Central High School (Duluth, Minnesota)
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Central High School was a secondary school
located in Duluth, Minnesota
which educated students in grades nine through twelve. The school first opened in 1893. The mascot of the school was the Trojan
. In 1971, the school moved from its original building
, which now houses administrative offices for the district.
In 2007, in a controversial move, the Duluth School Board announced that they would support a long-range plan for the district which would close Central and keep a renovated Ordean Middle School and Denfeld High School
as the only two high schools in Duluth. Central High closed at the end of the 2010-2011 school year.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
which educated students in grades nine through twelve. The school first opened in 1893. The mascot of the school was the Trojan
Troy
Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
. In 1971, the school moved from its original building
Historic Central High School (Duluth)
The Historic Central High School in the U.S. city of Duluth, Minnesota was built in 1892 of locally-mined Sandstone at a cost of $460,000. It features a 230 foot clock tower with chimes patterned after Big Ben in London; the clock faces are each 10½ feet in diameter, overlooking the...
, which now houses administrative offices for the district.
In 2007, in a controversial move, the Duluth School Board announced that they would support a long-range plan for the district which would close Central and keep a renovated Ordean Middle School and Denfeld High School
Denfeld High School
Denfeld High School is one of two high schools in Duluth, Minnesota, along with East as of 2011. Denfeld and Central merged together during the 2010-2011 school year and are called Denfeld in the newly renovated building. Serving over 1000 students from grades nine to twelve, Denfeld High School...
as the only two high schools in Duluth. Central High closed at the end of the 2010-2011 school year.
The School Song, Hurrah for the Red and White
- Hail, oh hail, to dear old Red and White
- You're the flag that guides us all,
- Fight, fight, fight for dear old Red and White
- We will ever HEED your call.
- High, High, high we'll let your colors fly
- As each happy day goes faster by.
- As we face the strife for the best in life
- It's for you we'll ever cry!
- Hurrah for the Red and White,
- Hurrah for the Red and White,
- As your comrades firm and true
- We'll be always backing you.
- Ever ready to plan and do for you the best we can.
- Hurrah for the Red and White,
- Hurrah for the Red and White,
- We will raise your standards high
- Ev'ry day that passes by,
- For we love you, old flag, of Red and White!
- TROY!
The Alma Mater
- Alma mater, fondly we bid thee adieu:
- Alma Mater, our hearts to thee are true.
- Loyal, faithful children we,
- Always loving, hon’ring thee;--
- Alma Mater, Salve.
- Now we leave thee, leave thy fos’tring care;
- In life’s battle we our part must bear.
- May thy mem’ry in our hearts abide.
- Lighten all our onward path, our footsteps guide.
- Alma mater, fondly we bid thee adieu:
- Alma Mater, our hearts to thee are true.
- Loyal, faithful children we,
- Always loving, hon’ring thee;--
- Alma Mater, Salve.
- Alma Mater, Salve.