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Center Grove High School
Center Grove High School is a high school located in Greenwood, Indiana. A part of Center Grove Community School Corporation, it serves western Greenwood and most of Bargersville. Founded in 1884, the high school has always been located at the same intersection in White River Township, Johnson County, Indiana.

Athletics

Current Athletic Director: Joe Bronkella

The Center Grove Trojans compete as an independent, with no conference affiliation. The school colors are red and white. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are offered:

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (girls & boys)
    • Girls state champion - 1996
  • Cross country (girls & boys)

-Boys 3rd place State finalist 2022

  • Football (boys)
    • State champion - 2008, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • Golf (girls & boys)
    • Boys state champion - 2017, 2021
  • Soccer (girls & boys)
    • Boys state champion - 2015
  • Softball (girls)
    • State champion - 1986, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2019
  • Swimming and diving (girls & boys)
  • Tennis (girls & boys)
    • Boys state champion - 2001, 2008
  • Track (girls & boys)
    • Boys state champion - 2011
  • Volleyball (girls)
    • State champion - 2000
  • Wrestling (boys)

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,851 students enrolled in 2022–2023 was as follows:

  • Male - 50.1%
  • Female - 49.9%
  • American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.1%
  • Asian - 6.3%
  • Black - 3.6%
  • Hispanic - 5.8%
  • White - 81.3%
  • Multiracial - 2.9%

24.1% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Fine arts

Center Grove has numerous vocal and instrumental music groups in addition to a theatre program.

The Center Grove High School marching band won first place at the 1995 Bands of America Grand National Finals.

Center Grove High School's varsity competition show choirs, "Sound System" and "Debtones" (mixed and unisex, respectively) have both won several national competitions and are critically acclaimed across the country, typically ranking within the top 10-15 groups in the country in their respective divisions; both groups swept their divisions at Show Choir Nationals in 2024 at the Grand Ole Opry, and Sound System was named showchoir.com's Show Choir of Year in 2024.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "Staff Directory". Center Grove High School. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Center Grove High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Johnson County, IN." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "2015-16 School Directory" (pdf). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. p. 37. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "BOA 1995 Grand National Finals results" (PDF). musicforall.org. musicforall. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  7. ^ https://www.showchoir.com/events/event.php?id=6122&date=20240323
  8. ^ https://www.showchoir.com
  9. ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (May 31, 2020). "Football recruiting: Center Grove's Booker commits to Minnesota, Pike's Montgomery cuts list". Indianapolis Star.
  10. ^ Doyel, Gregg (September 22, 2021). "Doyel: You have to see Center Grove defensive end Caden Curry to believe it". IndyStar. Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  11. ^ O'Leary, Ryan (November 25, 2020). "Jackson's growth a key for Center Grove football". Daily Journal. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  12. ^ "500 brings Brienne Pedigo home". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  13. ^ Mike Beas (September 18, 2020). "Horse Race: Steele poised to rewrite Center Grove record book". The Daily Journal. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
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