Hazelwood Central High School
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| Motto | Home of the Hawks |
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| Established | 1965 |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Mr. Darrell Strong |
| Faculty | 200+ |
| Students | 2,882 (fall 2007) |
| Location | Florissant, Missouri, USA |
| Mascot | Hawks |
| Website | Hazelwood Central High School |
Hazelwood Central High School is located at 15875 New Halls Ferry Road in unincorporated St. Louis County, adjacent to the current northeast boundary of Florissant, MO. The school is one of three high schools in the district, the others being Hazelwood West High School and Hazelwood East High School. The school population is the largest in the state of Missouri with an enrollment of 2,882, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.[1]
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[edit] History
The first Hazelwood High School was completed in 1954, located at 1865 Dunn Road in unincorporated North St. Louis County; this area is also known locally as Spanish Lake. The building is still in use as a school - Hazelwood East Middle School. During the early 1960s, as farmland became subdivisions, more students enrolled in the district and a new high school was needed; the second Hazelwood High School was established in 1965 to deal with the rapid growth of the Hazelwood School District during that time. It was the only high school in the district and it quickly became overcrowded as the "baby boomers" reached high school age.[2] By the early 1970s, the Central designator appeared in the school's name, followed by East and West, indicating from which portion of the district students lived. The rapid growth of the district proved to much even for a building of Central's size, however, and in the 1970s, the school was forced to split the student body into two shifts, with one shift attending from 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and one from 1:05 p.m. to 7:05 p.m. In 1975, with the opening of two more high schools, Hazelwood East and Hazelwood West, Hazelwood Central returned to a conventional day schedule.
[edit] 2000-2001 School Year
By the 2000–2001 school year, Hazelwood Central's population was once again growing, this time in response to increasing subdivision development within the school district, land that had for decades been open farmland or otherwise vacant. By 2005, the student body population was once again approaching 3,000 students and overcrowding was becoming a problem.
[edit] 2006-2007 School Year
During the 2006–2007 school year, the district announced that it was redrawing the boundaries of the three high schools, effective fall 2008. The net effect of this change on Central is expected to be a reduction in enrollment from nearly 3,000 to approximately 2,500 while increasing the population at Hazelwood West.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Randy Orton, professional wrestler[3]
- Kate Capshaw, actress and wife of Steven Spielberg
- Patti McGuire, wife of former tennis player Jimmy Connors and Playboy Playmate of the year 1977
- Ron Kulpa, MLB Umpire
- Shane Battelle, former Major League Soccer & United States National Team Soccer Player
[edit] References
- ^ "Missouri School District Directory". http://dese.mo.gov/directory/096088.html. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ "> So, Where Did You Go To High School? Vol. 2". http://books.google.com/books?id=qTuiFxwEgS4C&pg=PT39&lpg=PT39&dq=hazelwood+central+split+shifts&source=web&ots=33bAhS2uIk&sig=hCsUVzQIgJqCxNDwEigC9tkPpZg#PPT41,M1>. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ "Hazelwood Central Alumni - Class of 1998". Hazelwood Central Alumni. http://204.184.47.9/~sboerner/central/alumni/1998.html. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
[edit] External links
- Hazelwood Central High School website
- Hazelwood School District website
- Hazelwood Central High School Alumni
- Hazelwood School District Map
- Hazelwood School District Parent Teacher Association Council
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