Abstract Central High School, also known in the early years as Grand Rapids High School, was opened in 1859 and remained the only high school building in Grand Rapids, Michigan until Union High School was built in 1897. In 1979 a history class at Central High School, with guidance from history teacher Ed Merizon, took on the task of documenting Central High School's history and their work produced this collectionThe collection includes a comprehensive set of the Helios, the school...