La Crosse Central High School

Central High School
Address
Map
1801 Losey Boulevard South

La Crosse
,
Wisconsin
54601

United States
Coordinates43°47′36″N 91°13′08″W / 43.7933°N 91.2188°W / 43.7933; -91.2188
Information
TypePublic 4-year
Established1907
PrincipalJeff Axness
Faculty79.78 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,008 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.63[1]
Color(s)Red and black     [2]
Athletics conferenceMississippi Valley Conference
MascotRiverHawks
RivalLogan High School
Websitewww.lacrosseschools.org/central-high
Central High School enrollment
Central High School enrollment

La Crosse Central High School is a public high school in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Administered by the School District of La Crosse, it is located on the south side of the city. The school was established in 1907.

History

La Crosse Central is the older of two public high schools in La Crosse, with rival Logan being the newer school. It was established in 1907. Originally, Central was located at the intersection of 16th and Cass Streets on La Crosse's south side, where Weigent Park stands today. The current building was completed in 1967 and stands on Losey Boulevard, near State Road.

Extra-curricular activities

La Crosse Central High School has a variety of extra-curricular activities and athletics, and is part of the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Central's competitive show choir which was once called Grand Central Station, will now combine efforts with cross-town rival Logan High School to form a new combined show choir named “River City Revolution” which will start competing in the 2024-2025 school year. GCS was undefeated in the 2001, 2002 and 2014 seasons and since 2015 has hosted its own competition, the Grand River Show Choir Invitational.[3][4][5]

State championships

  • Spring baseball: A-1978, A-1986
  • Boys' basketball: 1925, D2-2017[6]
  • Boys' cross country: A-1977, D1-1990[7]
  • Girls' cross country: A-1985, A-1988, A-1989, D1-1990
  • Boys' golf: 1939
  • Girls' golf: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998
  • Girls' gymnastics: A-1984
  • Boys' Alpine Skiing: 1969, 1974, 1975, 1984-1987
  • Girls’ skiing: 2002, 2003, 2004
  • Boys' track and field: A-1963[8]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Central". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "La Crosse Central High School". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ^ Rindfleisch, Terry (March 11, 2002). "Central show choir finishes another undefeated season". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Viewing Schoir: Grand Central Station 2014". Show Choir Community. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Central High School hosts show choir competition". News8000. March 22, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Madsen, Tamira (18 March 2017). "D2 boys: La Crosse Central outlasts Cedarburg in final". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  7. ^ 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. p. 27.
  8. ^ "State Team Championships by School". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  9. ^ Brown, Jeff (16 July 2006). "Former Central pitcher Ghelfi knows the road to the majors". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  10. ^ "Biographical Sketch of D. Russell Wartinbee". Wisconsin Blue Book. 1966. p. 46.


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