Salina High School Central

Infobox HighSchool
name = Salina High School Central


motto = "Learning For All, Whatever It Takes"
established = 1863
type = Public
principal = Mr. Stan Vaughn
city = Salina
state = Kansas
country = United States
campus = 650 East Crawford
students = 965 (2008-2009 year)
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colors = Maroon and White color box|#800000 color box|#FFFFFF
mascot = Mustangs
homepage = [http://www.usd305.com/central Salina Central]

Salina High School Central, commonly called Salina Central, is a public school in Salina, Kansas, for students from grades 9 to 12. The school is located at 650 East Crawford, Salina, KS 67401. Before the addition of Salina High School South to the district, the school was originally called Salina High School. The present building at the intersection of Front and Crawford streets was dedicated October 27, 1952 at 7:30 pm in the school's auditorium. The building replaced the Washington High School building on 3rd street. Architects from Wilson & Company designed the building which was constructed by Bauman & Borden Construction Co. W.M. Ostenberg was the Superintendent of the Salina School System and Owen E. Hodgson was the Principal of the High School when the new building opened. The building was quite modern by standards of the day and was considered the premiere high school facility in the state of Kansas. The building had approximately 150,000 square feet of space divided into classroom, recreation and public use and stairways and halls. There were 37 functional classrooms, four rooms used for library, recital hall, art gallery and visual education. The four other rooms include the gymnasium, auditorium, cafeteria, and concourse. The current cafeteria, non-spectator gym and the block of classrooms located at the south end of the building was added in the 1960’s. The library expansion occurred in the early 1990’s. The construction on the stadium located to the east of the building was completed in 1965. Beginning in the fall of 2007, a new physical fitness wing was added to the building. This addition included a new weight room, wrestling room, health classroom, two new locker rooms, a training room, and various offices. The project was completed and open for the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year. Over the 2008 summer, the new tennis complex was completed replacing the small, aging courts. Eight new courts were added just north of the stadium with a new softball field being added just northeast of the stadium.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Salina Public Schools is to educate all students by providing them with opportunities to gain skills necessary to participate successfully in the communities in which they live. Completion of this mission is the responsibility of the students, family, community, teachers and staff in a cooperative partnership.

Hall of Fame

Salina Central maintains a Hall of Fame composed of successful former students.

Current members include:
Astronaut Steve Hawley
Former Governor of Kansas, Bill Graves
Randy Groves
Hon. Lawton R. Nuss
Dr. Martha Peterson
Kenneth R. Rearwin
Janice L. Cockrell
Gary A. Haynes
Dr. Ned Garrigues
Dennis Pugh
Dr. Carol Kunzel
Dr. James Surface
Dr. George Sheldon
Dr. Ted Coffman
Virginia Hill Ricard
Dr. Ted Haggart
Dr. Joshua E. Taylor

Athletics

Salina Central is often heralded for its successful athletic programs. The football team has won six KSHSAA 5A State titles, had back-to-back-to-back undefeated seasons and held a 46 game winning-streak in district play from 1991 until they were defeated by Topeka Seaman High School in 2007.

The Men's Tennis program recently recorded its 5th consecutive KSHSAA 5A State title. The Men's Tennis team currently owns seven State titles, while the Lady's Tennis team owns three.

Athletic Programs at Salina Central include:
*Men's and Lady's Basketball
*Men's and Lady's Cross Country
*Men's and Lady's Golf
*Men's and Lady's Soccer
*Men's and Lady's Swimming
*Men's and Lady's Tennis
*Men's and Lady's Track
*Baseball
*Football
*Softball
*Volleyball
*Wrestling

Salina Central Alumni involved in professional sports includes:
*Terence Newman, currently a defensive back playing for the Dallas Cowboys (1997 graduate)
*Maurice Henry, formerly of the Philadelphia Eagles (1985 graduate)

Fine Arts

Salina Central's fine arts programs have grown significantly over the past few years.

In 2005 and 2006 the forensics team placed second in the state and in 2007 they won 5A state breaking the all-time state record for number of points with 392. The Forensics team returned to state this year, winning for the second time in a row. They also have made a name for themselves at the National Level, breaking someone into the top 50 for the last four years.

Salina Central has become a front runner in theatre. Thespian Troupe 639 recently presented "Noises Off!" at the Kansas State Thespian Conference in Wichita in January 2008. During the 2006-2007 school year, Thespian Troupe 639 put on four shows for the first time in Central's history during the 2006-2007 school year. The troupe also took "Noises Off!" to the International Thespian Festival held in Lincoln, Nebraska over the week of June 23-29, 2008. It was one of 12 schools invited to perform at the festival, and one of two from Kansas.

In the 2006-2007 school year, the Choraliers, String Orchestra, and Concert Band all received Superior ratings at the Kansas Music Educators Association ensemble contest. The groups returned from the contest in 2007-2008 with Superior ratings once again.

ee also

*Salina High School South
*Southeast of Saline

External links

* [http://www.usd305.com/central/ Salina High School Central]
* [http://www.usd305.com/ USD 305 homepage]