Greenfield-Central High School
Greenfield-Central High School is a secondary school located in the city of Greenfield, Indiana. It is under the management of the Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation. It had 1,363 students in 2009-2010.
The high school has television studio facilities and operates broadcast radio station WRGF. The public-access television cable TV is named GCTV.
History
The first class to graduate from Greenfield High School was the class of 1879. It was a three-year program to complete studies until 1887 when it became a four-year institution. The first four-year class to graduate was the class of 1888. In 2018 the district added a resource officer position that was full time to the high school.Athletics
Greenfield-Central High School is part of the Hoosier Heritage Conference. The school offers soccer, tennis, cross country, football, golf, volleyball, basketball, swimming, wrestling, baseball, softball, and track and field.Greenfield-Central holds one state title in football. Two individual titles were won for wrestling and one was won for swimming.
Music Programs
Greenfield-Central High School has enjoyed success with its marching band program, the Greenfield-Central Cougar Pride. In Indiana State School Music Association Marching Band Class B competition, the Cougar Pride placed eighth in 2005, ninth in 2014, and as state runner-up in 2016 and 2018. In November 2019, the Cougar Pride won the ISSMA Class B Indiana State Marching Band Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. After ISSMA competition was suspended for the 2020 season due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougar Pride successfully defended their title by again winning the ISSMA Class B Indiana State Marching Band Championship on November 6, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium.Notable alumni
- Mike Edwards - 1972 co-Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
- Kyle Gibson - Baseball player at Greenfield-Central High School and pitcher at University of Missouri, starting pitcher for Minnesota Twins, first-round pick in 2009 MLB Amateur Draft
- Drey Jameson - Baseball player in high school and at Ball State University. Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2019 as the 34th overall pick.
- Lane Wadle - Football Player in high school and at Georgia State University. First graduate in school history to be selected to an NCAA FBS Division I university on a football scholarship.