Cranbrook Educational Community – Director of Schools – Position Statement 11
Athletics
Over 75 percent of Upper School students participate in interscholastic sports . Varsity teams for girls ( 14 ) and boys ( 12 ) provide a highly competitive interscholastic athletic experience . Many intramural options exist including archery , badminton , fencing , rock climbing , sailing , snowboarding and Ultimate Frisbee . Over the past five years , Cranbrook ’ s student athletes have earned 18 State Championships , 13 State Champion Runners-Up , and 32 Regional Championships . The Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Association has recognized Cranbrook as an Exemplary Program and many of the Schools ’ athletes have gone on to intercollegiate distinction at both the D-I and D-III levels .
Cranbrook Horizons-Upward Bound ( HUB )
HUB prepares underserved students from the Detroit area to enter and succeed in post-secondary education . Established in 1965 with a grant from the Ford Foundation , HUB is one of the oldest and largest programs of its kind in the country . HUB offers supplementary college preparatory instruction for high school students , many of whom will be the first in their families to attend college . Students are nominated for the program by a teacher or counselor during the second half of their 8 th grade year , and only one of every four nominees is accepted . HUB students complete a six-week summer term living in Cranbrook ’ s dormitories and attend Saturday classes on campus during the academic year . They also receive college counseling and assistance in applying for financial aid from the Cranbrook-HUB staff .