Central High School (Springfield, Missouri)

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Central High School
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School mascot sometimes referred to as "Pug"
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Central High School (Springfield, Missouri)
423 E. Central

Springfield
,
Missouri

United States
Coordinates 37°13′05″N93°17′18″W / 37.21806°N 93.28833°W / 37.21806; -93.28833 Coordinates: 37°13′05″N93°17′18″W / 37.21806°N 93.28833°W / 37.21806; -93.28833
Information
Type Public
Established1893
StatusOpen
School district Springfield R XII
PrincipalJeremy Brown
Faculty147.43 (FTE) [1]
Grades6–12
Enrollment1,672 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.34 [1]
Color(s)  Black
  Red
  White
Athletics conference Ozark Conference
Mascot Bulldog
NewspaperCentral High Times
Graduation rate84.0 (As of 2017)
Website https://www.sps.org/central

Central High School is a high school located in uptown Springfield, Missouri. The school, a part of Springfield Public Schools, was Springfield's first high school to be built. Construction of the building was completed in 1893. The first graduating class graduated a year later in 1894 consisting of two out of the 76 seniors that were enrolled. [2] The school was renamed Central High School after the construction of Springfield's second oldest high school, Parkview High School, in 1956. Central's mascot is a Bulldog, named Pug by the students at the time of his creation. Central is also the home to the Kiltie Drum and Bugle Corps. This corps was created by Robert Ritchie Robertson in 1926, and has the distinction of being the first all-female Scottish pipe and drum corps in the country. [3]

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History

Construction of Central High School began 1893 and was completed in January 1894 at a cost of $100,000. [4]

Campus

Postcard of Central High, then known as Springfield High School, taken between 1907 and 1909. CentralHighPostcard.jpg
Postcard of Central High, then known as Springfield High School, taken between 1907 and 1909.
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Central High-school 1933 - Aerial View

Central has varied structure since its original construction in 1894. The original building is almost fully intact, albeit with many additions, the first of which was the Central Wing added in 1907. The Central Wing was then followed up by the addition of the Eastern Wing in 1913. Following the construction of the Eastern Wing, the Auditorium was constructed in 1940. [5] The most recent addition to the building, the "New Wing", was completed in 2002. The construction of the "New Wing" drastically improved the nature of the school in adding another building to the campus. The building houses Central's library, various classrooms, and an improved lunchroom. [6]

The Jim Ball Gymnasium, nicknamed "The Pit" for its sunken floor, houses the school's basketball and volleyball games. The Jim Ball Gymnasium is named after the successful Central student and basketball coach, Jim Ball.

Some features of the campus are no longer present. The hallways to Central's auditorium once were home to many ivy plants. The plants were removed in the 1970s for fear of possible damage to the building, but ivy murals were painted on the walls of a hallway to replace them. The hallway became known as the "Hall of Ivy". The Hall of Ivy has become a memorial at the school for students who have died.[ citation needed ] The school originally had a bell tower on the front of the building, however it was removed in 1916 for the strain it placed on the façade.[ citation needed ]

Notable programs

Central High School is one of the eleven high schools in Missouri to offer the IB Diploma Programme. Central High School also features the Springfield Scholars Program (formerly the Middle Years Scholars Program). [7] The program offers accelerated high school classes to gifted middle schoolers. In the program middle schoolers are semi-integrated with the rest of the population and take SSP (Springfield Scholars Program) classes, high school honors classes with the rest of the population along with Pre-IB classes with other high school Pre-IB students.
The school also features the A+ program, a state program that offers College tuition in exchange for tutoring. [8]

Central Intelligence

Central High School's Media II class develops and releases a bi-weekly in-house news program entitled "Central Intelligence", sometimes referred to as "CI". The program is produced by students for the student body and informs students of local events, both in Springfield and at Central.

Central Intelligence has received a total of six pacemaker awards and in 2011 received Best of Show at the National Scholastic Press Association show in Minneapolis. [9] In 2012, Central Intelligence again won a pacemaker at the National Scholastic Press Association, this time held in Austin. [10]

Paranormal

The school is well known for having many stories of ghosts, spooks, and other haunting-related stories surrounding it. The rumors seem to surround many areas of the building, including the tunnels, fourth floor attic, and room 311. [11]

Room 311 was a room in the original building of Springfield. The room was rumored to emit eerie noises, and the door locking on its own. However, with the addition of the "New Building" the old building was renumbered, and its hallways were realigned. Therefore, the original room 311 is no longer numbered 311 and it is unknown what its new room number is. [12]

"The tunnels" is a known name for the tunnels that lie under the building originally connected to a series of caves. The tunnels originally were used to sort heat throughout the building. The rumors of haunting begin with a tale of two people being hanged at the mouth of the cave that the tunnels are connected to. The tunnels are rumored to be haunted by said entities roaming the tunnels. [13] The majority of the tunnels were destroyed in 2001 with the construction of the "New Building". After this the rumors of haunting died for a period of time before resurfacing at a fundraising night in November 2006. During the event History Club began allowing tours of the tunnels as a way of raising funds. They turned the tunnel tour into a haunted house and from after that conspiracy around the tunnels made a climb. [14]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ S.P.S., Central High School, archived from the original on 2012-10-14, retrieved 2012-12-16
  3. ↑ "Kilties - About", With Kiltie Love, 8 February 2012, retrieved 2012-12-16
  4. ↑ "About Us / History". Springfield Public School. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  5. ↑ "HISTORICAL POSTCARDS OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI - Springfield High School". Springfield Library. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  6. ↑ Claudette, Riley (22 January 2002). "Central High starts using new building today". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Central High School, Springfield".
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2012-12-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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