Floyd Central High School (Indiana)
| Floyd Central High School | |
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| Address | |
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6575 Old Vincennes Rd. , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1967 |
| Principal | Louie Jensen |
| Assistant Principals | Janie Whaley, Rob Willman |
| Faculty | 80 fulltime teachers |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,681[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics | Marching Band, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Cross Country, Track and Field, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Wrestling, Volleyball, Swimming, Diving, Cheerleading, and Dazzlers. |
| Mascot | Highlanders |
| Rivals | New Albany, Jeffersonville, Providence |
| Newspaper | The Bagpiper |
| Statistics | FCHS |
| Website | Homepage |
Floyd Central High School is a public high school of the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation and is located in Southern Indiana, in Floyds Knobs, Indiana.
History
The school was built in 1967 and has had many expansions since then, including a state-of-the-art auditorium. The school was formerly called "Floyd Central Junior-Senior High School" until the opening of Highland Hills Middle School in 2004. Floyd Central is now in the beginning phases of a construction project. The project is being constructed by Verkler, the same contractor that renovated New Albany High School. The renovations are projected to cost around $55.9 million. Around $45 million will go toward renovating Floyd Central, whereas the remaining amount will go to New Albany High School for construction of a weight room. The classrooms are on average 150 square feet (14 m2) smaller than average classrooms. The renovation is planned to bump Floyd Central's enrollment capacity from 1,750 to 2,200 students. Along with the new classrooms, the project calls for construction of a new football stadium. The old stadium has been torn down to provide Marching Band students with a practice field during marching band season, and it will be used as parking lot when the marching band season is over. The new stadium will be built next to the baseball and soccer fields, across the street from the school. The main gym will also see a slight renovation as the flooring will be resurfaced. Along with the resurfacing, the floor designs will be modified to look more appropriate. FCHS is currently a one-story school, which will also change with construction. [2]
The school also operates WNAS-TV and WNAS-FM, in cooperation with New Albany High School.
Notable alumni
Pat Graham - Mr. Basketball 1989, played at Indiana University under Bob Knight.[3]
Athletics
Floyd Central has a rich history of great athletic achievements. Among the most decorated sports are marching band, wrestling, tennis, golf, dance team, cross country and boys basketball. The wrestling team has won virtually every sectional and regional championship. The tennis team has gone to semi-state repeatedly but has failed to win the elusive state championship (8 final fours). The dance team has won 12-plus UDA National Championships, including 100 consecutive titles. The team has been featured on ESPN six straight years. Since semi-state was part of the state tournament, the boys' team has made it to every event. The girls' team is even more decorated, with four state titles from 1989 through 1992. The Highlanders have won the last four sectional championships. The boys basketball team was highly successful throughout the 1970s and 1980's, winning numerous titles at the various stages of the state tournament. Below is a run down of titles and honors from the various sports:
DAZZLERS
Won Nationals 2000, 2003, 2004,2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.[4]
Cheerleading
Won State for 2008-2009[5]
| Sport | Sectionals | Regionals | Semi-State | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Basketball | 14(1971,1973,1975,1977,1978,
1979,1980,1981,1983,1984, 1985,1986,1988,1989) |
6(1971, 1981,1983,
1984,1986,1989) |
2(1971,1989) | ||
| Girls Basketball | 5(1978,1982,1990,1992,1993) | ||||
| Football | 2(1998,2009) | ||||
| Boys Swimming and Diving | 5(1997,1998,1999,2008,2009) | ||||
| Girls Swimming and Diving | 2(2000,2008) | ||||
| Wrestling | 24(1972,1973,1974,1976,1981,1982,1983,
1984,1985,1986,1988,1989,1991,1997,1998,1999, 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2008) |
11(1981,1982,1983,1984,1986,
1988,1998,2004,2005,2007,2008) |
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| Boys Tennis | 25(1977,1984,1985,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,
1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999, 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008) |
21(1977,1984,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,
1993,1994,1995,1997,1998,1999,2000, 2001,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008) |
6(1990,1993,1998,2003,2005,2006) | ||
| Girls Tennis | 231983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1990,
1991,1992,1993,1994,1997,1998,2001,2002, 2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009) |
11(1984,1988,1990,1993,1994,
2001,2002,2003,2004,2007,2009) |
1(1984) | ||
| Baseball | 12(1973,1974,1978,1979,1982,1983,
1984,1985,1987,1993,1996,2004) |
1(1996) | |||
| Softball | 12(1986,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,
1996,1997,2001,2003,2006,2007) |
2(1994,1995) | |||
| Volleyball | 14(1982,1983,1984,1985,1989,1990,
1995,1997,2000,2001,2002, 2003,2007,2008,2009) |
4(1990,1997,2007,2008,2009) | 1(1990) | ||
| Boys Cross Country | 18(1975,1984,1985,1989,1991,1992,
1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,2003, 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008) |
17(1980,1984,1985,1986,1989,1993,
1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,2001, 2003,2004,2005,2007,2008) |
4(1984,1991,1993,1995) | 1(1991) | |
| Girls Cross Country | 17(1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,
1989,1990,1991,1992,1993, 1994,1995,1996,2003,2004,2005) |
11(1987,1989,1990,1991,1992,
1993,1994,1995,1996,2001,2005) |
5(1990,1991,1992,1994,1996) | 4(1989,1990,1991,1992) | |
| Girls Soccer | 8(1996,1997,1998,1999,
2000,2006,2007,2008) |
1(2000) | |||
| Boys Soccer | 4 (1996,2003,2006,2007) | ||||
| Girls Golf | 2(2007,2008) | ||||
| Boys Golf | 19(1980,1981,1982,1985,1986,1987,1988,
1991,1994,1995,1999,2000,2001,2003, 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008) |
5(1993,1999,2004,2006,2007) | 2(1994,2006,2007) | 2(2006,2007) | |
| Boys Track | 6(1992,2004,2005,
2006,2007,2008) |
1(1992) | |||
| Girls Track | 6(1990,1991,1992,
1993,2006,2007) |
4(1990,1991,1992,1993) |
1989 Boys Basketball
During the 1988-89 basketball season, the Highlanders advanced to the state finals. They were led by 1989 Indiana Mr. Basketball Pat Graham. During the regular season, the Highlanders posted a 16-4 record with monumental games against Louisville Ballard (led by Alan Houston) and Bedford North Lawrence (led by Damon Bailey). The Final Four run included a 48-point game by Shane Gibson in the sectional final against Jeffersonville and an epic overtime battle during the Seymour Regional against the Bailey-led Bedford North Lawrence Stars, who would go on to win the 1990 state championship. The season ended with a 73-70 loss to Kokomo, which lost to eventual champion Lawrence North (led by Eric Montross, later to attend eventual NCAA champion North Carolina). Key note to the loss at State: Craig McCoy, the team's other power forward & starter on the team down in the paint, went out during the preseason. He tore an ACL in his knee during practice and could not play. Had he played, it could have meant the championship that year for the Highlanders.
Graham went on to experience an up-and-down career with the Indiana Hoosiers. He was considered one of the country's best three-point shooters but was often injured during his tenure at IU. Graham, however, was able to follow up his high school final four appearance with an NCAA Final Four appearance for the Hoosiers in 1992.
References
- ^ http://www.newsandtribune.com/archivesearch/local_story_055134714.html
- ^ http://www.verkler.com/floyd_central_high_school.html
- ^ http://www.news-tribune.net/sports/images_sizedimage_131161034/resources_photoview
- ^ http://www.news-tribune.net/archivesearch/local_story_031001636.html
- ^ http://www.iasp.org/dspcheerleading.aspx