Cheyenne Central High School is a

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secondary school (grades 9-12) located in

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, United States. It serves Laramie County School District #1. The high school serves students who attended McCormick JHS, Clawson ES, Davis ES, Deming/Miller ES, Freedom ES, Gilchrist ES, Hobbs ES, Jessup ES, Pioneer Park ES, Willadsen ES, and Saddle Ridge ES in Cheyenne. The current principals are Karen Delbridge, Nicholas Lamp, and Brian Aragon.

History

Cheyenne High School, the predecessor of Cheyenne Central High School, was the first high school in Wyoming, founded in 1869. The school is a charter member of the

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. Cheyenne Central High School was first accredited in 1904 and continues to be accredited by that organization and by the Wyoming State Department of Education.

Academics

Cheyenne Central offers 21 Advanced Placement programs. For the 2012-2013 school year, Cheyenne Central made "Adequate Yearly Progress" in accordance with the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.

JROTC

The program was started in 1903, originally offering the class at Cheyenne High School (now called Cheyenne Central High School). It was initially run as a cooperative effort between the

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and the Laramie County School Board. Since 1916, the program has been a cooperative effort between the school district and the

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. This unit is currently, as of October 14, 2022, an Honor Unit with Distinction (top 10% in the nation).http://www.fortleavenworthmwr.com/index.php/child-youth-school-services/school-support-services/14-child-youth-school-services/92

Athletics

The school offers competitive sports including men's basketball, women's basketball, cheerleading, cross country, dance, football, golf, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's swimming & diving, women's swimming & diving, tennis, track (indoor and outdoor), volleyball, and wrestling.

Notable alumni

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(Class of 2013), amateur wrestler: two-time NCAA Division I finalist * Harriet Elizabeth Byrd (Class of 1944), first

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member of the Wyoming legislature *

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(Class of 1955), former NFL player with the Green Bay Packers; 1959 rookie of the year and five NFL titles *

Jim Eliopulos James A. Eliopulos (born April 18, 1959) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Jets. He played college football at the University of Wyoming. Early ...

(Class of 1977), former NFL player * Chris LeDoux (Class of 1969),

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singer and rodeoer *

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, ski instructor and member of the

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* Leslie Osterman (Class of 1966), member of the

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and retired health systems analyst from Wichita,

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* Don Westbrook (Class of 1972), former NFL player *

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, former member of the

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and

, husband of

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References

External links

Official website
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