sixth superintendent. In 2006 a second high school gym was added. The pool was renovated. A new lobby entrance and courtyard were built and parking lots restructured. Today the school only has roughly about 1000 students. the football field was once again renovated in 2015, the current superintendent is Laurie Fournier On September 12, 2018, Danyna Gibson, a student at Fitzgerald, was fatally stabbed by fellow student Tanaya Lewis while both were on Fitzgerald grounds. Gibson was rushed to Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren, but died from her wounds while there. Lewis was taken into custody and was tried for first-degree murder, ultimately receiving 27-60 years in prison, the maximum sentence a juvenile can receive in the state. Clubs Fitzgerald has a number of clubs for both parents and students, including a Fitness Club for students and the community, Multi-Cultural Club, S.A.D.D Club, Band Boosters, the Fitz Athletic Association (FAA), a recycling club, Student Council, and National Honors Society (NHS). Fitzgerald also has a new robotics team that competes in games and competitions against neighboring schools, the school also has a S.W.A.G. program that organizes events. Band The Fitzgerald high school concert bands are currently directed by Katrina O'Higgins. The Fitzgerald Spartan Marching Band is directed by O'Higgins with Assistant Director Honher. There are currently three concert bands and a marching band. The Fitzgerald Instrumental Music Program has a long history of success and once received recognition as being one of the top 100 instrumental music programs in the United States. They have also received numerous awards including consistent 1st Division ratings at district and state band festivals, Grammy Enterprise Award, Grammy Signature School Finalist, an Educational Excellence Award from MASSA, and named the National Champion of the NHSBDA online music festival. The marching band has been invited to march in the Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade, the 2012 Olympic Games and regularly participates in the Grosse Point Santa Parade. These awards and recognition have helped the band travel across the United States to cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, San Antonio, New Orleans, San Francisco and Nashville. The band has also traveled abroad to Canada and England. There have only been 5 concert band directors in the history of Fitzgerald High School: Tuoma Luoma 1950s-1970s Joseph Rudy 1970s Leonard Schemm 1980-2004 Brian Roelandt 2004-2017 Adam Busuttil 2017-2022 Katrina O'Higgins 2022-present School songs The music and lyrics for the alma