This article is about the secondary school in New Hampshire, United States. For the former school of the same name in Manchester, England, see Manchester Academy (Moss Side).

Manchester High School Central is a public high school in Manchester, New Hampshire. Located in the city's downtown, it has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students.[3] Students attend from Manchester Hooksett. The name was changed from Manchester High School in 1922 when Manchester West High School opened. Including Central, Manchester has a total of four public high schools, all a part of the Manchester School District.

Its athletics teams are nicknamed the Little Green (after Dartmouth's Big Green) and the school colors are green and white. Sports Illustrated named the school's athletic department as the best in the state of New Hampshire in 2005.[4]

The school originally had crimson red as its school color, but Concord High School had taken the color soon after. After the start of the 20th century, the two schools decided that the winner of a league championship would keep its colors; Concord won, and Manchester Central chose forest green as its new color.

Ronald Mailhot was named interim principal at the end of 2011, following the retirement of former principal John R. Rist, but returned as full-time principal in 2012. Mailhot later resigned in the middle of the 2013-2014 school year and was replaced by John Rist for his second stint as principal of Central. Rist retired at the end of the 2014 school year and was succeeded by John M. Vaccarezza. After Vaccarezza’s departure in 2021, Debora Roukey became the school’s first female principal.

Central High School's student newspaper The Little Green was commended by Columbia Scholastic Press and featured in the Manchester Daily Express as well as the New Hampshire Union Leader.[5] In 2012, the New England Scholastic Press Association (NESPA) awarded its Highest Achievement award in Scholastic Editing and Publishing to the newspaper for the 2011-2012 school year.

Bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln by John Rogers in front of the Burns Building at Central High School.

History

In 2016 there were about 200 students from Candia. That year Candia voters voted to change their high school from Manchester Central to Pinkerton Academy, effective 2018. The votes were 1,090 in favor and 113 against.[6]

Athletics

June 7, 1913 H J Reed set a Harvard School Games record in the Pole Vault at 11’- 5 7/8”[7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Central Turns 170 - Central High School". Central High School. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Manchester Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "Central High School". central.mansd.org. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "2005 Best Sports High Schools By State". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 13, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  5. ^ "High School Journalism Awards". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  6. ^ Huss, Julie (March 15, 2016). "Candia voters say yes to Pinkerton". Derry News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Boston Globe, Jun 8, 1913.[1] Retrieved Dec 8, 2023
  8. ^ McCarthy McPhaul, Meghan (April 2, 2018). "Remembering ski icon Bob Beattie: Manchester native was top athlete, coach, promoter and innovator". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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