CHS Hall of Fame

In the summer of 1991, the year of his graduation from Central High School, Chris Schneider achieved a rare sports "hat trick." Schneider became the first New Hampshire male athlete to be named to three All-Star teams in a single year. He was a catcher/first baseman on the New Hampshire ...

Doug Wenners

Graduating class of 1988

Doug is a senior executive of Anthem, Inc., a Fortune 38 health insurance company. Since 2013, he has served as president of Anthem's east region, which includes nearly 7.5 million customers in New York, Georgia, Virginia, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maine. In his current position, he oversees sales, account management, ...

Robert Schiavone

Graduating class of 1965

During the past six decades, two graduates of Central High School served as principal of the school. The first was the late Hubie McDonough Sr. A 1912 graduate, McDonough was principal at his alma mater from 1954 through 1960. The other was Robert Schiavone, who graduated in 1965 and was ...

Dr. Gary Proulx, MD

Graduating class of 1974

It is a rare individual whose resume includes experience as a doctor, mystery writer, high school math teacher, college professor, and stand-up comedian, but Dr. Gary Proulx has honed many skills in a diverse and exciting career since being graduated from Central in 1974. Gary was, by his own admission, ...

Ellen M O'Neil

Graduating class of 1983

Among the many outstanding alumnae of Manchester High School Central, Ellen M. O'Neil stands apart as an athlete and a coach, and distinguishes herself in both arenas. She began her career while at Central, winning four state titles in Indoor Track and was named Athlete of the Year. She was ...

Robert H Miller

Graduating class of 1989

As a student at Central, Rob Miller excelled in many areas, from academics and sports to extra-curricular activities and volunteerism, and in the succeeding twenty-seven years he has continued to add to that list, accumulating a most impressive record. First as News Editor and then as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the national ...

John Kacavas

Graduating class of 1979

An accomplished attorney, committed public servant, and dedicated family man, John Kacavas has built a solid record of professional and personal achievement since his graduation from Central in 1979. After earning a bachelor's degree from St. Michael's College, a master's degree from American University's School of International Service, and a ...

John Baraniak

Graduating class of 1981

Few who knew John Baraniak during his time at Central would be surprised that the promise he demonstrated during his high school years has been realized. A top student then, he has achieved enviable success in his chosen profession while devoting considerable attention to serving his community. While at Central, ...

Dr Louis T Benezet

Graduating class of 1932

Born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in 1915, Louis T. Benezet followed in the footsteps of his father, who served as Manchester's superintendent of schools and a Dartmouth College professor, and chose the classroom and the schoolhouse as his place of work. After being graduated from Central in the Class of 1932A, ...

Howard Brodsky

Graduating class of 1962

Howard Brodsky, one of the leading entrepreneurs and cooperative leaders in America, was an outstanding athlete while a student at Central High School, playing varsity basketball and football, and was named an All-State player. After being graduated from Wesleyan University, he returned to his hometown to run a small family ...

Nicholas Covatis

Graduating class of 1961

To generations of Central students, the name Nick Covatis is synonymous with excellence in teaching. Even a cursory review of student publications from the last quarter of the 20th century turns up numerous references to him and well-deserved praise for the rigor that was the hallmark of his classroom from ...

Jennifer Cohen Takagishi, MD

Graduating class of 1983

Consistently ranked as one of the Best Doctors in America, Jennifer Cohen Takagishi, MD, excels in the field of pediatric medicine. A graduate of Wellesley College and Tufts University School of Medicine, she completed a residency at Duke University Medical Center as well as the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, ...

Hall of Fame

Chris Schneider

Graduating class of 1991

Doug Wenners

Graduating class of 1988

Robert Schiavone

Graduating class of 1965

Dr. Gary Proulx, MD

Graduating class of 1974

Ellen M O'Neil

Graduating class of 1983

Robert H Miller

Graduating class of 1989

John Kacavas

Graduating class of 1979

John Baraniak

Graduating class of 1981

Dr Louis T Benezet

Graduating class of 1932

Howard Brodsky

Graduating class of 1962

Nicholas Covatis

Graduating class of 1961

Jennifer Cohen Takagishi, MD

Graduating class of 1983