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Central High School

115 N 4th St, Grand Forks, ND, 58203-3709 -

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Definition of Terms

Central High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Grand Forks County, ND

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1109 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

74 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 320 students

Grade 10 - 308 students

Grade 11 - 261 students

Grade 12 - 220 students

This School

(ND) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(ND) School Average

% American Indian	6%	10%
% Asian	2%	n/a
% Hispanic	3%	1%
% Black	4%	1%
% White	85%	86%

Additional Student Information

This School

(ND) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

22%

18%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(ND) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Grand Forks 1 School District

This School's Agency

(ND) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	19	2
Number of Students Managed	7,525 students	234 students
District Total Revenue	$65,738,000	$2,232,000
District Expenditure	$64,912,000	$2,253,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,736	$9,538
District Expenditure / Student	$8,626	$9,628
District Graduation Rates	94%	95%

Good For You (Aberdeen American News)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 12:11:10 pm
Students from the area receiving degrees during summer 2009 commencement ceremonies at South Dakota State University in Brookings included: Rosemary Price and Ryan Tennant, both of Aberdeen; Rochelle Bartell, Bristol; Audra Thorpe, Columbia; Amy Elbers and Meridith Thompson (cum laude), both of D...
Veteran’s Day observances are scheduled (Thief River Falls Times)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 03:49:38 pm
World War I officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France.
ND Supreme Court invites students to observe cases (The Dakota Student)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 04:28:13 am
Law students and the members of the general public enjoyed the privilege last week of seeing the North Dakota Supreme Court in official session here on campus. The event was organized by the Law School in order to provide a unique learning opportunity to their students and other interested people.
Former Hamline standout played pro baseball and basketball (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 05:19:43 pm
The St. Paul Central graduate, 87, played for three major league clubs before being part of two Minneapolis Lakers championship teams.
Obit: St. Paul legend Howie Schultz; lost job to Jackie Robinson (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 05:05:47 pm
I believe Howie Schultz was one of a number of former pro baseball players who played for town teams in Western Minnesota in the early … read more fifties. Willmar,was his team, I believe. Dick Siebert, SR. played for Litchfield, and Rudy York for Benson.

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Central High School (or GFC) is an American high school located in the downtown area of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It currently serves about 1,129 students and is one of two high school in the Grand Forks Public Schools system. The official school colors are maroon and gray and the athletic teams are known as the The Knights. Central High hosts a number of academic activities. Such programs include a large student council, National Forensics League Team, language clubs, and others.
The school's auditorium, which was completed by the Works Progress Administration in 1937 at a cost of $275,000, was the first public building in the state of North Dakota to use exclusively artificial lighting.
Athletics
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
State Class 'A' baseball: 2000, 2006
State girls soccer: 1997
State Class 'A' Cross Country: 1998
Notable alumni
Clifton Emmet "Cliff" Cushman (1938-1966), Olympic hurdler and pilot, U.S. Air Force; killed in Viet Nam War. Cushman Field at Grand Forks Central is named in his honor.
Brooks Bollinger (b. 1979), professional football quarterback
Stuart McDonald (b. 1931), editorial cartoonist and two-term Republican representative in the North Dakota House of Representatives
Dickie Peterson (1946-2009), co-founder, bass player and lead singer of influential hard rock band Blue Cheer
External links
Central High School website
History of Central High School

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