High Point Central High School
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High Point Central High School is a public high school
located in High Point, North Carolina
. The school has a population of approximately 1,400 students in 9th–12th grades. The school's offerings include Advanced Placement classes and the International Baccalaureate degree program.
The High Point City Schools were established in 1897, but there was not a distinct high school until "High Point High School" was founded in 1913. The current building was erected in 1926. Charles F. Thomlinson was the Chair of the school board when High Point High School was built. He was the first person to have a vision for what High Point High School should like. He was in Grand Rapids, Michigan and saw a beautiful school. He then sent an architect to that school and had High Point High School modeled after that school. In 1926, T. Wingate Andrews (Superintendent of High Point City Schools) presided over the dedication of the building.
In 1969, with the closing of High Point's William Penn High School a second high school in High Point (T. Wingate Andrews) ended High Point's era of School segregation. High Point High School was renamed "High Point Central High School" around 1962 and is so named today.
High Point Central today hosts High Point's only IB program.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in High Point, North Carolina
High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina....
. The school has a population of approximately 1,400 students in 9th–12th grades. The school's offerings include Advanced Placement classes and the International Baccalaureate degree program.
The High Point City Schools were established in 1897, but there was not a distinct high school until "High Point High School" was founded in 1913. The current building was erected in 1926. Charles F. Thomlinson was the Chair of the school board when High Point High School was built. He was the first person to have a vision for what High Point High School should like. He was in Grand Rapids, Michigan and saw a beautiful school. He then sent an architect to that school and had High Point High School modeled after that school. In 1926, T. Wingate Andrews (Superintendent of High Point City Schools) presided over the dedication of the building.
In 1969, with the closing of High Point's William Penn High School a second high school in High Point (T. Wingate Andrews) ended High Point's era of School segregation. High Point High School was renamed "High Point Central High School" around 1962 and is so named today.
High Point Central today hosts High Point's only IB program.
Notable alumni
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