Central High School (formerly Central Academy of Excellence) is a high school located at 3221 Indiana Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It is part of the Kansas City Public Schools.[2] Central was established in 1884 in order to help educate the growing population of Kansas City. The school colors are blue and white and the school's athletic teams are referred to as the "Eagles". Central has an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students annually.
The high school is located in front of Central Middle School building at the corner of Linwood Boulevard and Indiana Avenue. It features a large, one-acre square field house, Greek-style theatre, and an Olympic-sized swimming pool with one- and three- meter diving boards.
Central Academy was also part of the now defunct magnet program which was a response to a court-mandated, forced desegregation plan that was designed to try and lure students from the suburbs with targeted programs. As part of this effort, Central High School was rebuilt and renamed to Central Computers Unlimited / Classical Greek Magnet High School.
The two magnet themes were not complementary to each other and most of the money spent on the new facility went to the Classical Greek theme for sports-related facilities like a fully outfitted weight room (inspired by the weight room of the Kansas City Chiefs), two indoor racquetball courts, a field house, a fully equipped gymnastics training facility, and an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
The Computers Unlimited theme brought with it a fully networked classroom environment with computers in most classrooms and a Novell NetWare v3.11 network. There was also a small robotics lab; a video, photography, and graphics lab; and a CAD lab. The cost to taxpayers for the new facility was over $32 million. It was completed in 1991. Unfortunately, the new facilities and programs were not enough to bring in and retain suburban students in this and other magnet program schools. The program was an abject failure by any measure and was abandoned. The references to the magnet themes were removed from the school's name, and it was returned to a normal curriculum.
Name change
In July 2012, KCPS unanimously approved the proposal to change the school's name from Central High School to Central Academy of Excellence. The name change officially went into effect for the 2012-2013 school year.[3] The proposal had been heavily promoted by the school's current principal Linda Collins, who strives "to put a new name on what the principal hopes will be a transformed school on the inside." There are also hopes for getting more technology into the classrooms and instilling stronger discipline.
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Central High School formerly Central Academy of Excellence is a high school located at 3221 Indiana Avenue in Kansas City Missouri It is part of the Kansas City Public Schools 2 Central was established in 1884 in order to help educate the growing population of Kansas City The school colors are blue and white and the school s athletic teams are referred to as the Eagles Central has an enrollment of approximately 1 000 students annually Central High SchoolAddress3221 Indiana AvenueKansas City MissouriUnited StatesInformationTypePublic secondaryMottoBegin With the End in MindEstablished1884School districtKCMSDPrincipalAnthony HollandTeaching staff32 24 FTE 1 Grades9 12Enrollment499 2017 18 1 Student to teacher ratio15 48 1 Color s Blue and White Athletics conferenceInterscholastic LeagueMascotEagleWebsitewww wbr kcpublicschools wbr org wbr central Contents 1 School background 2 Name change 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksSchool background EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The high school is located in front of Central Middle School building at the corner of Linwood Boulevard and Indiana Avenue It features a large one acre square field house Greek style theatre and an Olympic sized swimming pool with one and three meter diving boards Central Academy was also part of the now defunct magnet program which was a response to a court mandated forced desegregation plan that was designed to try and lure students from the suburbs with targeted programs As part of this effort Central High School was rebuilt and renamed to Central Computers Unlimited Classical Greek Magnet High School The two magnet themes were not complementary to each other and most of the money spent on the new facility went to the Classical Greek theme for sports related facilities like a fully outfitted weight room inspired by the weight room of the Kansas City Chiefs two indoor racquetball courts a field house a fully equipped gymnastics training facility and an Olympic sized swimming pool The Computers Unlimited theme brought with it a fully networked classroom environment with computers in most classrooms and a Novell NetWare v3 11 network There was also a small robotics lab a video photography and graphics lab and a CAD lab The cost to taxpayers for the new facility was over 32 million It was completed in 1991 Unfortunately the new facilities and programs were not enough to bring in and retain suburban students in this and other magnet program schools The program was an abject failure by any measure and was abandoned The references to the magnet themes were removed from the school s name and it was returned to a normal curriculum Name change EditIn July 2012 KCPS unanimously approved the proposal to change the school s name from Central High School to Central Academy of Excellence The name change officially went into effect for the 2012 2013 school year 3 The proposal had been heavily promoted by the school s current principal Linda Collins who strives to put a new name on what the principal hopes will be a transformed school on the inside There are also hopes for getting more technology into the classrooms and instilling stronger discipline Notable alumni EditRalph Barton 1920s cartoonist Kutt Calhoun rapper signed with Strange Music George Creel journalist and head of the WWI era Committee on Public Information Walt Disney animator multiple Oscar Award winner innovator Derek Hood professional basketball player class of 1995 Muna Lee Olympic sprinter class of 2000 Irene C Peden first female American engineer or scientist to conduct research in the Antarctic 4 5 William Powell actor three time nominee for Academy Award for Best Actor Lee Shippey writer and columnist Casey Stengel Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player and manager led the New York Yankees to 7 World Series Championships Joe Shannon Representative for Missouri s 5th congressional district and Democratic political boss 6 References Edit a b c CENTRAL ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved March 27 2020 Achievement First Archived from the original on 2008 12 19 Retrieved 2008 12 07 Robertson Joe KC s Central High School renamed KC Star Archived from the original on 2012 07 29 Retrieved 2012 07 30 SWE 13 March 2008 Irene Peden Engineering Pioneers Society of Women Engineers Archived from the original on 25 September 2015 Retrieved 29 October 2015 Peden Irene 2 March 2002 SWE Pioneers PDF Society of Women Engineers Interview Interviewed by Kata Lauren p 6 Archived from the original PDF on 24 February 2016 Retrieved 29 October 2015 Kansas City journal volume Kansas City Mo 04 July 1897 Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers Lib of Congress lt https chroniclingamerica loc gov lccn sn86063615 1897 07 04 ed 1 seq 3 gt External links EditOfficial website Central High School at the Wayback Machine archive index Coordinates 39 04 01 N 94 32 31 W 39 067 N 94 542 W 39 067 94 542 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central High School Kansas City Missouri amp oldid 1115871084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
