Greeley Central High School
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| Greeley Central High School | |
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"Pride, Class, and Dignity"
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| 1515 14th Avenue Greeley, Colorado, Weld 80631 United States |
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| School type | Public |
| Religious affiliation(s) | None |
| Founded | 1895 |
| School district | Weld County School District Six |
| Principal | Mark Cousins |
| Faculty | 78 certified teachers |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,382 |
| Color(s) | Orange & Black |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Average ACT scores | 17.5[1] |
| Website | Greeley Central High School / Homepage |
Greeley Central High School is the oldest of three public high schools in Greeley, Colorado, United States in Weld County School District Six, originally founded in 1895 as Greeley High School.
History
At a cost of $350,000.00, this building was completed in 1927 and is the fourth structure to be known as Greeley High School. At the time, 14th Avenue was at the far western edge of the city, and this site was across the street from what had been a city dump. Local architect, Sidney G. Frazier, designed the school to resemble a French chateau. Extensive remodels in 1958, 1974, 1994, and 2000 dramatically changed the interior and the campus, but the front remained virtually the same and has become affectionately known simply as "The Castle".[2] The name of the school was changed in 1965 to Greeley Central, under the leadership of principals Paul S. Gillespie, Robert S. Gilcrest, Wendell T. Blight, Wendell K. Beard, Henry C. Jensen, Wendell Wilson, Robert W. Turner, Franklin H. Bressler, Rex W. Hester, Cloyd MacBernd, John Lepetit, John "JC" Christensen, Jon Helwick and Mary Lauer.[2] In honor of the school's mascot 14th Avenue in front of the school was renamed "Wildcat Way" in a 2004 ceremony by city, school and student leaders.[citation needed]
Athletics
Greeley Central competes in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, softball, track & field, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling.
Notable alumni
Tad Boyle, current head men's basketball coach at University of Colorado.[3]
Shawn Chacón, former major league baseball pitcher.
Harper Reed, former Chief Technology Officer for Obama for America.[4]
References
External links
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- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2013
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Public high schools in Colorado
- Schools in Weld County, Colorado
- Greeley, Colorado
