Grand Forks Central High School

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Grand Forks Central High School
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Address
Grand Forks Central High School
115 North 4th Street

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58203

Information
Type Public
Motto"Providing opportunities to learn, build character, and strive for excellence."
Established1881
School district Grand Forks Public Schools
PrincipalJon Strandell
Teaching staff81.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,091 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.47 [1]
Color(s)   Maroon and grey
MascotKnights
Website Grand Forks Central H.S. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Grand Forks Central High School (GFC) is a public senior high school in the Grand Forks Public Schools district. It is located in downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota.

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History

GFC was originally built in 1882 at a cost of $26,000.

Its first graduating class graduated in 1886, and consisted of three women, including Emma Oldham and Mary Parsons.

The original building underwent major renovation in 1911, and construction was completed on the current main building in 1917. The original structure was demolished in 1937 to build the auditorium, as part of The New Deal's Public Works Administration program. In 1985, construction began on a new media center, cafeteria, updated classrooms, and . The most recent addition was a fine arts wing, a new home for the department, which for the first time included a back stage and a proper set storage area, as well as a black box theater. [2]

Grand Forks Central is the oldest still-operating in North Dakota. [3] [4]

Athletics and awards

Sports offered

Championships

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  2. "JLG Architects | GF Central High". Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  3. http://www.edline.net/files/_tEA5O_/ccd61eba985b2ce53745a49013852ec4/GFC_Profile_2013-2014.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2015.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Online comment of former schoolmate in response to Chuck Haga, "Final cheer for a Blue Cheer". Grand Forks Herald, October 22, 2009; http://www.grandforksherald.com.

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