Clay Center Community High School Explained

Clay Center Community High School
Streetaddress:	1630 9th St.^[1]
City:	Clay Center
State:	Kansas
Zipcode:	67432
Country:	U.S.
Coordinates:	39.3863°N -97.1173°W
Schooltype:	High School
Fundingtype:	Public
District:	Clay County USD 379
Ceeb:	170570 ^[2]
Mascot:	Tiger
Colors:	black and orange.
Website:	School website

Clay Center Community High School (CCCHS) is the public high school in Clay Center, Kansas at 1630 9th Street. It is operated by Clay County USD 379 school district.^[3] The school mascot is the tiger and the school colors are black and orange.

Notable alumni

• Michael L. Printz (1937 - 1996), for whom the Michael L. Printz Award is named, librarian, graduated from the school in 1955.^[4]
• Roxie Powell, writer and poet attended the school^[5]
• Harold Riechers, writer.^[6]
• Tracy Lee Claeys, football coach

See also

• List of high schools in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas

External links

• School website

Notes and References

1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:480812 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School; United States Geological Survey (USGS); July 1, 1984.
2. http://www.suny.edu/student/search_highschool/index.cfm High School CEEB Code Search
3. Web site: Clay Center High School. www.usd379.org.
4. Book: Miller, Marilyn Lea. Pioneers and Leaders in Library Services to Youth: A Biographical Dictionary. 23 April 2018. Libraries Unlimited. 9781591580287. Google Books.
5. Book: Powell, Roxie. Tumbleweed of Contradictions: A Memoir. July 22, 2016. Archway Publishing. 9781480833197. Google Books.
6. Book: Riechers, Harold. Just a Country Boy from Kansas: My Life Story. 29 April 2003. Author House. 9781410721341. Google Books.