Traverse City Central High School

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Traverse City Central High School
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Address
Traverse City Central High School
1150 Milliken Drive

Traverse City
,
Michigan
49686

United States
Coordinates 44°46′4″N85°35′19″W / 44.76778°N 85.58861°W / 44.76778; -85.58861
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Other namesCentral, Traverse City Central, TCC, TCCHS, CHS
Type Public, coeducational high school
Established1853;171 years ago (1853) (as the Central School)
1959 (Traverse City Senior High School)
1997 (Central High School)
School district Traverse City Area Public Schools
SuperintendentJohn VanWagoner
PrincipalBen Berger
Staff56.34 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,387 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio24.62 [1]
Color(s)  Black
  Gold
Fight song "Come On, Fight!"
Athletics MHSAA Class A; D-2
Athletics conference Big North Conference
Saginaw Valley League (football only)
Team nameTrojans
Rival Traverse City West Senior High School
Accreditation AdvancED commission [2]
PublicationFront & Central
NewspaperBlack & Gold Quarterly (BGQ)
YearbookPines
Feeder schoolsElementary schools:
Central Grade
Cherry Knoll
Courtade
Eastern
Traverse Heights
Middle school:
Traverse City East
Website www.tcaps.net/schools

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.

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History

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 2021, a group of white students at Traverse City Central held a mock slave auction on Snapchat where they sold fellow students of color. An attempt by the school board to pass an equity resolution condemning racism met with a fierce backlash from white parents, who falsely claimed that it was a means of indoctrinating students with critical race theory. [16]

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. [17] [18]

The original Traverse City High School from 1937 to 1959. Today, this building houses Central Grade School, a TCAPS elementary school. Central Grade School Traverse City.jpg
The original Traverse City High School from 1937 to 1959. Today, this building houses Central Grade School, a TCAPS elementary school.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,449 students enrolled in 2022-23 was: [19]

Additionally, 396 students (28.6%) were eligible for reduced-price or free lunch.

Athletics

Traverse City Central's sports teams are known as the Trojans. The school is part of the Big North Conference for all sports except football, which plays in the Saginaw Valley League and is considered a Class A school by MHSAA. [20]

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. [21]

Rivalries

Traverse City Central has had an intense crosstown rivalry with the Traverse City West Titans since 1997. [22] Prior to then, the Traverse City Trojans had an intense rivalry with the Alpena Wildcats. [23]

Notable alumni

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