St. Paul Central Now and Then
Now
Central High School of Saint Paul, is the oldest high school in the state of Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1866 in downtown Saint Paul, Central has educated many leaders in business, government, literature, arts, sciences, and education throughout the state of Minnesota and the United States. Central also boasts more Rhodes Scholars among its alumni than any other public high school in the U.S.[2] with the most recent scholar, Matthew Landreman, being announced in 2003. It is also one of the biggest high schools in the state and, as of 2010, the largest in the city of Saint Paul.
and Then
Central High School, Lexington and Marshall, St. Paul, 1915
Notable alumni
Martin Apple (1956), molecular biologist and president of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents
Jeanne Arth, former U.S Open Doubles champion and Wimbledon Doubles champion.
Roger Awsumb, longtime children’s TV host on WTCN (now KARE), portrayed railroad engineer Casey Jones on “Lunch with Casey” from 1954 to 1972.
Micah Boyd, 2008 Summer Olympics crew rower
Lawrence D. Cohen, mayor of Saint Paul and former judge
Midge Decter, editor and author.
Thomas M. Disch, science fiction writer and poet
Amelia Earhart, Aviation pioneer and women’s rights advocate. Attended briefly before moving to Chicago.
Heiruspecs, underground hip-hop group.
Leigh Kamman, Jazz musician and radio host.
Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube.
Harvey Mackay, Chairman of MackayMitchell Envelope and New York Times Best Selling Author of Swim With The Sharks.
E.D.I. Mean, born Malcolm Greenidge, member of rap group Outlawz
Mint Condition, R&B/Funk band, known for the hit “Breaking My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)”.
Gordon Parks, photographer, filmmaker, and writer.
John Roethlisberger, three time Olympic gymnast
T. Denny Sanford (grad. 1954), banker and ranked #117 on Forbes list of richest Americans.
Charles M. Schulz, author of the Peanuts comic strip.
Richard M. Schulze, founder of Best Buy.
Nick Swardson, American actor and stand-up comedian.
Stanley Gordon West, author.
Jon Wiener, political commentator and activist.
Dave Winfield, Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder.
March 14th, 2010 at 1:30 am
I was a 1992 graduate of St. Paul Central and helped plant the trees on the hill along Lexington Parkway in 1990 or 1991 (sometime during my Jr. year). The number of National Merit Scholars and Rhodes scholars this school cranks out is phenomenal. And, back in the early 90′s, it kicked out a few state championship XC Ski teams.
March 14th, 2010 at 9:30 am
and now your on this side of the river? I should add you to the list!
March 16th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Hey Nokohaha, how can I send you an email?
March 18th, 2010 at 1:22 am
email me at nokohahamini@yahoo.com!