Central High School (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
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905 15th Street , 35401 | |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | "The Home of the Falcons" |
| Founded | 1979 |
| School board | Tuscaloosa City Board of Education |
| School district | Tuscaloosa City Schools |
| Superintendent | Paul McKendrick |
| Principal | Clarence Sutton, Jr. |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 700 (2010) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Burgundy, gray, and white |
| Mascot | Falcons |
| Website | http://www.chs.tusc.k12.al.us/ |
Central High School is a high school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, enrolling grades 9 to 12. The school enrolls approximately 700 students, and is one of three traditional high schools in the Tuscaloosa City School District along with Paul W. Bryant High School and Northridge High School.[1] Central High School offers the International Baccalaureate program.[2]
Central High School was formed by the merger of Tuscaloosa High School and Druid High School in 1979 in response to a federal desegregation order. The school operated on two campuses, a west campus (West Central) made up of the former Druid High property and enrolling grades 9 and 10, and an east campus (East Central) on the former Tuscaloosa High grounds enrolling grades 11 and 12. In 1999, the desegregation order was lifted, and two new high schools, Bryant and Northridge, were opened in 2003. In 2004, all Central students were transferred to West Central so that East Central could be demolished for a new Central High facility. The $31 million school building was completed in 2006 and houses all current Central students.[3]
Notable alumni
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- Jimmy Hurst, Former MLB player (Detroit Tigers)
- Terry Jones (tight end), former NFL tight end
- Walter Maddox, Mayor of Tuscaloosa
- David Robertson, Major League Baseball player
- Connor Robertson, Major League Baseball player
- Deontay Wilder, Bronze medal winner in Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
References
- ^ Central High School - About the School, retrieved July 23, 2007; Our Schools, retrieved July 23, 2007.
- ^ International Baccalaureate Program - Central High School, retrieved July 23, 2007.
- ^ Alison Schmitke, "Teaching Brown in Tuscaloosa", Rethinking Schools, Vol. 20, No. 2, Winter 2005/2006; Jonathan Shaw, "New Central Expected to Make Community Proud", West End Journal, April 9, 2007.
External links
- Central High School - official site
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