Traverse City Central High School
Traverse City Central High School | |
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1150 Milliken Drive , 49686 | |
Coordinates | 44°46′4″N 85°35′19″W / 44.76778°N 85.58861°W |
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Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
Established | 1853 (as Traverse City Senior High School) 1997 (as Traverse City Central High School) |
School district | Traverse City Area Public Schools |
Superintendent | Dr. Jon VanWagoner |
Principal | Jessie Houghton |
Staff | 59.34 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,426 (2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 24.03[1] |
Color(s) | Black Gold |
Fight song | "Come On, Fight!" |
Athletics | MHSAA Class A |
Athletics conference | Big North |
Team name | Trojans |
Rival | Traverse City West Senior High School |
Accreditation | AdvancED commission[2] |
Newspaper | Black & Gold Quarterly (BGQ) |
Yearbook | Pines |
Feeder schools | Elementary schools: Central Grade Cherry Knoll Courtade Eastern Glenn Loomis Traverse Heights Middle school: Traverse City East |
Website | www |
Traverse City Central High School (also known as Central High, Central, TCC, or CHS) is a public high school in Traverse City, Michigan. It is one of three high schools in the Traverse City Area Public Schools district.[3]
History
The first public school in Traverse City, Traverse City Senior High School, opened in 1853 at the 300 block of Seventh Street[4]. In 1934, the original school building burned down[5][6], and for until 1937, students were relocated to the nearby Perry Hannah House while the school was being rebuilt[7][8].
In the early 1960s, the school was moved into another new building[9], this one on grounds formerly owned by the Northwestern Michigan College. The former building was converted into Traverse City Junior High School, and again 1970 as Central Grade School, an elementary building.
In 1997, because of overcrowding at the school, which had since become the largest high school in Michigan, a second high school was built, and opened in early 1998. The new high school became Traverse City West Senior High School, and the former TCSHS became Traverse City Central High School[10].
Notable alumni
- Tom Kozelko, former NBA player[11]
- Dan Majerle, former all-star NBA player[12]
- William Milliken, former Governor of Michigan[13][14]
- Suzy Merchant, MSU Girls Basketball Coach[15]
- Zach Redmond, Colorado Avalanche Defenseman [16]
References
- ^ a b c "Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "TC Central High School - High Schools - Schools - District Home". www.tcaps.net. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "TCAPS Alumni Network Newsletter". web3.tcaps.net. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Traverse City's Biggest School Fire: When and Where?". Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Looking Back On Education History In Traverse City". The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "The Awesome Mitten-The Perry Hannah House". Awesome Mitten. 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Rolling The Clock Back 125 Years At The Perry Hannah House". The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "1959 Traverse City High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "When Trojans Became Titans". The Ticker: Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Tom Kozelko". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ "Dan Majerle". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ^ pburgess@record-eagle.com, Patti Brandt Burgess. "Newsmakers: Longest-serving Michigan Gov. William Milliken dies". Traverse City Record-Eagle. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Michigan Legislative Biography". Library of Michigan.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Suzy Merchant". msuspartans.com. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Zach Redmond". ferrisstatebulldogs.com/. Retrieved March 12, 2015.