Grand Forks Central High School

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Grand Forks Central High School
GFC-Auditorium-Oklahoma2008.JPG
Address
115 North 4th Street

Grand Forks
,
North Dakota
58203

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Providing opportunities to learn, build character, and strive for excellence."
Established1881
School districtGrand Forks Public Schools
PrincipalJon Strandell
Campus DirectorAaron LaDeaux
Faculty78.06 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,004 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.86[1]
Color(s)   Maroon and grey
MascotKnights
WebsiteGrand Forks Central H.S. Edit this at Wikidata

Grand Forks Central High School (GFC) is a public senor high school in the Grand Forks Public Schools district. It is located in downtown Grand Forks. Central is regionally renowned in ice hockey and cross country.

History[]

GFC was originally built in 1882 at a cost of $26,000.

Its first graduating class graduated in 1886, and consisted of three women, Emma Oldham and Mary Parsons.

The original building underwent major renovation in 1911, and construction was completed on the current main building in 1917. The original structure was demolished in 1937 to build the auditorium, as part of The New Deal's Public Works Administration program. In 1985, construction began on a new media center, cafeteria, updated classrooms, and . The most recent addition was a fine arts wing, a new home for the department, which for the first time included a back stage and a proper set storage area, as well as a black box theater.[2]

Grand Forks Central is the oldest still-operating in North Dakota. [3] [4]

Athletics and awards[]

Sports offered[]

  • Basketball (boys' and girls')
  • Baseball (boys')
  • Cheerleading (co-ed)
  • Cross-country (boys' and girls')
  • Football (boys')
  • Gymnastics (girls')*
  • Hockey (boys')
  • Hockey (girls')*
  • Soccer (boys' and girls')
  • Softball (girls')
  • Swimming & Diving (boys' and girls')*
  • Golf (boys' and girls')
  • Tennis (boys' and girls')
  • Track and Field (boys' and girls')
  • Volleyball (girls')
  • Wrestling (co-ed)
  • Figure skating
  • RRHS and Central High School have combined teams in several sporting areas, due to low participation numbers. Co-op sports have been adopted the mascot of the "Knightriders".

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, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
  • State Class 'A' baseball: 2000, 2006
  • State girls' soccer: 1997
  • State Class 'A' cross country: 1998
  • State Class 'A' speech: 1981, 1982, 1984

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. ^ http://jlgarchitects.com/work/k12/gf-central-high
  3. ^ http://www.edline.net/files/_tEA5O_/ccd61eba985b2ce53745a49013852ec4/GFC_Profile_2013-2014.pdf
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2015-02-11. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Online comment of former schoolmate in response to Chuck Haga, "Final cheer for a Blue Cheer". Grand Forks Herald, October 22, 2009; http://www.grandforksherald.com.

External links[]

Coordinates: 47°55′30″N 97°02′02″W / 47.92500°N 97.03389°W / 47.92500; -97.03389

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