Traverse City Central High School | |
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1150 Milliken Drive , 49686 | |
Coordinates | 44°46′4″N85°35′19″W / 44.76778°N 85.58861°W |
Information | |
Other names | Central, Traverse City Central, TCC, TCCHS, CHS |
Type | Public, coeducational high school |
Established | 1853 1959 (Traverse City Senior High School) 1997 (Central High School) | (as the Central School)
School district | Traverse City Area Public Schools |
Superintendent | John VanWagoner |
Principal | Jessie Houghton |
Staff | 56.34 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,387 (2022-23) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 24.62 [1] |
Color(s) | Black Gold |
Fight song | "Come On, Fight!" |
Athletics | MHSAA Class A; D-2 |
Athletics conference | Saginaw Valley (football) Big North (non-football) |
Team name | Trojans |
Rival | Traverse City West Senior High School |
Accreditation | AdvancED commission [2] |
Publication | Front & Central |
Newspaper | Black & Gold Quarterly (BGQ) |
Yearbook | Pines |
Feeder schools | Elementary schools: Central Grade Cherry Knoll Courtade Eastern Traverse Heights Middle school: Traverse City East |
Website | www |
Traverse City Central High School (also known as Central High School, TC Central, or simply TCC) 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] It is the second-largest high school in Northern Michigan, behind rival Traverse City West Senior High School.
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]
From 1997 to 2022, Traverse City Central's athletic programs were part of the Big North Conference, which was founded as a collection of Northern Michigan's largest public high schools after Traverse City's school split. However, in 2021, both Central and rival West made the decision to move football programs to the Saginaw Valley League in 2022, but remain in the Big North for all other offered sports. [15]
In October 2023, construction began on a new "Innovation & Manufacturing Center" at the school, focusing on STEM education. The new wing is expected to open by the end of 2024. [16] [17]
The demographic breakdown of the 1,449 students enrolled in 2022-23 was: [18]
Additionally, 396 students (28.6%) were eligible for reduced-price or free lunch.
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. [19]
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. [20]
Traverse City Central has had an intense crosstown rivalry with the Traverse City West Titans since 1997. [21] Prior to then, the Traverse City Trojans had an intense rivalry with the Alpena Wildcats. [22]
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