- North Central High School (Indianapolis)
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North Central High School Address 1801 East 86th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46240
United StatesCoordinates 39°54′40″N 86°07′45″W / 39.91111°N 86.12917°WCoordinates: 39°54′40″N 86°07′45″W / 39.91111°N 86.12917°W Information Type Public high school Motto Achievement through scholarship, honesty and respect. Established 1956 Locale Large city Principal C E Quandt Grades 9-12 Enrollment 3,346 (2007-08) Color(s) Red, Black and White
Mascot Panthers Newspaper The Northern Lights Yearbook The Northerner Website www.nchs.cc North Central High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township. The 2009-10[update] school year enrollment is 3,400 in grades 9-12. The current principal is Mr. C E Quandt.[1]
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History
North Central was established in 1956 in response to Washington Township's rapidly growing population and the desire of residents to have a local high school. Prior to this, students from the township attended Broad Ripple and Shortridge High Schools in Indianapolis. (At this time, most of the township was outside the city limits.) In 1963 the current facility was opened, and the original building was repurposed to Northview Middle School.
In 1993 and 1994, the school suffered from two major fires set by arsonists. The second fire was especially severe, destroying several areas of the building, including the newly renovated gymnasium. All of the affected areas were rebuilt, but the arsonists were never caught.[2]
In 2004, William F. Gulde, the North Central High School Social Studies chair at the time, published a detailed history of the school titled Hopes, Dreams, and Books: The Story of North Central High School, 1956–2004.
Demographics
For the 2009-2010[update] school year, enrollment was 3,392 students. Of these, 42% are white, 41% are black, 9% are Hispanic, 2% are Asian, and 5% are multiracial. 32% of students qualify for free lunches and 9% qualify for reduced price lunches.[1]
Fight song
Hail our panthers hats off to thee!/ To our colors, true we will ever be./ Red! Black! White!/ United we stand!/ Working never failing ever pulling for our team together,/ panthers we think you're grand!(X2) G-R-A-N-D! NC!
The North Central fight song is based on the melody of "Minnesota Rouser", the fight song for the University of Minnesota.
Notable alumni
- Adam Alexander, NASCAR Camping World Series Broadcasater, SpeedTV contributor, anchor [3]
- David Deming, author, scientist, and professor of the University of Oklahoma.
- Mitch Daniels, politician, Governor of Indiana (2005- )[3]
- Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, musician[4]
- Jared Fogle, the Subway guy
- Jason Gardner, 1999 Indiana Mr. Basketball, Final Four Participant at The University of Arizona
- Eric Gordon, Indiana Mr. Basketball, 2007,[5] former Indiana University PG. 2008 NBA Draft: 1st Round, 7th Pick to Los Angeles Clippers.[6]
- Gloria Gresham, costume designer
- Marie Collins Johns, former President & CEO, Verizon, Washington, D.C., mayoral candidate for Washington, D.C.[7]
- Scott A. Jones, Co-founder of Boston Technologies and ChaCha Search, Inc., inventor of voice mail[8]
- Ron Klain, Chief of Staff for Vice-President Joe Biden and former Vice-President Al Gore[9]
- Todd Lickliter, former Butler University and Iowa Hawkeyes head men's basketball coach[10]
- Maicel Malone-Wallace, 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist 4x400 Relay[11]
- Derrick Mayes football wide receiver at Notre Dame and the Green Bay Packers' [12]
- Diana Mercer author and Huffington Post columnist[13]
- Bart Peterson, politician, former Mayor of Indianapolis[4]
- Jake Query, Fox Sports Net Correspondent, WIBC host, Indianapolis 500 radio announcer [4]
- Courtney Roby, NFL football player, also attended and played football at Indiana University[14]
- Lars Tate, Gatorade National High School football player of the year, University of Georgia and NFL starter Lars Tate
- David Wolf, astronaut[15]
- Marc Summers, Television personality, Double Dare game show Nickelodeon, currently Unwrapped, Food Network
- Liz Stauber, actress
- Aaron Deer, composer/writer,[16] member of the musical group The Horns of Happiness and former member of The Impossible Shapes
- A'Lelia Bundles, award-winning author and journalist[17]
References
- ^ a b Indiana Department of Education Snapshot
- ^ Gulde, W.F. Hopes, Dreams, and Books: The Story of North Central High School
- ^ Mitch Daniels - a Star Library biography
- ^ a b Mayor will introduce high school classmate Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds at Summer Celebration Concert
- ^ Prep star Eric Gordon changes mind, makes move to Hoosiers
- ^ http://www.msdwt.k12.in.us/Administration/Superintendent/PDFs/Super_Notes_6_1_07.pdf
- ^ Marie C. Johns - washingtonpost.com
- ^ Scott A. Jones | Education and Early Work
- ^ Groppe, Maureen (November 14, 2008). "Indy native may serve as Biden's chief of staff". The Indianapolis Star. http://www.indystar.com/article/20081114/NEWS05/811140428/1008/LOCAL19. Retrieved 2009-01-05.[dead link]
- ^ Player bio for Todd Lickliter on cstv.com
- ^ USATF ATHLETE BIOGRAPHY - Maicel Malone-Wallace
- ^ Where are they now?
- ^ Huffington Post
- ^ New Orleans Saints bio
- ^ David Wolf - a Star Library biography
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
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- High schools in Indiana
- Schools in Indianapolis, Indiana
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