Salina High School Central

Salina High School Central
Address
650 East Crawford Street [1] Salina , Kansas 67401 United States
Coordinates	38°49′32.2″N 97°36′8.1″W
Information
School type	Public, High School
Motto	Pride integrity determination excellence
Established	1863
School district	Salina USD 305[2]
CEEB code	172685 [3]
Principal	Matthew Brungardt
Faculty	80 [4]
Grades	9 to 12
Gender	coed
Enrollment	1,028 (2016–17)[5]
Schedule	Block schedule (maroon and white days)
Color(s)	Maroon   White
Song	Central High Alma Mater
Fight song	On Salina
Athletics	Class 5A [6] District 6 [7]
Athletics conference	AVCTL I & II [8]
Mascot	Mustangs
Rival	Salina South, Derby High School
Newspaper	The Pylon
Website	usd305centralhigh.com

Salina High School Central, often referred to as Salina Central, is a fully accredited public high school located in Salina, Kansas, serving students in grades 9–12. The school was known as Salina High School before the opening of Salina High School South in 1971.^{[citation needed]} Located at 650 East Crawford in the city of Salina, the school is attended by Salina USD 305 students living north of Republic Avenue. The athletic programs compete in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League of the 5A division according to the KSHSAA. The Salina High School Central campus is home of the Salina Stadium.

History

Early history

Prior to the addition of Salina High School South to the district in 1971, the school was originally called Salina High School. The present building at the intersection of Front and Crawford Streets was dedicated October 27, 1952 at 7:30 PM in the school's auditorium. The building replaced the Washington High School building on 3rd Street.^[9] Architects from Wilson & Company designed the building which was constructed by Bauman & Borden Construction Co. W.M. Ostenberg was the Superintendent of the Salina School System and Owen E. Hodgson was the principal of the high school when the new building opened. The building was quite modern by standards of the day and was considered the premiere high school facility in the state of Kansas. The building had approximately 150,000 square feet (14,000 m²) of space divided into classrooms, recreation and public use, and stairways and halls. There were 37 functional classrooms, four rooms used for libraries, a recital hall, and an art gallery and visual education. The four other rooms include the gymnasium, auditorium, cafeteria, and concourse. The current cafeteria, non-spectator gym and the block of classrooms located at the south end of the building was added in the 1960s. The library expansion occurred in the early 1990s. The construction on the stadium located to the east of the building was completed in 1965.

Recent years

Beginning in the fall of 2007, a new physical fitness wing was added to the building. This addition included a new weight room, wrestling room, health classroom, two new locker rooms, a training room, and various offices. The project was completed and open for the beginning of the 2008–2009 school year. Over the 2008 summer, the new tennis complex was completed replacing the small, aging courts. Eight new courts were added just north of the stadium with a new softball field being added just northeast of the stadium.

Location

The school is located at 650 E. Crawford in Salina, Kansas. Attendance for Salina high schools is determined by residence relative to Cloud Street, within various elementary school residential districts. Students living in the Cottonwood, Heusner, Meadowlark, and Oakdale elementary school attendance districts will attend Central. Students living in the Coronado, Schilling, Sunset, and Stewart districts will attend South.^[10]

Academic achievement

In 2018, 80.61 percent of sophomores tested in the Kansas Assessment Program were below 300, the equivalent of the college ready benchmark of 22 on the ACT in math.^[11][12]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Salina Central offers a wide variety of athletic programs due to the school's size. The athletic teams are commonly known as the "Mustangs" and are classified as 5A according to the KSHSAA.^[13] Throughout its history, Salina Central has won many state championships in various sports.

Football

Throughout its history, the Mustang football team has won 6 state championships, occurring in 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2005.^[14] Additionally, the Mustangs had back-to-back-to-back undefeated regular seasons and held a 46-game winning-streak in district play from 1991 to 2007, until they were defeated by Topeka Seaman High School.^[15]

Tennis

The men's tennis program recorded its 6th consecutive KSHSAA 5A state title in 2009.^[16] The men's tennis team currently owns eleven state titles, while the lady's tennis team owns three.^[16]

Forensics

In 2005 and 2006 the forensics team placed second in the state, and in 2007 they won 5A state breaking the all-time state record for number of points with 392.^[17] They then proceeded to win state four times in a row through 2010.^[18]

State championships

State Championships
Season	Sport	Number of Championships	Year	Reference
Fall	Football	6	1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005	[14]
	Cross Country, Boys	1	1963	[19]
Winter	Wrestling	2	1949, 1967	[20]
	Basketball, Boys	4	1963, 1971, 1975, 1983	[21]
	Bowling, Boys	1	2020
Spring	Tennis, Boys	13	1993, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021	[16]
	Tennis, Girls	5	1970, 1981, 2002, 2003, 2004	[16]
	Track and Field, Girls	1	2002	[22]
	Track and Field, Boys	2	1981, 1985	[22]
	Forensics	6	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013	[18]
Total		41

