District 9 A (known later as District 90) was formed at an election held July 29, 1966, by a 70% vote of the patrons of the districts which were considering merger. These were Districts 1, 29, 33, 60, and 75. Ayr, District 53, joined later. The school was to be a Class VI institution to accommodate students from the seventh through the twelfth grades. Soon after the formation of the district, Adams Central High School was chosen as the name of the school.
The effective date of the school consolidation was July 1, 1967, but facilities were not available to educate all of the students of the new district until the next school year. Consequently students of grades nine through twelve who resided in the Juniata area during the 1967-68 school year attended schools in facilities leased from the Juniata district. Contracts were made with surrounding high schools to educate the other students who were enrolled grades nine through twelve and with the Juniata district and rural schools in the high school district to provide for the seventh and eighth graders.
Forty acres of land located three miles west of Hastings were purchased for a school site, and erection of school facilities began soon after January 1, 1968. Sufficient progress had been made that school could be held in the new building at the beginning of the 1968-69 school year. Two hundred sixtystudents were enrolled when initial classes were held September 3, 1968. Original members of the Adams Central High School Board of Education were Glen Daugherty, president; John E. Halloran, secretary; Raymond Grothen, treasurer; Donald Bruntz, Raymond Asmus, and James D. McFerren. McFerren resigned soon after the organization of the district and Lloyd W. Wright was elected at the annual meeting in June 1967.
The educational staff which served the school during its first year included Orwin White, superintendent; Roland Schilz, principal; Richard Brommer, mathematics and coaching; Michael Kenney, German, English,and girls' athletics; Lyle Lambert, science; Geneva Lewis, home economics; Terry Rieke, social studiesand coaching; Penny Schlager, business education and sponsor of the pep club; Larry Staab, industrial arts and junior high coaching; Pearl White, English, mathematics, and library; Richard Driml, music. With the exception of Mr. Brommer, the teaching staff remained when the move was made to the new school site September 3, 1968, and was increased to a total of 23.
The new school offered a comprehensive program which included the sciences, English, social studies, mathematics, business, homemaking, industrial arts and special education. Four more teachers were added for the 1970-71 school year to accommodate an increased enrollment and additional courses. Enrollment had increased to 360.
Adams Central High School has received state approval for vocational education in the areas of business, trades and industries, and home economics, and offering in these areas will be studied along with the other curricular offerings to insure that all students receive a maximum of educational opportunities.
Information from: Creigh, Dorthy Weyer, Adams County: The Story (Hastings, NE: Adams County-Hastings Centennial Commission, 1972), 576-77.
Adams Central is an NSAA Class "C1" school district fully accredited by both the State Department of Education and by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Enrollment at Adams Central is 469 students. These students are served by 29 Classroom Teachers, 3 Special Education teachers, 1 half-time Remedial Reading teacher, 1 full-time and 1 half-time Counselor, 1 Library Media Specialist, 3 Administrators, and 15 Support Staff members. There are more than 50 curricular and 20 co-curricular classes and activities offered to the students at Adams Central.
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