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Traverse City Central High School
Address
Map
1150 Milliken Drive

Traverse City
,
Michigan
49686

United States
Coordinates44°46′4″N 85°35′19″W / 44.76778°N 85.58861°W / 44.76778; -85.58861
Information
Other namesCentral, Traverse City Central, TCC, TCCHS, CHS
TypePublic, coeducational high school
Established1853; 171 years ago (1853) (as the Central School)
1959 (Traverse City Senior High School)
1997 (Central High School)
School districtTraverse City Area Public Schools
SuperintendentJohn VanWagoner
PrincipalJessie Houghton
Staff56.34 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,387 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.62[1]
Color(s)  Black
  Gold
Fight song"Come On, Fight!"
AthleticsMHSAA Class A; D-2
Athletics conferenceSaginaw Valley (football)
Big North (non-football)
Team nameTrojans
RivalTraverse City West Senior High School
AccreditationAdvancED commission[2]
PublicationFront & Central
NewspaperBlack & Gold Quarterly (BGQ)
YearbookPines
Feeder schoolsElementary schools:
Central Grade
Cherry Knoll
Courtade
Eastern
Traverse Heights
Middle school:
Traverse City East
Websitewww.tcaps.net/schools

Traverse City Central High School (also known as Central High School, TC Central, or simply TCC) is a public high school in Traverse City, Michigan. It is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Traverse City Area Public Schools district.[3] It is the second-largest high school in Northern Michigan, behind rival Traverse City West Senior High School.

History

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The first public school in Traverse City opened in 1853. In 1877, it was moved to a new building called the Central School, built at Seventh and Pine Streets, which was rebuilt as a brick building in 1886.[4][5][6] In 1934, the Central school building burned down,[7][8] and students were relocated to the nearby Perry Hannah House while the school was being rebuilt.[9][10]

In 1959, grades 10 through 12 moved into a new building called Traverse City Senior High School[11][12] at its present-day location, on grounds formerly owned by the Northwestern Michigan College.

In 1978, 1985 and 1988, the Trojans of Traverse City Senior High School won the MHSAA Class A football championships.[13]

In 1997, because of overcrowding at the school, which had become one of the largest high schools in Michigan, a second high school was built, and opened in early 1998. The new high school became Traverse City West Senior High School, and the existing one was renamed to Traverse City Central High School.[14]

From 1997 to 2022, Traverse City Central's athletic programs were part of the Big North Conference, which was founded as a collection of Northern Michigan's largest public high schools after Traverse City's school split. However, in 2021, both Central and rival West made the decision to move football programs to the Saginaw Valley League in 2022, but remain in the Big North for all other offered sports.[15]

In 2021, a group of white students at Traverse City Central held a mock slave auction on Snapchat where they sold fellow students of color. An attempt by the school board to pass an equity resolution condemning racism met with a fierce backlash from white parents, who falsely claimed that it was a means of indoctrinating students with critical race theory.[16]


In October 2023, construction began on a new "Innovation & Manufacturing Center" at the school, focusing on STEM education. The new wing is expected to open by the end of 2024.[17][18]

The original Traverse City High School from 1937 to 1959. Today, this building houses Central Grade School, a TCAPS elementary school.

Demographics

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The demographic breakdown of the 1,449 students enrolled in 2022-23 was:[19]

  • Female – 48.2%
  • Male – 51.8%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native – 1.5%
  • Asian – 1.5%
  • Black – 1.2%
  • Hispanic – 3.6%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 0.2%
  • White – 90.0%
  • Multiracial – 3.0%

Additionally, 396 students (28.6%) were eligible for reduced-price or free lunch.

Athletics

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Traverse City Central's sports teams are known as the Trojans. The school is part of the Big North Conference and is considered a Class A school by MHSAA.[20]

In 1978, 1985 and 1988, the Trojans of Traverse City Senior High School won the MHSAA Class A football championships.[13] In 2021, the Trojans made it to the MHSAA Division 2 Championship round at Ford Field, but ultimately lost to the Warren De La Salle Pilots.[21]

Rivalries

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Traverse City Central has had an intense crosstown rivalry with the Traverse City West Titans since 1997.[22] Prior to then, the Traverse City Trojans had an intense rivalry with the Alpena Wildcats.[23]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  2. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. ^ "TC Central High School - High Schools - Schools - District Home". www.tcaps.net. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  4. ^ Sprague, Elvin L.; Smith, Mrs. George N. (1903). Sprague's History of Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties, Michigan. B.F. Bowen. pp. 267–271.
  5. ^ "Historical Photo". www.record-eagle.com. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. ^ "TCAPS Alumni Network Newsletter". web3.tcaps.net. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  7. ^ "Traverse City's Biggest School Fire: When and Where?". 9 July 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  8. ^ "Looking Back On Education History In Traverse City". The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  9. ^ "The Awesome Mitten-The Perry Hannah House". Awesome Mitten. 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  10. ^ "Rolling The Clock Back 125 Years At The Perry Hannah House". The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  11. ^ "1959 Traverse City High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  12. ^ "1960 Traverse City High School Yearbook". www.classmates.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  13. ^ a b "Traverse City Central Trojans Michigan High School Football Scores, Schedules, and Analytics". michigan-football.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  14. ^ "When Trojans Became Titans". The Ticker: Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "TC West, Central Set to Join Saginaw Valley League for Football". MISportsNow. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  16. ^ Natanson, Hannah (2021-07-28). "It started with a mock 'slave trade' and a school resolution against racism. Now a war over critical race theory is tearing this small town apart". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  17. ^ "Why TCAPS Is Investing Millions Of Dollars In New High School STEM Facilities". The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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  19. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Central High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  20. ^ "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  21. ^ Wilson, Wright. "Michigan high school football Division 2 final: Warren De La Salle cuts down T.C. Central". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  22. ^ Cook, James (20 October 2022). "TC Patriot Game between Central and West a not-so-regular season finale". Traverse City Record-Eagle. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  23. ^ bsommers@record-eagle.com, BRETT A. SOMMERS (20 December 2017). "'Tis the Givens season". Traverse City Record-Eagle. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
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  30. ^ "TC Native Named One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People". The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  31. ^ "Dan Majerle". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  32. ^ pburgess@record-eagle.com, Patti Brandt Burgess (4 January 2020). "Newsmakers: Longest-serving Michigan Gov. William Milliken dies". Traverse City Record-Eagle. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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