Telegram - Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944

Ecorse High School is going through a culture of change. From academics, to athletics, even down to the student culture. This is not the same land Red Raiders walked on fifty, twenty, or even five years ago. It seems as if a new set of commandments are becoming etched into stone. Ecorse has a man in its building dedicated to leading that change. He was offered an opportunity almost four years ago, and declared himself committed to the cause.

Gerrod Abram was hired by Ecorse High School to coach boy's varsity basketball. Along with that came a Behavioral Specialist job in the school. On the...