Greenfield-Central High School is a secondary school (grades 9-12) located in the city of Greenfield,

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. Under the management of the

Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation (GCSC) or Greenfield-Central Schools is a school district headquartered in Greenfield, Indiana. History In 2019 the Indiana State Board of Accounts found that administrators of the GCSC received $6 ...

. It had 1,363 students in 2009–2010. The high school has television studio facilities and operates broadcast radio station WRGF. The

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is named GCTV.

History

In 2018 the district added a resource officer position that was full time to the high school.

Athletics

Greenfield-Central High School is part of the

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. The school offers

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, cross country,

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golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

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, and

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. Greenfield-Central holds one state title in football (1973). The school gained a state title in cheerleading. Two individual titles were won for wrestling (1979 Terry Edon, 2013 Joshua Farrell) and one was won for swimming (2017 Zach Cook 100 Butterfly).

Music Programs

Greenfield-Central High School has enjoyed success with its marching band program, the Greenfield-Central Cougar Pride. In

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(ISSMA) Marching Band Class B competition, the Cougar Pride placed eighth in 2005, ninth in 2014, and as state runner-up in 2016 and 2018. In November 2019, the Cougar Pride won the ISSMA Class B Indiana State Marching Band Championship at

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. After ISSMA competition was suspended for the 2020 season due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougar Pride successfully defended their title by again winning the ISSMA Class B Indiana State Marching Band Championship on November 6, 2021 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Notable alumni

* Mike Edwards (Class of 1969) – 1972 co-

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(Class of 2006) – Baseball player (

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/infielder) at Greenfield-Central High School and pitcher at

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, starting pitcher for

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, first-round pick (22nd overall) in 2009 MLB Amateur Draft

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