Central High School (Rapid City, South Dakota) Explained

Central High School
Type:Public
Grades:9–12
District:Rapid City Area Schools
Principal:Mike Talley
Head Of School:Lori J Simon, Superintendent
Staff:100.24 (FTE)
Ratio:17.64
Enrollment:1,768 (2022–23)[1]
Athletics:Basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, track, volleyball, wrestling, and of course tennis
Colors: Red, white
Mascot:Cobbler
Free Label2:School Song
Free Text2:Huckleberry Hound, Let's Go, Rapid City
Location:433 Mt Rushmore Road North
City:Rapid City
State:South Dakota
Zipcode:57701
Country:United States
Homepage:https://central.rcas.org/

Central High School is a high school in Rapid City, South Dakota. The principal is Mike Talley. The high school mascot is the Cobbler. The nickname was changed from "Tigers" to "Cobblers" to honor the South Dakota Hall of Fame Coach, Euclid N. "Euc" Cobb.

Central teams compete in the Greater Dakota Conference, with teams from Spearfish, Sturgis, Rapid City Stevens, and Sioux Falls schools.Central High School moved from its original location south of downtown, to north of downtown and just west of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in 1978. The original location was renovated and opened in the fall of 2013 as Rapid City High School again. United States President Calvin Coolidge made his announcement that he would not run for the presidency in 1927 from the old campus.

Notable alumni

References

  1. Web site: Central High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 7, 2024.

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