La Crosse Central High School

Central High School
Central High School
Address
	Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
	1801 Losey Boulevard South; La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601; United States
Coordinates	43°47′36″N 91°13′08″W / 43.7933°N 91.2188°WCoordinates: 43°47′36″N 91°13′08″W / 43.7933°N 91.2188°W
Information
Type	Public 4-year
Established	1907
Principal	Troy McDonald
Faculty	71.79 (FTE)
Enrollment	1,077 (2018-19)
Student to teacher ratio	15.00
Color(s)	Black and Red
Athletics conference	Mississippi Valley Conference
Mascot	RiverHawks
Rival	Logan High School
Website	www.lacrosseschools.org/central-high

La Crosse Central High School is a public high school in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Administered by the School District of La Crosse, it is located on the south side of the city. The school was established in 1907.

History[]

La Crosse Central is the older of two public high schools in La Crosse, with rival Logan being the newer school. It was established in 1907. Originally, Central was located at the intersection of 16th and Cass Streets on La Crosse's south side, where Weigent Park stands today. The current building was completed in 1967 and stands on Losey Boulevard, near State Road.

Extra-curricular activities[]

La Crosse Central High School has a variety of extra-curricular activities and athletics, and is part of the Mississippi Valley Conference. Central has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender Grand Central Station and the women's-only Central Connection.^[2] GCS was undefeated in the 2001, 2002 and 2014 seasons.^[3]^[4] The school also started hosting its own competition starting in 2015, the Grand River Show Choir Invitational.^[5]

State championships[]

Spring baseball - A-1978, A-1986
Boys' basketball - 1925, D2-2017^[6]
Boys' cross country - A-1977, D1-1990^[7]
Girls' cross country - A-1985, A-1988, A-1989, D1-1990
Boys' golf - 1939
Girls' golf - 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998
Girls' gymnastics - A-1984
Skiing - 1969, 1974, 1975
Boys' track and field - A-1963^[8]

Notable alumni[]

M. Julian Bradley, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
Tony Ghelfi, major league baseball pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies^[9]
Don Iverson, professional golfer
Edward C. Krause, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Joseph Losey, filmmaker, director of The Servant
Robert Moevs, composer
George Poage, First African American to earn a medal in the 1904 Olympics-Bronze
Nicholas Ray, filmmaker, director of Rebel Without A Cause
Woodrow Swancutt, U.S. Air Force Major General
Reuben Trane, founder of the Trane Company
Gregg Underheim, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
George Williams, major league baseball player

Notable faculty[]

D. Russell Wartinbee, music, history and social problems teacher, Wisconsin State Assembly^[10]
Guilford M. Wiley, principal, Wisconsin State Assembly

Notes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Central". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
^ "SCC: Viewing School - La Crosse Central High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
^ Rindfleisch, Terry (March 11, 2002). "Central show choir finishes another undefeated season". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
^ "Viewing Schoir: Grand Central Station 2014". Show Choir Community. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
^ "Central High School hosts show choir competition". News8000. March 22, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
^ "D2 boys: La Crosse Central outlasts Cedarburg in final".
^ 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. p. 27.
^ https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/statechampsbyschool.htm
^ Editor, JEFF BROWN / Tribune Sports. "Former Central pitcher Ghelfi knows the road to the majors". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 2020-05-30.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1966,' Biographical Sketch of D. Russell Wartinbee, pg. 46

External links[]

La Crosse Central High School

This Wisconsin school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[NCES-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Central". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

[2] "SCC: Viewing School - La Crosse Central High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

[3] Rindfleisch, Terry (March 11, 2002). "Central show choir finishes another undefeated season". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[4] "Viewing Schoir: Grand Central Station 2014". Show Choir Community. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[5] "Central High School hosts show choir competition". News8000. March 22, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[6] "D2 boys: La Crosse Central outlasts Cedarburg in final".

[7] 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. p. 27.

[8] ttps://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/statechampsbyschool.htm

[9] Editor, JEFF BROWN / Tribune Sports. "Former Central pitcher Ghelfi knows the road to the majors". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 2020-05-30.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[10] 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1966,' Biographical Sketch of D. Russell Wartinbee, pg. 46

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

show v t Mississippi Valley Conference (Wisconsin)
Current members	Aquinas Holmen Central Logan Onalaska Sparta Tomah
Associated members	West Salem

show Authority control
General	VIAF 1 WorldCat
National libraries	United States