Salina High School Central offers the extracurricular activities:

Fall Football Volleyball Boys cross-country Girls cross-country Girls golf Boys soccer Girls tennis V.E.T.S. (Dance Team) Cheerleading Color Guard Debate Scholars' Bowl (also competes during winter)

Winter Boys basketball Girls basketball Wrestling Boys swimming/diving V.E.T.S. (Dance Team) Winter cheerleading Bowling

Spring Baseball Boys golf Boys tennis Girls soccer Girls swimming/diving Softball Boys track and field Girls track and field Forensics

Fine arts

Salina Central has become a front runner in theatre. Thespian Troupe 639 presented Noises Off! at the Kansas State Thespian Conference in Wichita in January 2008. The troupe also took Noises Off! to the International Thespian Festival held in Lincoln, Nebraska over the week of June 23–29, 2008.^[23] It was one of 12 schools invited to perform at the festival, and one of two from Kansas. In the summer of 2010, Salina Central performed its second show in three years at the International Thespian Festival with the one-act The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World. Troupe 639 took the play "Funny Money" to International Thespian Festival in June 2012, and also took the comedy “Fox on The Fairway” to International Thespian Festival in June 2017.^{[citation needed]}

Later, Troupe 639 would have its one-act “Lockdown” chosen as the Kansas Chapter select. Although “Lockdown” was meant to be performed at International Thespian Festival 2020, it was streamed on Virtual International Thespian Festival 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[citation needed]}

The following school year, Troupe 639's “Antigone” directed by Barbara Hilt was chosen as a main-stage performance for Virtual Kansas Thespian Festival.^{[citation needed]}

Central also has a choir program with about 150 students. In the 2012 contest season, many of the groups and soloist received 1 ratings.^[24]

Notable alumni

• Walter Shublom - (Class of 1941), former high school, junior college and college basketball coach, inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in 1982
• Roy Applequist - (Class of 1964), agriculture manufacturing company founder^[25]
• Steven Hawley - (Class of 1969), United States astronaut
• Lawton Nuss - (Class of 1970), Kansas Supreme Court Justice
• Bill Graves - (Class of 1971), 43rd Governor of the State of Kansas
• Tyrees Allen - (Class of 1972), actor on television, stage, and film
• Joe Miller - (Class of 1985), Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate from Alaska^[26]
• Terence Newman - (Class of 1998), former defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys^[27] Cincinnati Bengals and Minnesota Vikings

See also

• Salina High School South
• Southeast of Saline
• List of high schools in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas

References

1. GNIS for Salina High Central School; USGS; July 1, 1984.
2. USD 305
3. High School CEEB Code Search
4. Salina Central School Information Archived 2012-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Salina High Central". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
6. KSHSAA School Classification List
7. KSHSAA School District List
8. "School Search - Salina-Central HS". Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
9. Salina: 1858–2008 (Images of America); Salina History Book Committee; Arcadia Publishing; 2008; ISBN 0-7385-6181-9, page 58.
10. "Salina USD 305 Attendance Centers". USD305 Salina, Kansas. 2010-08-04. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
11. "Relating Kansas Assessment Program Scores to ACT Scores | Kansas Assessment Program". ksassessments.org. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
12. "Performance Level Reports". ksreportcard.ksde.org. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
13. "2010-2011 Classifications & Enrollments" (PDF). Kansas State High School Activities Association. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
14. "Football Championship History" (PDF). Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
15. Peterson, Rick (2007-10-26). "Seaman red hot at right time". The Topeka Capitol-Journal. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
16. "KSHSAA Boys' Tennis" (PDF). Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-11-15. ^{[dead link‍]}
17. The Salina Journal (2007-05-23). "Forensics Team Members Head to National Tourney". The Salina Journal. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
18. "State Speech Championships" (PDF). Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
19. "Boys State Cross Country Meets" (PDF). Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
20. "Boys State Wrestling Tournaments" (PDF). Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
21. "Boys State Basketball Tournaments" (PDF). Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
22. "State Track and Field Meets" (PDF). Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
23. Demuth, Gary (2008-02-06). "Central Play Goes International". The Salina Journal. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
24. "2010 Thespian Festival Schedule" (PDF). 2010-07-13. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-12-01.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
25. "Applequist Family History". Applequist Manufacturing. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
26. Hunter, Chris (2010-08-26). "Millertime". The Salina Journal. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
27. Sullivan, Amy (2003-01-16). "Terence Newman Day". The Salina Journal. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

External links

• School Website
• District Website
• 'The Habit 1919: Commencement Issue', After many name changes it would become 'The Trail' an annual year book now published by 'Salina High School Central'.
• Kansas State Department Of Education, KSDE
• Kansas State High School Activities Association, KSHSAA
• Saline County School District Map, Saline.org
• Saline County Map, KDOT