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Flint Central High School was one of the Flint Community Schools, located in Flint, Michigan, USA. Flint Central was the city's oldest school. Its first building was built in 1875, and the school moved into the present building in 1923. It was called Flint High School until Flint Northern High School was built in 1928. Approximately 2,000 students attended the school at its peak attendance, and about half that at the time of its closing[1]. Graduation ceremonies were held at Whiting Auditorium. The school building is located in the East Village, near the corner of Crapo Street and Court Street.
[edit] AthleticsFlint Central competed in the oldest athletic conference in the State of Michigan, the Saginaw Valley League. Their last Athletic Director was longtime Track and Field and Cross Country Coach Michael Vance. The football teams played their home games at Atwood Stadium in Flint.
[edit] Athletic HistoryFrom 1976 through 2001 the school's football coach was Joe Eufinger. His lifetime record was 138-102 which is the ninth highest win total amongst coaches in Genesee County. [1] Longtime Baseball coach Bob Holec is now leading the Flint Baseball Commission and is the Commissioner of the baseball contingent for the CANUSA Games. The Men's Basketball team was coached for many years by Stan Gooch. They won state championships in 1981, 1982 and 1983. He won over 500 games and is in numerous Halls of Fame. The softball team was led by Cuban refugee Margarita Calvo to an unprecedented 22 consecutive City League titles. The Flint Central tennis team won their first City Championship in more than 7 years in the Spring of 2007, and still maintained their position until the school was closed. [edit] Principals2008 - 2009 Janice Davis [edit] Theatre ProgramThe Magnet Program for the Flint Community Schools ran the secondary school Theatre Program through Flint Central from 1976-2006. Prior to that Flint Central was long known as a leader in educational theatre locally, statewide and nationally. The program was led for many years by such notable teachers as Helen Brown, Maude Biegel, Jacqueline Oriet Kramer, Shirley Parola, James Olson, Jeanne Shoemaker and Martin Jennings. Jennings served the longest in the position in the history of the school from 1981-2006. It was during this time Central High School's Theatre program involved over 10,000 students for 25 years from all four of Flint's Comprehensive High Schools. From 1981 to 2006, over 127 full-scale theatre productions were staged including Broadway Musicals, Comedies, Dramas, One-Acts, Student Written Works, The Vehicle City Improv Troupe and 10 works of William Shakespeare. The program generally produced three productions every year, in addition to a magnet student showcase which raised thousands of dollars for a fine arts scholarship in the name of Donn Jensen, a supporter of the program who met an untimely death in 1997. The theatre students of Flint Central have performed internationally and in numerous states. In 1989 and 1991, The Educational Theatre Association named Flint Central's Theatre Program as one of the top six high school theatre programs in the country. The theatre has also had an affiliated membership with The International Thespian Society (Troupe #575) since 1925. Many Alumni have gone on to have careers in the theatre. After changes made by the school board in 2006 to reform the school district, the magnet program was dissolved. In the fall of 2006, Rhonda Young was named director of the theatre program which continued through the end of the 2007-08 school year. Gina Morris Cicalo was appointed theatre teacher at Flint Central for the 2008-09 school year. During her time at Central, no theatre productions were staged due to facility-damage in the auditorium and budgetary issues within the school district. [edit] Mascot ChangeThe mascot of Flint Central High School since 1928 was the Indian. In 2001 the Flint Board of Education voted to phase out school mascots that made reference to Native Americans in all of Flint's schools. This affected other school mascots as well including the Pierce Elementary School Arrows (although the mascot name is a reference to the automobile model, not the weapon), and the Whittier Junior High School Braves.[2] The changeover was completed for the 2004-2005 school year. [edit] ClosingIn April of 2009 the Board of Education voted to close the school due to declining enrollment and maintenance costs. As Central High School is one of the oldest buildings in the district, it was cited as costly to maintain and renovate. Sever other schools in the district were closed as well, all of which were elementary schools. The last day of classes at Flint Central High School was on June 11, 2009. The building has been closed indefinitely although there are no plans to demolish it.[3] [edit] Notable alumni
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