North Central High School (Washington)
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| North Central High School | |
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| Spokane, Washington, USA | |
| Information | |
| Principal | Steven Gering |
| Administrator | Wendy Watson |
| Students | 1,610 |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Athletics | 13 Sports (6 of these both boys and girls) |
| Motto | "Say It Loud, Say It Proud" |
| Mascot | Indian |
| Established | 1908 |
| Homepage | NCHS |
North Central High School is a public high school in Spokane, Washington, United States. It is part of the Spokane Public Schools. The 2006-07 school year enrollment is 1,610 in grades 9-12.
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[edit] History
North Central High School first opened in September 1908 with only half a wing and 12 classrooms ready for the 200 newly enrolled students. Events in the school's history include the outbreak of scarlet fever that led to every student being checked twice a week by throat specialist, the merging of South Central and North Central, visits by William Jennings Bryan who spoke of the importance of public speaking and Booker T. Washington who spoke of being a slave boy and the founding of a college in Tuskegee, Alabama, and a spirit competition known as Groovy Shoes.[1]
[edit] Buildings and Layout
North Central, which is located in the central part of the City of Spokane, Washington, is a multi-story building and a layout on which students sometimes need to trek across the football field to an annex building for some classes. The current building was constructed during 1980-1981, taking the place of the original 1908 North Central building which was torn down. It has an extensive skylight area where seniors usually eat lunch and encompasses over a city block in Spokane, including a combined football/track field, separate baseball and softball fields as well as four tennis courts.
[edit] Demographics
Of North Central's 1,610 students (2006-07 school year), 75% are white, 14% are black, 3% are Hispanic, 2% are Asian, 4% American Indian, and 2% are unknown/not provided. 43% of students qualify for free lunches or reduced price lunches.[2]
[edit] Notable Current & Former Students
- Ryne Sandberg, Retired Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player[3] (North Central's Baseball field is name for him.)[4]
- Bing Crosby, American singer attended North Central until he could afford to go to Gonzaga Preparatory High School (a preparatory High School in Spokane feeding to Gonzaga University)
- Bruce Alan Grandstaff, platoon sergeant who died in Vietnam, recipient of the Medal of Honor, has a memorial dedicated to him in the skylight area.
- Michael Leach,co-founder of E3 Technology, Inc. a Spokane based business, attended North Central from 1988-1992
[edit] Notable Current & Former Teachers
- Tim Rypien, Physical Education teacher. Former baseball player in the Toronto Blue Jays organization[5] & younger brother of Mark Rypien.[6]
- Randall James, Biology teacher. Ran with the great Steve Prefontaine at the University of Oregon.
- Elsa Pinkham, founder of Doll Shop, Red Feathers, Color Girls.
[edit] Athletics
- 2006 Boys 3A Cross Country State Champions
- 2006 Girls 3A Track State Champions
- 2007 3rd 3A Boys Basketball
- 2007 2nd 3A Boys Track
- 2007 Boys 3A Cross Country State Champions
- 2007 Boys West Regional Champions in Nike Team Regional
- 2007 Boys Cross Country Qualified For Nike Team National
- 2007 6th at Nike Team Nationals
- A list of both Boys' and Girls' sporting events for North Central can be found at this link: North Central High School Sports
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