Principal Jeff Gilbertson Enrollment 2,442 (2015) Rival Kearney High School Phone +1 308-385-5950 Color Purple and gold | Grades 9 to 12 Team name Islanders Website www.gips.org/senior Number of students 2,442 Lowest grade Ninth grade | |
Address 2124 N Lafayette Ave, Grand Island, NE 68803, USA District Grand Island Public Schools Similar Northwest High School, Central Catholic Middle an, Hall County School Di, Heartland Lutheran High Sch, Grand Island Library Profiles | ||
Grand Island Senior High is the only high school in the Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) system. It has had several buildings over its history. The official mascot is the Islander, a tall man in a tropical grass skirt.
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The school has over 2,200 students and over 300 staff members.
Current building
The current building has been located on 2124 Lafayette Avenue since the 1950s. Originally the structure had four main wings, two gymnasiums, and an auditorium. In 1994, the City of Grand Island approved a major addition to the school due to an increasing student population. The addition, completed in 1997, included a fifth wing on the main floor, a sixth wing built above the fifth, a second cafeteria, and a three-court gymnasium.
Former buildings
The first school by this name was located on the corner of Walnut and 1st Street, now a parking lot, from 1879 to 1874. It was a K-12 school, built on land donated by the Union Pacific railroad, and named the Dodge School after Major General Grenville M. Dodge, chief engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad.
In 1908, a new building was built for high school students at 10th Street and Walnut. Two new wings were later added, which are the only parts of the building surviving today.
In 1925, a new building was constructed at 500 Walnut Street; the 1908 building was turned into a junior high school.
In 1955, a fourth building was constructed in the 2100 block of Lafayette Avenue and its predecessor became Walnut Junior High. In 1999, the Walnut Street building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
In the late 1990s, a two story section was added onto the main building.
Memorial Stadium
The campus has its own stadium, "Memorial Stadium," which is dedicated to past wars.