Center Grove High School

Public high school in Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana, United States

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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.^[3] 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:^[4]

Baseball (boys)
Basketball (girls & boys)
- Girls state champion - 1996^[5]
Cross country (girls & boys)

-Boys 3rd place State finalist 2022

Football (boys)
- State champion - 2008, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022^[5]
Golf (girls & boys)
- Boys state champion - 2017, 2021
Soccer (girls & boys)
- Boys state champion - 2015^[5]
Softball (girls)
- State champion - 1986, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2019^[5]
Swimming and diving (girls & boys)
Tennis (girls & boys)
- Boys state champion - 2001, 2008^[5]
Track (girls & boys)
- Boys state champion - 2011^[5]
Volleyball (girls)
- State champion - 2000^[5]
Wrestling (boys)

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,447 students enrolled in 2013-2014 was as follows:

Male - 53.0%
Female - 47.0%
Native American/Alaskan - 0.3%
Asian/Pacific islanders - 2.1%
Black - 1.2%
Hispanic - 3.1%
White - 91.5%
Multiracial - 1.8%

15.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.^[2]

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.^[6]

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^[7], and Sound System was named showchoir.com's Show Choir of Year in 2024.^[8]

Notable alumni

Shamar Bailey- Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
Austin Booker - NFL defensive end for the Chicago Bears^[9]
Aaron Halterman - Former NFL tight end
Trayce Jackson-Davis - Indiana Basketball player and forward for the Golden State Warriors
Dave Kneebone - Film and television producer, Abso Lutely Productions
Brad Long - Actor
Michelle McKeehan - American Swimmer
Brienne Pedigo-Christopher - Reporter, ESPN^[10]
Carson Steele - college football running back for the Ball State Cardinals and the UCLA Bruins^[11]
Aaron Waltke - Emmy Award-winning screenwriter
Russ Yeast - NFL safety for the Los Angeles Rams

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Center Grove High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Center Grove High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Johnson County, IN." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 5, 2016.
^ "2015-16 School Directory" (pdf). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. p. 37. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ "BOA 1995 Grand National Finals results" (PDF). musicforall.org. musicforall. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ https://www.showchoir.com/events/event.php?id=6122&date=20240323
^ https://www.showchoir.com
^ Neddenriep, Kyle (May 31, 2020). "Football recruiting: Center Grove's Booker commits to Minnesota, Pike's Montgomery cuts list". Indianapolis Star.
^ "500 brings Brienne Pedigo home". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ Mike Beas (September 18, 2020). "Horse Race: Steele poised to rewrite Center Grove record book". The Daily Journal. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.