Central High School (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Cape Central High School
| image = File:Cape Central HS outside.jpg
| motto =
| location = 1000 South Silver Springs Road
| established =
| type = Public high school
| district = [http://www.capetigers.com Cape Girardeau School District]
| grades = 9–12
| principal = Nancy Scheller
| city = Cape Girardeau
| state = Missouri
| country = United States
| zipcode = 63703
| campus type = High School
| campus size =
| enrollment = 1,315 (2023{{ndash}}2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2907120&ID=290712000186|title=CENTRAL HIGH|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=April 27, 2025}}
| faculty =
| mascot = Tiger
| mascot image =
| colors = {{Color box|orange|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} Orange and black
| website = {{URL|https://chs.capetigers.com/}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|37.27663|-89.56503|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:US-MO}}
}}
Central High School is a public high school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. It is in the Cape Girardeau School District.
The district, and therefore the high school's attendance boundary, includes the vast majority of Cape Girardeau, as well as the majority of Dutchtown and small sections of Jackson and Scott City.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29031_cape_girardeau/DC20SD_C29031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cape Girardeau County, MO|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-10-01}}
Campus
Central High moved from its old building (now Central Junior High School) to the newly constructed one in 2002. The campus has a variety of athletic facilities on site, including a tennis court, a full track, along with baseball, softball, soccer, and marching band practice fields. There is a 5000-seat stadium and a performing arts building, Richard D. Kinder Performance Hall. The main building is divided into two wings, one of which houses the academic classrooms on two levels; and the other is an athletic/music wing with two gymnasiums, a weight room, wrestling room, and a band/orchestra practice room. A full library is centrally located, indoor courtyard-style, in the academic wing of the building.
Academic honors
Cape Central High School was recognized in May 2007 by ACT as one of 382 schools in America (one of eight in Missouri) for academic rigor in mathematics and science. Cape Central has also been commended for its Advisory class, which helps many students.{{cite web
| url=http://www.cape.k12.mo.us/chs/act_honor.htm
| title=ACT Honor
| publisher=Cape Girardeau Public School District
| date=2007-05-14
| accessdate=2008-10-13
| url-status=dead
| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928154411/http://www.cape.k12.mo.us/CHS/act_honor.htm
| archivedate=2008-09-28
}}
Notable alumni
- Kathryn Swan, member of the Missouri House of RepresentativesMissouri House of Representatives, [https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?district=147&year=2018 Representative Kathryn Swan, District 147]
- Rush Limbaugh, Conservative Radio Talk Show Host, commentator, TV personality, and actor{{cite web |last1=Frankel |first1=Todd |title="Quran-burning" Fla. pastor is Cape Girardeau native, ex-classmate of Rush Limbaugh |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/quran-burning-fla-pastor-is-cape-girardeau-native-ex-classmate/article_af07ac96-bcf9-11df-be26-0017a4a78c22.html |website=stltoday.com |publisher=stltoday.com |accessdate=10 February 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://chs.capetigers.com/}}
- [http://www.capetigers.com/ Cape Girardeau Public Schools]
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Category:High schools in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Category:Buildings and structures in Cape Girardeau, Missouri