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Allen Central High School
Address
Map
442 KY Rt. 550

Eastern
,
(Floyd County)
,
Kentucky
41622

United States
Coordinates37°31′02″N 82°48′31″W / 37.517138°N 82.808581°W / 37.517138; -82.808581
Information
School typeState School, Public Secondary School
StatusOperational
School districtFloyd County Schools
NCES District ID2101950[1]
SuperintendentHenry Webb
CEEB code180723
NCES School ID210195000404[2]
PrincipalLarry Begley[3]
Faculty29.50 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades9–12
Gender242 Male : 171 Female
Enrollment413 [2] (2012-2013 school year)
 • Grade 9116 [2]
 • Grade 10116 [2]
 • Grade 1198 [2]
 • Grade 1283 [2]
Student to teacher ratio14.00 [2]
Classes offeredListed Below
LanguageEnglish
Schedule typeSemester
ScheduleMonday - Friday
Campuses1
CampusRural: Distant
Color(s)     
Columbia blue and grey with dark red
Athletics conferenceKHSAA
MascotRebels
Team nameFighting Rebels
YearbookThe Floyd Countian
Feeder schoolsAllen Central Middle School, James A. Duff Elementary, May Valley Elementary
Websitefloyd.achs.schoolfusion.us

Allen Central High School (Allen Central, Central, or ACHS) is a Title I secondary school located in Eastern, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States, and is one of four public high schools in the Floyd County School system. The school colors were Columbia blue and gray; however, over time dark red has been added.

Built in the late 1960s, the first principal at Allen Central was Dave Hensley. After his death, a bridge that carries Kentucky Route 80 in front of Allen Central Middle School and Hensley's former home was renamed the Dave Hensley Memorial Bridge.

The mascot of Allen Central is the Rebel. American football games are played on Rebel Field. Basketball, volleyball and archery are played in the J. H. Campbell Gymnasium. The school plays host to many county and district tournaments due to its centralized location.

In 2014, plans were made to consolidate Allen Central and South Floyd High School into a new Floyd County Central High School. The school is expected to be completed by 2018.

Mascot and flag scandals

For the past 34 years,[when?] the school has displayed symbols of the Confederate States of America. A Confederate flag was displayed in the school gymnasium as recently as January 2007,[4] and the school mascot is a Confederate soldier who, as of late 2006, appeared on a sign at the entrance to the school.[5] A nearby courtyard has blue brick forming the Cross of St. Andrew, and a mural in the lobby shows a rebel soldier carrying the flag on horseback. Other images of rebel soldiers and Confederate flags cover the same walls.[6] The images have stoked controversy, since many consider them to be racist symbols, whether in Floyd County, in Kentucky, and elsewhere, although there is also support in the county for retaining the symbols.[7]

Allen Central adopted the school flag and mascot in 1972, when four other schools were consolidated to form the high school. Students formed a committee and chose the mascot. The four previous schools and their mascots were the Maytown Wildcats, the Garrett Black Devils, the Wayland Wasps and the Martin Purple Flash.[6]

Academic courses

Allen Central High School provides 33 main courses along with participation in the Floyd County Early College Academy.[8] They include:

Mathematics: Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Precalculus, Calculus

Social studies: Introduction to Social Studies, World Civilizations, History, Geography, Psychology, United States History, Sociology

The Sciences: Integrated Science I, Integrated Science II, Biology, Human Anatomy, Biomedical Science

English Language Arts: English I, English II, English III, English IV, English Communications

Enrichment: Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Practical Living Studies, Music, Guitar, Physical Education, Health, Art, Drama

Foreign languages: Spanish I, Spanish II

On-campus college credit classes: College Algebra, College Precalculus, English 100, English 200, Music 100

Sports

Boys' Basketball, Girls' Basketball, Volleyball, Archery, American Football, Baseball, Softball

Extracurricular activities

Academic Team, NHD History Club, Kentucky Youth Assembly, Math Club, Drama Club, Student Tech. Leadership Program, Yearbook Team

Notes

  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Floyd County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search for Public Schools - Allen Central High School (210195000404)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "ACHS Faculty & Staff". Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "David-ACHS game postponed again", The Floyd County Times January 21, 2007, (accessed August 4, 2007)
  5. ^ "Confederate symbols abide", Cincinnati Enquirer, December 10, 2006
  6. ^ a b [1] The Associated Press, "Ky. students embrace Confederate mascot, flag despite controversy", December 9, 2006, as published on the web site of The First Amendment Center, based in Arlington, Virginia (accessed August 4, 2007)
  7. ^ [2] Prater, Kathy J., "Debate over Confederate flag continues", The Floyd County Times, January 24, 2007 (accessed August 4, 2007)
  8. ^ http://floyd.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?sessionid=83008f702451bd5678ce443e40c05304&pageid=264725&sessionid=7a54a3e8a5807de5f2d8c34cdae46bde
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