Greeley Central High School

Public high school in Greeley, Colorado, United States

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Greeley Central High School is the oldest of three public high schools in Greeley, Colorado, United States in Greeley-Evans School District 6. It was founded in 1895 as Greeley High School

History

Formerly known as Greeley High, Greeley Central High School had its start in the late 1800s. The school's current building was completed in 1927 at a cost of $350,000. It 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 known as "The Castle".^[3]

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.^[3]

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.^[3]

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, men's basketball coach at University of Colorado^[4]
Joanna Cameron, actress, star of The Secrets of Isis
Shawn Chacón, former major league baseball pitcher
Kortne Ford, defender for the Colorado Rapids MLS^[5]
Harper Reed, former chief technology officer of Obama for America^[6]
Michael Shellenberger, environmentalist and politician

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search for Public Schools - Greeley Central High School (080441000641)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "School Information / School Information". Greeley-Evans School District 6. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Taken from the plaque dedication from the class of 1980". Greeleyschools.org. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
^ "Tad Boyle Bio - CUBuffs.com - Official Athletics Web site of the University of Colorado". CUBuffs.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
^ "Kortne Ford".
^ "Greeley's Harper Reed the technology mastermind behind Obama's win". Denver Post. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-08.