| Cape Central High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1000 South Silver Springs Road Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°16′36″N 89°33′54″W / 37.27663°N 89.56503°W / 37.27663; -89.56503 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Cape Girardeau School District |
| Principal | Nancy Scheller |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,100 (2015–16) |
| Campus type | High School |
| Color(s) | Orange and black |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | chs |
Central High School is a public high school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. It is in the Cape Girardeau School District.
The district, and therefore the high school's attendance boundary, includes the vast majority of Cape Girardeau, as well as the majority of Dutchtown and small sections of Jackson and Scott City.
Campus
Central High moved from its old building (now Central Junior High School) to the newly constructed one in 2002. The campus has a variety of athletic facilities on site, including a tennis court, a full track, along with baseball, softball, soccer, and marching band practice fields. There is a 5000-seat stadium and a performing arts building, Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall. The main building is divided into two wings, one of which houses the academic classrooms on two levels; and the other is an athletic/music wing with two gymnasiums, a weight room, wrestling room, and a band/orchestra practice room. A full library is centrally located, indoor courtyard-style, in the academic wing of the building.
Academic honors
Cape Central High School was recognized in May 2007 by ACT as one of 382 schools in America (one of eight in Missouri) for academic rigor in mathematics and science. Cape Central has also been commended for its Advisory class, which helps many students.
Notable alumni
- Kathryn Swan, member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Rush Limbaugh, Conservative Radio Talk Show Host, commentator, TV personality, and actor
References
- "CENTRAL HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cape Girardeau County, MO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- "ACT Honor". Cape Girardeau Public School District. 2007-05-14. Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- Missouri House of Representatives, Representative Kathryn Swan, District 147
- Frankel, Todd. ""Quran-burning" Fla. pastor is Cape Girardeau native, ex-classmate of Rush Limbaugh". stltoday.com. stltoday.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.