Central High School (Grand Forks, North Dakota)

Grand Forks Central High School
"Providing opportunities to learn, build character, and strive for excellence."
Location
Downtown District, Grand Forks, North Dakota United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1882
School district	Grand Forks Public Schools
Principal	Duane Kasowski
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,129
Color(s)	Maroon & Gray
Mascot	GFC Knights
Website	Official website

Central High School is a public senior high school in the Grand Forks Public Schools district. It is located near the University of North Dakota. It has a main focus on athletics and is regionally renowned in ice hockey, golf and tennis.

History

Location

GFC is located in the downtown area of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is near a public parking ramp, which serves as the student/faculty parking lot and Grand Forks City Hall.

Student Body

GFC served 1,129 students during the 2010-2011 school year. About 50% of the student body comes from Valley Middle School located near the campus of the University of North Dakota. About 45% come from Schroeder Middle School. The remaining 5% comes from South Middle School, located in the in the Ulland Addition of uptown Grand Forks, with less than 1% commuting from the Grand Forks Air Force Base and the suburb Thompson, North Dakota.

Demographics

GFC's demographics currently indicate 93.2% White (88% Non-Hispanic White) students, 1.7% African American, 3.2% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, and 2.2% Hispanic/Latino.

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, 2010

• State Class 'A' baseball: 2000, 2006

• State girls soccer: 1997

• State Class 'A' Cross Country: 1998

Notable alumni

• Clifton Emmet "Cliff" Cushman (1938–1966), Olympic hurdler and pilot, U.S. Air Force; killed in Vietnam War. Cushman Field at Grand Forks Red River is named in his honor.
• Brooks Bollinger (b. 1979), professional football quarterback
• Stuart McDonald (b. 1931), editorial cartoonist and two-term Republican representative in the North Dakota House of Representatives
• Dickie Peterson (1946–2009), co-founder, bass player and lead singer of influential hard rock band Blue Cheer
• Richard St. Clair (b. 1946), a prominent composer of modern classical music

External links

• Central High School website
• History of Central High School