North Central High School (Indianapolis)
| North Central High School | |
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| Address | |
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1801 East 86th Street Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion County 46240 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°54′40″N 86°07′45″W / 39.911067°N 86.129112°WCoordinates: 39°54′40″N 86°07′45″W / 39.911067°N 86.129112°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Achievement through scholarship, honesty and respect. |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Metropolitan School District of Washington Township |
| Principal | Evans Branigan III |
| Faculty | 188 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,445 (2013–14) |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Newspaper | The Northern Lights |
| Yearbook | The Northerner |
| Website | Official Website |
North Central High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township. North Central is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school.[1]
History
North Central was established in 1956 in response to Washington Township's rapidly growing population and the desire of residents to have a local high school. Prior to this, students from the township attended Broad Ripple High School and Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. (At this time, most of the township was outside the city limits.) In 1963 the current facility was opened, and the original building was repurposed to Northview Middle School.
In 1993 and 1994, the school suffered from two major fires set by arsonists. The second fire was especially severe, destroying several areas of the building, including the newly renovated gymnasium. All of the affected areas were rebuilt, but the arsonists were never caught.[2]
In 2004, William F. Gulde, the North Central High School Social Studies chair at the time, published a detailed history of the school titled Hopes, Dreams, and Books: The Story of North Central High School, 1956–2004.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is set in Indianapolis, where the character of Augustus Waters was a basketball star at North Central before getting cancer.
Demographics
For the 2009–2010 school year, enrollment was 3,392 students. Of these, 42% were white, 41% were black, 9% were Hispanic, 2% were Asian, and 5% were multiracial. 32% of students qualified for free lunches and 9% for reduced-price lunches.[1]
Fight song
Hail our panthers hats off to thee!/ To our colors, true we will ever be./ Red! Black! White!/ United we stand!/ Working never failing ever pulling for our team together,/ panthers we think you're grand!(X2) G-R-A-N-D! NC!
The North Central fight song is based on the melody of "Minnesota Rouser", the fight song for the University of Minnesota.
Student publications
With three publications, The Northerner (Yearbook), The Northern Lights (Newspaper) and NCHS Live! (Website) the publications program has won various awards from the Journalism Education Association. Their most recent award was the JEA Administrator of the Year, awarded to Principal Evans Branigan III for demonstration of the First Amendment.[3]
Notable alumni
- Adam Alexander, NASCAR Camping World Series broadcaster, SpeedTV contributor, anchor[4]
- Todd Brewster, journalist and author[5]
- A'Lelia Bundles, author and journalist[6]
- Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana (2005–13), President of Purdue University (2013–)[7]
- Andrew East, American football player
- Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, musician, multi- platinum selling producer, with over 100 top 10 hits for various artists[8]
- Jared Fogle, the Subway guy - In 2007 the school had his photograph and a plaque installed in its alumni hall of fame,[9] but it was removed in August 2015 after Fogle agreed to plead guilty to federal offenses related to child pornography and sexual acts with minors[10]
- Jason Gardner, 1999 Indiana Mr. Basketball, Final Four participant at The University of Arizona
- Eric Gordon, Indiana Mr. Basketball, 2007, former Indiana University PG. 2008 NBA Draft: 1st round, 7th pick to Los Angeles Clippers.[11][12]
- Marie Collins Johns, former President & CEO, Verizon, mayoral candidate for Washington, D.C.[13]
- Aaron Deer, composer/writer, member of the musical group The Horns of Happiness and former member of The Impossible Shapes[14]
- Scott A. Jones, co-founder of Boston Technologies and ChaCha, inventor of voicemail[15]
- Peter Kassig, aid worker, taken hostage and ultimately executed by The Islamic State.[16]
- Ron Klain, Chief of Staff for Vice President Joe Biden and former Vice President Al Gore[17]
- Todd Lickliter, former Butler University and Iowa Hawkeyes head men's basketball coach[18]
- David Logan, basketball player for Dinamo Basket Sassari
- Mary Mackey, novelist and poet[19]
- Maicel Malone-Wallace, 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist 4x400 Relay[20]
- Derrick Mayes football wide receiver at Notre Dame and the Green Bay Packers[21]
- Diana Mercer, author and Huffington Post columnist[22]
- Bart Peterson, politician, former Mayor of Indianapolis[8]
- Courtney Roby, NFL football player, also played football at Indiana University[23]
- Chad Spann, NFL football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers[24]
- Liz Stauber, actress
- Marc Summers, television personality, Double Dare game show Nickelodeon, currently Unwrapped, Food Network
- Susan Neville, Professor of English at Butler University and Flannery O'Connor Award Winning author.
- Lars Tate, Gatorade National High School football player of the year, University of Georgia and NFL starter
- Don Thompson, executive at McDonald's Corporation[25]
- David Wolf, astronaut[26]
- Ro James, musician[27]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Indiana Department of Education Snapshot". Mustang.doe.state.in.us. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ Gulde, W.F. Hopes, Dreams, and Books: The Story of North Central High School
- ↑ "INDIANAPOLIS PRINCIPAL NAMED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR". jea.org. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ↑ Keldan Media Group Inc. "Pit Road Profile: Q&A with SPEED's Adam Alexander". Truckseries.com. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ "TODD BREWSTER · 2000". Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ ".". Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Mitch Daniels – a Star Library biography". .indystar.com. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- 1 2 Mayor will introduce high school classmate Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds at Summer Celebration Concert Archived November 30, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Dwight, Adams. "How Jared Fogle became famous, in 7 images" (Archive). Indianapolis Star. August 19, 2015. Retrieved on August 22, 2015.
- ↑ Federico-O'Murchu, Sean and Tracy Connor. "Jared Fogle Out of the Picture After School Yanks Alumni Photo" (Archive). NBC News. August 20, 2015. Retrieved on August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Rabjohns, Jeff (October 13, 2006). "Prep star Eric Gordon changes mind, makes move to Hoosiers". Usatoday.com. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ (PDF) http://www.msdwt.k12.in.us/Administration/Superintendent/PDFs/Super_Notes_6_1_07.pdf. Retrieved October 23, 2007. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Marie C. Johns –". Washingtonpost.com. February 16, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Daytrotter: The source for new music discovery and free MP3 downloads from the best emerging bands". Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Education and Early Work". Scott A. Jones. February 9, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Indianapolis native Peter Kassig named next ISIS target". October 3, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Groppe, Maureen (November 14, 2008). "Indy native may serve as Biden's chief of staff". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Player bio for Todd Lickliter". Butlersports.cstv.com. April 17, 1955. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ↑ "North Central Alumni Association". Nchsalumni.com. July 31, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Athlete biography: Maicel Malone-Wallace". USA Track & Field.
- ↑ "Where are they now?". Freep.com. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ Mercer, Diana. "Huffington Post". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ "New Orleans Saints bio". Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ↑ 28 Chad Spann. "Chad Spann Profile – Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site". Niuhuskies.com. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ↑ Smith, Bruce C. (March 23, 2012). "Purdue grad makes history as first black CEO at McDonald's". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ↑ "David Wolf – a Star Library biography". .indystar.com. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Music career rolling for North Central alum Ro James". .indystar.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.