Central High School (Springfield, Missouri)
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School mascot sometimes referred to as "Pug"
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423 E. Central Springfield, Missouri United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1893 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Springfield R XII |
| Principal | Dr. Lisa Anderson |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 1786 (2017) |
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Black Red White |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| USNWR ranking | Fourth in state, 327th nationally |
| Newspaper | Central High Times |
| Graduation rate | 84.0 (As of 2017) |
| Website | central |
Coordinates: 37°13.0796′N 93°17.3128′W / 37.2179933°N 93.2885467°W
Central High School is a high school located in uptown Springfield, Missouri. The school was Springfield's first high school to be built. Construction of the building was completed in 1893. The first graduating class graduated a year later in 1894 consisting of two out of the 76 seniors that were enrolled. The school was renamed Central High School after the construction of Springfield's second oldest high school, Parkview High School, in 1956. Central's mascot is a Bulldog, named Pug by the students at the time of his creation. Central is also the home to the Kiltie Drum and Bugle Corps. This corps was created by Dr. Robert Ritchie Robertson in 1926, and has the distinction of being the first all-female Scottish pipe and drum corps in the country.U.S. News & World Report ranked Central High School as the 4th best school in Missouri in 2011.
Central has varied structure since its original construction in 1894. The original building is almost fully intact, albeit with many additions, the first of which was the Central Wing added in 1907. The Central Wing was then followed up by the addition of the Eastern Wing in 1913. Following the construction of the Eastern Wing, the Auditorium was constructed in 1940. The most recent addition to the building, the "New Wing", was completed in 2002. The construction of the "New Wing" drastically improved the nature of the school in adding another building to the campus. The building houses Central's library, various classrooms, and an improved lunchroom.
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