Manchester Central High School - Manchester, New Hampshire/NH

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Manchester Central High School

207 Lowell St, Manchester, NH, 03104-4915 -

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Definition of Terms

Manchester Central High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Hillsborough County, NH

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2395 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

136 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 688 students

Grade 10 - 625 students

Grade 11 - 567 students

Grade 12 - 492 students

Grade Not Listed - 23 students

This School

(NH) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NH) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	11%	2%
% Black	6%	1%
% White	81%	94%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NH) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NH) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Manchester School District

This School's Agency

(NH) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	22	4
Number of Students Managed	17,511 students	1,494 students
District Total Revenue	$157,507,000	$16,716,000
District Expenditure	$145,978,000	$16,922,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,995	$11,189
District Expenditure / Student	$8,336	$11,327
District Graduation Rates	73%	90%

P.J. Young Returns To Millrats (OurSports Central)
posted on January 26, 2010 at 04:31:41 pm
The Manchester Millrats are pleased to announce the return of P.J Young to the team. Young, a 6'7 forward, was an ABA All Star in his first season with the Millrats. In 2007-2008, he averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds per game during second half of the season.
NH woman fights terrorism with science (New Hampshire Union Leader)
posted on January 24, 2010 at 04:23:41 pm
Her friends call her a spy. When she walks through airports, Aimee Rose carries cargo far more important than an extra toothbrush in her carry-on. She's transporting equipment she helped develop to make flying safer.
Campbell High School’s Key Club receives seal of approval (The Nashua Telegraph)
posted on January 19, 2010 at 04:46:57 pm
Campbell High School’s infamous Key Club finally got its long overdue legitimacy on Oct. 6. Not Michael Corleone, Mafia-type legitimacy, but rather that it’s now the 183rd official Key Club in the region.
NH students to get Red Sox scholarships (Boston Globe)
posted on January 16, 2010 at 05:02:33 pm
Ten New Hampshire students who have shown a commitment to community service will receive scholarships this spring from the team charity of the Boston Red Sox.
NH students to get Red Sox scholarships (Boston Herald)
posted on January 16, 2010 at 04:28:46 pm
CONCORD, N.H. - Ten New Hampshire students who have shown a commitment to community service will receive scholarships...

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Manchester High School Central is the oldest public high school in the state of New Hampshire. Located in the heart of Manchester, New Hampshire, over 2,400 students attend from communities such as Auburn, Candia, Hooksett, and Manchester. The name was changed from Manchester High School in 1922 when Manchester West High School opened. Including Central, Manchester has a total of three public high schools.
Its athletics teams are nicknamed the Little Green (after Dartmouth's Big Green), and predictably, the school colors are green and white. Sports Illustrated named the school's athletic department as the best in the state of New Hampshire in 2005.
The school originally had crimson red as its school color, but Concord High School had taken the color soon after. After the turn of the century, the two schools decided that the winner of a league championship would keep its colors; Concord won, and Manchester Central chose forest green as its new color.
John Rist is the school's current principal.
Central High School's student newspaper The Little Green is a highly respected publication. The Little Green was commended by Columbia Scholastic Press and featured in the Manchester Daily Express as well as the New Hampshire Union Leader.
Diversity at Central
Manchester Central High School prides itself on its diverse student population. On a daily basis, Central's faculty teaches students from sixty different countries who speak thirty different languages. New Hampshire Public Radio was so intrigued by the wide array of student backgrounds at Central that it decided to compose a project entitled "Culture Lessons" in 2006. The project's objective was to dive into the core of "a school with a very diverse population in a very homogeneous state".
Notable alumni
Jane Badler, actress, star of the 1983 TV miniseries V and its sequels
Rogers Blood (1922–1944), a United States Marine Corps Reserve officer and posthumous recipient of the Silver Star for his actions during World War II
James Broderick, actor and father of actor Matthew Broderick
Rene Gagnon, who raised the American flag at Iwo Jima
Grace Metalious, author of Peyton Place
Bob Montana, creator of Archie
John William Noga (1903–1997), nationally syndicated outdoors artist
Adam Sandler, comedian and actor
External links
Official website
Comprehensive History of the school
Crew Club website
ESPN article about MCHS crew

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