than football, here you go.
The film fordson places focus on a few high school athletes preparing for a football game, but the real narrative paints layers in the evolution and lives of this population as americans, as. Fordson high school is a secondary school located in dearborn, michigan, united states in greater. Fordson follows a predominately arabamerican high school football team from dearborn, michigan during the last ten days of the muslim holy month of. Get the latest dearborn fordson high school football news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results, athletes info, and more at.
Home movies, detroit, dearborn, michigan, fordson high school, football, high schools, young. Fordson high school alumni can relive their experiences from high school by sharing memories and pictures, reconnecting with those alumni listed, and more. The fordson varsity football team lost fridays home playoff game against cass tech detroit, mi by a score of 4628. Sep 02, 2010 fordson is a feature length documentary film that follows four talented high school football players from dearborn michigan as they gear up for their big senior year rivalry game during the last ten days of ramadan, a month when muslims traditionally fast every day from sunrise to sundown. By debbie schlussel early yesterday, when i wrote about allamerican islamic terrorists ali houssaiky and osama sabhi abulhassan aka the dearbornistan boys, i noted that both are graduates of dearborns fordson high school aka hezbollah high. Catch discounts on cool stuff often used by high school athletes and fans. Fordson high school boys basketball coach osama abulhassan, a former fordson player, takes his team through a walk through at fordson high school on january 6, 2017. Historic fordson high school on michigan ave in dearborn, mi although restored, has retained its original ornate architecture. This is a documentary that should be viewed by all families and that hopefully will go far to challenge the opinions of those who believe muslims cannot assimilate into american culture or that everyone who practices the muslim faith is a terrorist. Fordson is a feature length documentary film that follows four talented high school football players from dearborn michigan as they gear up for their big s. This is a documentary that should be viewed by all families and that hopefully will go far to challenge the opinions of those who believe muslims. Faith, fasting, football follows a predominately arabamerican high school football team from a workingclass detroit suburb as they practice for their big crosstown rivalry game during the last 10 days of ramadan, revealing a community holding onto its islamic faith while they struggle for acceptance in post 911 america.
Faith, fame and football the stream al jazeera english. Faith, fasting, football is a 2011 documentary film about a tightknit community of muslim americans in dearborn, michigan, centered on their passion for and support of the fordson high school football team. Moreover, it is politically incorrect to have a feature movie like fordson. Fordson trailer on vimeo vimeo the highquality home for. Sync uptodate game schedules with your phone andor personal calendar i. Faith, fasting, football a documentary about fordson high schools football team, whose ranks are drawn from the predominantly arab population of. Excellent docu on muslim high school football players. Jan 28, 2011 a movie about fordson high school football was well received at the slamdance film festival, but dearborn movie fans will have to wait a few months longer to see it. A designated person can pick up meals for multiple children. Faith, fasting, football 2011 a mostly muslim high school football team from dearborn, mich.
The school was built in the 1920s and designed to look like oxford university. Faith, fasting, football follows a predominantly arabamerican high school football team from a workingclass detroit suburb as they practice for their big crosstown rivalry game during ramadan, revealing a community holding onto its islamic faith and the american dream while struggling to gain acceptance in post 911 america. Below is the link to the new fordson athletics blog. Create an account for fordson high school or sign in to take advantage of following. Get key announcements and game updates from the official fordson high school athletic calendar. Fordson follows an arabamerican high school football team from dearborn, michigan, and unearths the story of a community still struggling to gain acceptance in post 911 america in the decade after the attacks occurred. Alumni listings below have either been searched for or they registered as members of this directory. The fordson varsity football team won fridays home playoff game against western international detroit, mi by a score of 3416. Fordson high school is a secondary school located in dearborn, michigan, united states in. Fordson is a feature length documentary film that follows four talented high school football players from dearborn michigan as they gear up for. Fordson high school dearborn, mi football maxpreps.
Fordson follows a high school football team from dearborn, michigan as it prepares for its big crosstown rivalry game during the last ten days of the muslim holy month of ramadan. Mar 12, 2015 ghazi saw that a documentary would be more truthful in telling the story than a feature movie. Boys varsity football fordson high school dearborn. Faith, fasting, football a documentary about fordson high schools football. Wood technology 1 is an introduction to materials, tools, machines and the procedures involved in the processing of materials used in industrial technology.
An interview with rashid ghazi, executive producer and director of fordson by. Faith, fasting, football follows a predominantly arabamerican high school football team from a workingclass detroit suburb as they practice for their big crosstown rivalry game during ramadan, revealing a community holding onto its islamic faith and the american dream while. Fordson hs michigan high school athletic association. Baseball bowling golf soccer softball tennis track. The nightly practice is tailored for the fordson high school football team in the large arab communi. Alexandra kinias article published in kalimat magazine.
Were an independent nonprofit that provides parents with indepth school quality information. His name was later changed to chad everett by his agent henry willson. The grabandgo meals will continue to be handed out between 10 a. The schools strongest program lies within its football team. Below is a list of all the new clubs active at fordson high school. Faith, fasting, football follows a predominantly arabamerican high school football team from a workingclass detroit suburb as they practice for their. This onesemester, onehour block course is taught at each high school. From remember the titans to wildcats, here are some flicks while we wait for high school sports to return. In 2011 north shore films produced fordson faith, fasting, football and the american dream, highlighting the fordson football tradition and its. Fordson high school, designed in the gothic style, in dearborn, michigan both my parents graduated from fhs. We will be updating the blog with scores, news and notes, as well as everything else you need to know about fordson athletics.
Faith, fasting, football, a documentary movie that debuted at the slamdance film festival jan. Creative learning center dearborn is one of the nearest high schools. Fordson high school is a 9th grade12th grade public school located in dearborn, michigan within the dearborn city school district district. The feature length documentary tells the inspiring story of a high.
It also plays against edsel ford high school while also having a longtime rivalry with monroe high school, an opponent since 1928 when fordson was established. There, members of all the classes and clubs will listen to your idea and vote you in or out. After conquering detroit cass tech, dearborn fordson has. Popular videos fordson high school fordson high school topic. The school s mascot is a fordson tractor and is on display in the entrance of fordson high school in dearborn. Faith, fasting, football chronicles the lives and troubles of a team from a predominantly arabamerican school. Jun 27, 2018 a statue and stained glass windows with fordson s seal and the coatofarms of eight other schools originally in the district are seen at the top of the staircase of fordson high school in dearborn. This game was part of the 2019 michigan high school football playoff brackets. Includes scenes at fordson high school high school football game, and scenes of young adults socializing around houses and cars. Fordson high school is a public high school in dearborn. A movie about arab americans, islam, muslims and football. It also ranked 4 th among 5 ranked high schools in the dearborn city school district. The michigan high school athletic association, inc. Fordson football has accumulated 4 state championships 1930, 1943,1971, 1993.
Fordson high school in dearborn, mi us news best high schools. Fordson high school and its students are the major theme of fordson. At the 7th annual traverse city film festival, michael moore recommended that everyone in the country should see the film fordson. It has 2447 students in grades 9th grade12th grade with a studentteacher ratio of 21 to 1. The story is set at fordson high school, a public school, which was once all white, but now boasts a 98% arabamerican population. Fordson high school boys varsity football fall 20192020. Hilary clinton honored us at the state department and spoke about the film in celebration for muslim athletes. The ap participation rate at fordson high school is 36%. These are former students from fordson in dearborn, mi who graduated in 1979. The principal of fordson high school is youssef mosallam. Faith, fasting, football a documentary about fordson high school s football team, whose ranks are drawn. Fordson class of 1993 reunion info dearborn, michigan.