Central High School (Grand Forks, North Dakota)

Central High School (Grand Forks, North Dakota)

Infobox School2
name = Central High School


motto = At Grand Forks Central, we provide opportunities to learn, build character, and strive for excellence.
established = 1882
type = public
locale =
grades = 9-12
head_name = Principal
head = Jeff Schatz
city = Grand Forks
state = North Dakota
country = USA
students = approximately 1,129
faculty =
school_colors = maroon and gray
mascot = The Knights
free_label = District
free = Grand Forks Public Schools
website = http://www.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=13

Central High School (or GFC) is an American high school located in the downtown area of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It currently serves about 1,129 students and is one of two high school in the Grand Forks Public Schools system. The official school colors are maroon and gray and the athletic teams are known as the The Knights. The current principal is Jeff Schatz. Central High hosts a number of academic activities. Such programs include a large student council, National Forensics League Team, language clubs, and others.

The school's auditorium, which was compleeted by the Works Progress Administration in 1937 at a cost of $275,000, was the first public building in the state of North Dakota to use exclusivly artificial lighting. [Citation | title = North Dakota - A Guide to the Northern Prairie State | place = Fargo, North Dakota | publisher = Knight Publishing | year = 1938 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=HTmAHQt6SvUC | isbn = 1406741280]

Athletics


=Championships=

*State Class 'A' boys basketball: 1927, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1956, 1970, 1974, 1996

*State Class 'A' boys track and field: 1903, 1904, 1906, 1908 co-champions, 1911, 1913, 1914 co-champions, 1915, 1916, 1922 co-champions, 1926, 1927, 1940, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966

*State Class 'A' girls track and field: 1986, 1987

*State Class 'A' football: 1906, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1946, 1963

*State Class 'AAA' football: 2005

*State boys hockey: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2004

*State Class 'A' baseball: 2000, 2006

*State girls soccer: 1997

Notable alumni

*Clifton Emmet "Cliff" Cushman
*Brooks Bollinger
*Stuart McDonald

References

External links

* [http://www.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=13 Central High School website]
* [http://www.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/education/club/club.php?sectionid=455&PHPSESSID=246945380df26fbdf3cd89b767b467f0 History of Central High School]


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