Grand Forks Central High School

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Grand Forks Central High School is a public senior high school in the Grand Forks Public Schools district. It is located in downtown Grand Forks. Central is regionally renowned in ice hockey and cross country.HistoryGFC was originally built in 1882 at a cost of $26,000.Its first graduating class graduated in 1886, and consisted of two women, Emma Oldham and Mary Parsons.The original building underwent major renovation in 1911, and construction was completed on the current main building in 1917. The original structure was demolished in 1937 to build the auditorium, as part of The New Deal's Public Works Administration program. In 1985, construction began on a new media center, cafeteria, updated science classrooms, and gym. The most recent addition was a fine arts wing, a new home for the music department, which for the first time included a back stage and a proper set storage area, as well as a black box theater.Grand Forks Central is the oldest still-operating high school in North Dakota.Sports Offered·Basketball (boys' and girls')·Baseball (boys')·Cheerleading (co-ed)·Cross-country (boys' and girls')·Football (boys')·Gymnastics (girls')*·Hockey (boys')·Hockey (girls')*·Soccer (boys' and girls')·Softball (girls')·Swimming & Diving (boys' and girls')*