Traverse City Central High School

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Traverse City Central High School
Traverse City Central crest.gif
Traverse City Central High School.jpg
Address
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; -85.58861Coordinates: 44°46′4″N 85°35′19″W / 44.76778°N 85.58861°W / 44.76778; -85.58861
Information
Other namesCentral, Traverse City Central, TCC, TCCHS, CHS
TypePublic, Coeducational high school
Established1853; 169 years ago (1853) (as the Central School)
1959 (Traverse City Senior High School)
1997 (Central High School)
School districtTraverse City Area Public Schools
SuperintendentJohn VanWagoner
PrincipalJessie Houghton
Staff58.90 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,441 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.47[1]
Color(s)  Black
  Gold
Fight song"Come On, Fight!"
AthleticsMHSAA Class A
Athletics conferenceBig North
Team nameTrojans
RivalTraverse City West Senior High School
Alpena High School (before 1997)
AccreditationAdvancED commission[2]
PublicationFront & Central
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 (known before 1997 as Traverse City Senior High School) is a public high school in Traverse City, Michigan. It is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Traverse City Area Public Schools district.[3]

History[]

The first public school in Traverse City opened in 1853. In 1877, it was moved to a new building called the Central School, built at Seventh and Pine Streets, which was rebuilt as a brick building in 1886.[4][5][6] In 1934, the Central school building burned down,[7][8] and students were relocated to the nearby Perry Hannah House while the school was being rebuilt.[9][10]

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

In 1978, 1985 and 1988, the Trojans of Traverse City Senior High School won the MHSAA Class A football championships.[13]

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.[14]

The original Traverse City High School from 1937 to 1959. This building later housed Traverse City Junior High School from 1959 to 1970, and Central Grade School from 1970 to today.

Demographics[]

The demographic breakdown of the 1,441 students enrolled in 2019-20 was:[15]

  • Male - 50.6%
  • Female - 49.4%
  • Native American - 1.3%
  • Asian - 1.7%
  • Black - 1.7%
  • Hispanic - 4.5%
  • Pacific Islander - 0.3%
  • White - 87.9%
  • Multiracial - 2.6%

In addition, 26.6% of students were eligible for reduced-price or free lunch.

Students celebrating the 1988 MHSAA Class A football championship at the now-demolished Pontiac Silverdome. In this game, the Traverse City Trojans beat the Detroit Catholic Central Shamrocks 24–14.

Athletics[]

Traverse City Central's sports teams are known as the Trojans. The school is part of the Big North Conference and is considered a Class A school by MHSAA.[16] Central has an intense across-town rivalry with Traverse City West Senior High Titans. Each year, the schools hold an annual football game to honor veterans known as the "Patriot Game". In 2020, the Central versus West game was to honor frontline workers who served during the COVID-19 pandemic and was known as the "Celebrate Service Game".[17] Central won this game.

In 1978, 1985 and 1988, the Trojans of Traverse City Senior High School won the MHSAA Class A football championships.[13] In 2021, the Trojans made it to the MHSAA Division 2 Championship round at Ford Field, but ultimately lost to the Warren De La Salle Pilots.[18]

Prior to the 1997 school split, the Traverse City Trojans had an intense rivalry with the Alpena Wildcats.[19]

Sign outside the high school

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. ^ "Historical Photo". www.record-eagle.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. ^ "TCAPS Alumni Network Newsletter". web3.tcaps.net. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  7. ^ "Traverse City's Biggest School Fire: When and Where?". Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  8. ^ "Looking Back On Education History In Traverse City". The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  9. ^ "The Awesome Mitten-The Perry Hannah House". Awesome Mitten. 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  10. ^ "Rolling The Clock Back 125 Years At The Perry Hannah House". The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  11. ^ "1959 Traverse City High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  12. ^ "1960 Traverse City High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  13. ^ a b "Traverse City Central Trojans Michigan High School Football Scores, Schedules, and Analytics". michigan-football.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  14. ^ "When Trojans Became Titans". The Ticker: Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Central High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  16. ^ "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  17. ^ jatnip@record-eagle.com, JAKE ATNIP. "TC Central shuts out TC West in Patriot Game, 32-0". Traverse City Record-Eagle. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  18. ^ Wilson, Wright. "Michigan high school football Division 2 final: Warren De La Salle cuts down T.C. Central". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  19. ^ bsommers@record-eagle.com, BRETT A. SOMMERS. "'Tis the Givens season". Traverse City Record-Eagle. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  20. ^ "Colonel Demus T. Craw Medal of Honor Memorial – Military History of the Upper Great Lakes". Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  21. ^ "The Push-Pin Man". www.northernexpress.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  22. ^ "Michigan Legislator Details - Kevin Elsenheimer". Library of Michigan.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "MAJOR GENERAL ALDEN G. GLAUCH > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display". www.af.mil. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  24. ^ "Tom Kozelko". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  25. ^ "Dan Majerle". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  26. ^ pburgess@record-eagle.com, Patti Brandt Burgess. "Newsmakers: Longest-serving Michigan Gov. William Milliken dies". Traverse City Record-Eagle. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  27. ^ "Michigan Legislative Biography". Library of Michigan.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ "Suzy Merchant". msuspartans.com. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  29. ^ "Andy Pascoe Player Card - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  30. ^ "Grand Traverse County, MI". www.grandtraverse.org. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  31. ^ "Autumn Rademacher - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". University of Nebraska Omaha Athletics. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  32. ^ "Zach Redmond". ferrisstatebulldogs.com/. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  33. ^ "Elma L Routsong" in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 (School Name: Traverse City Senior High School; Year: 1942).
  34. ^ "biography – Harold Sherman". Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  35. ^ "Detroit's Guardian Building - The Record-Eagle". photos.record-eagle.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""