North Central High School is a public high school in
Indianapolis
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,
Indiana
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, United States. It is part of the
Metropolitan School District of Washington Township
The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (MSDWT) is a public school district located in the northern section of Indianapolis, Indiana and Marion County. The district was established in 1955 and serves the area of Washington Townsh ...
. North Central is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school.
History
North Central was established in 1956 in response to
Washington Township's rapidly growing population and the desire of residents to have a local high school. Prior to this, students from the township attended
Broad Ripple High School
Broad Ripple Magnet High School for the Arts & Humanities, established in 1886, was a magnet school of the Indianapolis Public Schools. It was closed in 2018.
History
Originally built in 1886 in the town of Broad Ripple, the school started with s ...
and
Shortridge High School
Shortridge High School is a public high school located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Shortridge is the home of the International Baccalaureate and arts and humanities programs of the Indianapolis Public Schools district.(IPS). Originall ...
in Indianapolis. (At this time, most of the township was outside the city limits.) In 1963 the current facility was opened, and the original building was repurposed to Northview Middle School.
Demographics
For the 2015-2016 school year, enrollment was 3,636 students. 41% were black, 35% were white, 14% were Hispanic, 6% were multiracial, and 4% were Asian. 42% qualified for free lunches and 6% of the student body qualified for reduced-price lunches.
For the 2020-21 school year, enrollment was 3,754 students. Of these, 38% were black, 33% were white, 19% were Hispanic, 6% were multiracial, and 4% were Asian. 45% of students qualified for free lunches and 2% qualified for reduced-price lunches.
Music
The North Central Wind Ensemble has been named the
ISSMA
The Indiana State School Music Association, Inc. is a scholastic music association, with a mission to provide educationally evaluated music performance activities for the students and teachers of the state of Indiana, to assist in the development ...
State Concert Band Champions six times (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011).
The North Central High School Symphony Orchestra has been named the
ISSMA
The Indiana State School Music Association, Inc. is a scholastic music association, with a mission to provide educationally evaluated music performance activities for the students and teachers of the state of Indiana, to assist in the development ...
State Concert Orchestra Champions ten times (1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2014).
The North Central Counterpoints show choir have been named the
ISSMA
The Indiana State School Music Association, Inc. is a scholastic music association, with a mission to provide educationally evaluated music performance activities for the students and teachers of the state of Indiana, to assist in the development ...
State Concert Choir Grand Champions fifteen times (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) and the State Show Choir Grand Champions eleven times (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019).
Notable alumni
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Adam Alexander, NASCAR Camping World Series broadcaster, SpeedTV contributor, anchor
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Todd Brewster
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Career
Brewster served as senior editorial producer for ...
, journalist and author
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Cheryl Bridges, former marathon world record holder and first woman to obtain an athletic scholarship at a U.S. university
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A'Lelia Bundles
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Family and early life
A'Lelia Bundles grew up in Indianapolis in a fami ...
, author and journalist
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Priyanka Chopra
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, Indian actress, singer, film producer
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Mitch Daniels
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, Governor of
Indiana
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(2005–13), President of Purdue University (2013–)
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Andrew East, American football player
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Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
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, musician, multi- platinum selling producer, with over 100 top 10 hits for various artists
[Mayor will introduce high school classmate Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds at Summer Celebration Concert](_blank)
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Jared Fogle, spokesperson and convicted felon
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Ray Gaddis, retired soccer player for the
Philadelphia Union
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in
Major League Soccer
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.
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Jason Gardner, 1999 Indiana Mr. Basketball, Final Four participant at The University of Arizona. Current director of player relations at Arizona. He briefly returned to North Central for the 2020-21 season to serve as the boys basketball head coach.
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Eric Gordon
Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr. (born December 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named "Mr. Basketball" of Indiana during his senior yea ...
, Indiana Mr. Basketball, 2007, former Indiana University PG. 2008 NBA Draft: 1st round, 7th pick to Los Angeles Clippers.
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Amber Harris, pro basketball player for
Chicago Sky
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, 2-time WNBA champion
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Marie Collins Johns, former President & CEO,
Verizon
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, mayoral candidate for Washington, D.C.
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Ro James
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, musician
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Ronnie Johnson
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High school career
Johnson attended Nort ...
, basketball player
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Scott A. Jones, co-founder of Boston Technologies and ChaCha
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Peter Kassig
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Early life and education
Kassig was born and raised in ...
, aid worker, taken hostage and ultimately executed by
The Islamic State.
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Ron Klain
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,
White House Chief of Staff to President
Joe Biden, former Chief of Staff to former Vice President
Al Gore
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, and was Chief of Staff to Biden when he was Vice President
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Jon Krahulik, Justice of the
Indiana Supreme Court
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In Decem ...
.
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Brad Leaf
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,
American-Israeli basketball player for
Hapoel Galil Elyon and
Maccabi Tel Aviv of the
Israel Premier League
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Todd Lickliter, former
Butler University
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and
Iowa Hawkeyes
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head men's basketball coach
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David Logan, basketball player for
Dinamo Basket Sassari
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Mary Mackey, novelist and poet
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Maicel Malone-Wallace,
1996 Olympic Gold Medalist 4x400 Relay
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Derrick Mayes football wide receiver at
Notre Dame and the
Green Bay Packers
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Diana Mercer, author and
Huffington Post
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columnist
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Susan Neville, Professor of English at Butler University and Flannery O'Connor Award Winning author.
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Bart Peterson
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, politician, former Mayor of Indianapolis
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Courtney Roby, NFL football player, also played football at Indiana University
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Chad Spann
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In 2010, as a college senior, he ...
, NFL football player
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Marc Summers, television personality, ''
Double Dare'' game show
Nickelodeon
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, currently ''
Unwrapped
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'',
Food Network
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Lars Tate, Gatorade National High School football player of the year, University of Georgia and NFL starter
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Don Thompson, executive at McDonald's Corporation
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Troy Van Voorhis,
MIT chemistry professor and speaker at
The Veritas Forum
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Kris Wilkes, 2017 Indiana Mr. Basketball and former college basketball player for UCLA
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David Wolf, astronaut
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John Von Ohlen, jazz drummer who played in the bands of Woody Herman and Stan Kenton
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Tim Rogers, journalist and video game developer
See also
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List of high schools in Indiana
This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana.
A
Adams County
Allen County
B
Bartholomew County
Benton County
Blackford County
Boone County
Brown County
C
Carroll County
Cass County
Clark County
Clay Count ...
References
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Educational institutions established in 1956
Public high schools in Indiana
Schools in Indianapolis
1956 establishments in Indiana