Not only is 2025 an election year for Detroit, but it also is a year when many longtime Detroiters and graduates of Detroit high schools have been attending milestone class reunions. It makes for a unique time when reflections about cherished high school years and thoughts about the city's past, present and future come together.

Following are thoughts shared by a group of Detroiters who still love their Detroit high schools, while also having hopes and dreams for Detroit’s next mayor:

Mary Covington, Pershing High School, Class of 1965: Sweet memories tied to a previous era fuel her desire for 'revitalized' neighborhoods

Growing up, Mary Covington, cherished the time she spent inside of her family’s home on Halleck Street near Dequindre and Davidson in northeast Detroit, in the Campau-D

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