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Traverse City Central High School
Address
Map
1150 Milliken Drive

Traverse City
,
Michigan
49686

United States
Coordinates44°46′4″N 85°35′19″W / 44.76778°N 85.58861°W / 44.76778; -85.58861
Information
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Established1853
School districtTraverse City Area Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Jon VanWagoner
PrincipalJessie Houghton
Staff59.34 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,426 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.03[1]
Color(s)  Black
  Gold
Fight song"Come On, Fight!"
AthleticsMHSAA Class A
Athletics conferenceBig North
Team nameTrojans
RivalTraverse City West Senior High School
AccreditationAdvancED commission[2]
NewspaperBlack & Gold Quarterly (BGQ)
YearbookPines
Feeder schoolsElementary schools:
Central Grade
Cherry Knoll
Courtade
Eastern
Glenn Loomis
Traverse Heights
Middle school:
Traverse City East
Websitewww.tcaps.net/schools/

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 opened in 1853. In 1886, it was moved to a new brick building called the Central school, built at Seventh and Pine Streets.[4][5] In 1934, the original school building burned down,[6][7] and for until 1937, students were relocated to the nearby Perry Hannah House while the school was being rebuilt.[8][9]

In 1959, grades 10 through 12 moved into a new building called Traverse City Senior High School[10][11] at its present day location, on grounds formerly owned by the Northwestern Michigan College.

In 1997, because of overcrowding at the school, which had become one of the largest high schools 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 existing one was renamed to Traverse City Central High School.[12]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. ^ "TC Central High School - High Schools - Schools - District Home". www.tcaps.net. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  4. ^ Sprague, Elvin L.; Smith, Mrs. George N. (1903). Sprague's History of Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties, Michigan. B.F. Bowen. pp. 267–271.
  5. ^ "TCAPS Alumni Network Newsletter". web3.tcaps.net. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  6. ^ "Traverse City's Biggest School Fire: When and Where?". Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  7. ^ "Looking Back On Education History In Traverse City". The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  8. ^ "The Awesome Mitten-The Perry Hannah House". Awesome Mitten. 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  9. ^ "Rolling The Clock Back 125 Years At The Perry Hannah House". The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  10. ^ "1959 Traverse City High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  11. ^ "1960 Traverse City High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  12. ^ "When Trojans Became Titans". The Ticker: Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  13. ^ "Tom Kozelko". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  14. ^ "Dan Majerle". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  15. ^ pburgess@record-eagle.com, Patti Brandt Burgess. "Newsmakers: Longest-serving Michigan Gov. William Milliken dies". Traverse City Record-Eagle. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  16. ^ "Michigan Legislative Biography". Library of Michigan.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Suzy Merchant". msuspartans.com. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Zach Redmond". ferrisstatebulldogs.com/. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
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