Central High School (Rapid City, South Dakota)
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| Central High School | |
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| Location | |
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433 Mt Rushmore Road North Public | |
| School district | Rapid City Area Schools |
| Principal | Mike Talley |
| Head of school | Lori J Simon, Superintendent |
| Staff | 100.24 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,768 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.64[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, white |
| Athletics | Basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, track, volleyball, wrestling, and of course tennis |
| Mascot | Cobbler |
| School Song | Huckleberry Hound, Let's Go, Rapid City |
| Website | https://central.rcas.org/ |
Central High School is a
high school in Rapid City, South Dakota
. The principal is Mike Talley. The high school mascot is the Cobbler. The nickname was changed from "Tigers" to "Cobblers" to honor the South Dakota Hall of Fame Coach, Euclid N. "Euc" Cobb.
Central teams compete in the Greater Dakota Conference, with teams from Spearfish, Sturgis, Rapid City Stevens, and Sioux Falls schools. Central High School moved from its original location south of downtown, to north of downtown and just west of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in 1978. The original location was renovated and opened in the fall of 2013 as Rapid City High School again. United States President Calvin Coolidge made his announcement that he would not run for the presidency in 1927 from the old campus.
Notable alumni
- NFL Pro Bowldefensive lineman
- Adam Vinatieri - four-time Super Bowl-winning NFL placekicker for the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts
- Emily Graslie - American science communicator and YouTube educator
- TheBlaze
References
- ^ a b c "Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.