Innovation Central High School Explained

Innovation Central High School
Country:United States
Former Name:Central High School
Type:public
Established:1911
Principal:Jason McGhee
Faculty:37.70 (FTE)
Ratio:19.15
Grades:9–12
Enrollment:722 (2018–19)[1]
Colors:Gold and Black
Teams:Rams
Website:https://www.grps.org/innovationcentral

Innovation Central High School, founded in 1911 as Central High School,[2] is a public high school located at 421 Fountain Street NE in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[3] The high school offers classes for grades 9–12. The school colors are Gold and Black, and the school mascot is the Ram.[4]

History

A previous school known as Grand Rapids High School was opened in 1859, and located in an old stone schoolhouse. New buildings were constructed in 1867 and 1893. A new school was constructed from 1910 - 1911, at a cost of US$435,000, and opened to students on January 31, 1911. The initial class incorporated students from grades 9 through 12, and some courses that eventually evolved into Grand Rapids Community College, which was itself founded in 1914. The high school had a large auditorium, the largest in Michigan at the time that the school was built, so famous figures such as presidents Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft have spoken there. In 1947, the school's football team won the state championship.

In 2013, Central High School consolidated with Creston High School, with the consolidated high school now located on the Central High School campus. Creston High School's former campus became that of City High-Middle School from that year onward. In 2014, the school was renamed the Innovation Central High School along with the consolidation of the district's other career-oriented programs.[5]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Innovation Central High. National Center for Education Statistics. June 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: GRPS Central High School Celebrates 100th Anniversary! . press release . January 31, 2011 . Grand Rapids Public Schools . July 9, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325235549/http://www.grpublicschools.org/grps1/images/stories/Departments/communications/pdfs/news_releases/2011_news_releases/grps_celebrates_central_high_school_100th_anniversary.pdf . March 25, 2012 .
  3. Web site: High School Listings. July 9, 2011. Grand Rapids Public Schools.
  4. Web site: Finding Aid for the Central High School / Grand Rapids High School Collection. https://web.archive.org/web/20101129125453/http://grpl.org/wiki/images/178.pdf. dead. 2010-11-29. PDF. October 2009. July 9, 2011.
  5. Web site: Grand Rapids school board taking steps to include Innovation Central High in downtown master plan. May 19, 2014. Scott. Monica. MLive. October 13, 2019.
  6. Web site: History of the Diocese . Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts . 12 February 2013 .

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