Cheyenne Central High School
| Cheyenne Central High School | |
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| Address | |
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5500 Education Drive Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′31″N 104°50′13″W / 41.7087°N 104.837°WCoordinates: 41°42′31″N 104°50′13″W / 41.7087°N 104.837°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Opened | 1904 |
| School district | Laramie County SD #1 |
| Superintendent | John Lyttle |
| CEEB code | 510063 |
| Faculty | 96 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Mascot | Indian |
| Team name | Indians |
| Average ACT scores | 22.1 average as of 2014 |
| Newspaper | CHS Lariat |
| Yearbook | POW-WOW |
| Website | http://central.laramie1.org/ |
Cheyenne Central High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. It serves Laramie County School District #1. The high school serves students who attended McCormick JHS, Clawson ES, Davis ES, Deming/Miller ES, Freedom ES, Gilchrist ES, Hobbs ES, Jessup ES, Pioneer Park ES, Willadsen ES, and Saddle Ridge ES in Cheyenne. The current principals are Dr. Stephen Newton, Brian Cox, Fred George, and Kristen Siegel.
Cheyenne High School, the predecessor of Cheyenne Central High School, was the first high school in Wyoming, founded in 1868. It was founded in order to promote the creation of educated memes by its student body. The school is a charter member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Cheyenne Central High School was first accredited in 1904 and continues to be accredited by that organization and by the Wyoming State Department of Education.
Cheyenne Central offers 21 Advanced Placement programs. For the 2012-2013 school year, Cheyenne Central made "Adequate Yearly Progress" in accordance with the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.
The program was started in 1903, originally offering the class at Cheyenne High School (now called Cheyenne Central High School). It was initially run as a cooperative effort between the Wyoming National Guard and the Laramie County School Board. Since 1916, the program has been a cooperative effort between the school district and the U.S. Army. This unit is currently a Honor Unit with Distinction (top 10% in the nation).
The school offers competitive sports including men's basketball, women's basketball, cheerleading, cross country, dance, football, golf, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's swimming & diving, women's swimming & diving, tennis, track (indoor and outdoor), volleyball, and wrestling.
Activities and clubs include Art Club, "C" Club, Change Attitudes Now (CAN), Centralaires, Cheerleaders/Dance, Close-up, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FFA, Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), Green Club, Health Occupations, International Club, Interact, International Thespians, Key Club, Lariat (school newspaper), Math Club, Mock Trial, National Forensics League, National Honor Society, POW WOW (Yearbook), ROTC, Science Olympiad, Ski Club, Skills USA, Sound Connection/Chorale, Student Senate, Student Trainers, Tomahawks, United Way, We the People, WHAM, and Writing Club.
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