Central Dauphin High School
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| Central Dauphin High School | |
| School type | Public high school |
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| Established | 1955 |
| Affiliation | Secular |
| District | Central Dauphin School District |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Principal | Richard Mazzatesta |
| Students | 2,100 |
| Students | Coeducational |
| Athletics | Rams (boys), Lady Rams (Girls) |
| Colors | Green & White |
| Mascot | Ram |
| Community | Lower Paxton, West Hanover, and Middle Paxton Townships, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
| Address | 437 Piketown Road |
| Location | Harrisburg, PA |
| Information | (717) 703-5360 |
| Website | Official Website |
Central Dauphin High School is a public high school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, one of two high schools in Central Dauphin School District.
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[edit] History
The school opened in 1955, replacing the former Lower Paxton High School. The school was named Central Dauphin High School, for the school district. Central Dauphin School District was created in 1954, and this merger of several school districts was completed by the opening of Central Dauphin High School.
Between 1955 and 1972, renovations and additions were added to the school, including the science wing and a new cafeteria. The science wing included a planetarium. In 2003, the planetarium was named for the school's retired teacher Dennis Phillippy.
In the late 1990s, overcrowding in the Central Dauphin School District resulted in a proposal to merge Central Dauphin High School with nearby rival Central Dauphin East High School. The proposal was opposed by Central Dauphin High School and was later voted down by the school board (after its removal in the election the week before). In 2000, the school board voted to build a third high school, but in a sudden turnaround by the school board, it was decided that the district would have only two high schools. A new facility was to be built, and it would be named Central Dauphin High School.
In the 2004-05 school year, the high school moved from its Locust Lane, Lower Paxton Township location to its current Piketown Road, West Hanover Township location. There are plans to renovate the old building; it is currently being used as Central Dauphin Middle School.
Since 1955, the yearbook has been called the Centralian. The school newspaper is called the Rampage.
Central Dauphin High School is one of the largest public high schools in south-central Pennsylvania and holds graduation ceremonies at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
[edit] School Sports
Central Dauphin High School has teams for the following sports: football, field hockey, soccer, golf, tennis, volleyball, cross country, track and field, basketball, wrestling, swimming, diving, baseball, softball, and lacrosse. The high school's teams have won a number of state championships, winning in baseball, track and field, cross country, and women's basketball. Cheer leading is a significant part of the sports program. Central Dauphin wrestling is one of the most gifted programs in the state with a number of state placers and district champs. Central Dauphin wrestling has also just recently won the state championship in 2007. Walter Peppelman also became the first state champ in almost twenty years. Central Dauphin also has an ice hockey club which isn't supported by the school due to costs.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jeremy Linn - Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer 100m breaststroke
- Richie Mauck - Gold Medalist Special Olympics
[edit] School Clubs
Central Dauphin offers a number of clubs. Students can create new clubs with the principal's approval.
[edit] Current clubs
- Amnesty International
- Centralian (Yearbook)
- Christians in Action
- Debate Team
- Envirothon
- FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
- French Club
- Friends of the Swamp (local environmental issue)
- German Club
- Key Club
- Latin Club
- Mock Trial
- Model UN
- Quiz Bowl
- Rampage (Newspaper)
- Rams Shed (school store)
- Science Olympiad
- Ski Club
- Spanish Club
- Tri-M
- Volunteen
- Web Team (maintaining school website)
- Four Diamonds (fights cancer through various fundraising activities)
- Central Dauphin Ice Hockey Rams
[edit] Former clubs
- Creative Writing Club
- Planetarium Assistants Club
