Central High School (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Central High School is a public high school located at 5321 Jacksboro Pike in the Fountain City neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee, operated by the Knox County school system. The school's athletic teams are nicknamed the Bobcats, and its colors are red and black.

Central High School
Address
5321 Jacksboro PK

Knoxville
,
Tennessee 37918

United States
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1906
PrincipalAndrew Brown
Faculty150
Teaching staff78.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,150 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.74[1]
Color(s)Red and black    
MascotBobcat
Websitecentralhs.knoxschools.org

History

Central was formerly located at what is now Gresham Middle School in the heart of Fountain City, which, in the 1960s, was the largest unincorporated community in Tennessee. Its name is something of a misnomer, because it was never located near the center of Knoxville, even when Fountain City was annexed into Knoxville in the early 1960s. The northernmost high school in Knoxville before the annexation of Fountain City was Fulton, and in the county, Powell, Karns, and Halls high schools were farther north. The high school is referenced in the song "half of my hometown" by Kelsea Ballerini, a notable alum. Ballerini sings "raise some kids in red and black, Go Bobcats."

2008 shooting

On August 21, 2008, 15-year-old student Jamar Siler entered the school cafeteria and approached student Ryan McDonald sitting at a lunch table. Siler fatally shot McDonald, and was arrested by authorities a short time later. The two had been in previous altercations, the details of which were not released to the general public. Siler was then taken into custody.

Siler was initially tried as a juvenile until Tim Irwin, Juvenile Court judge, ordered that he be tried as an adult.[2] In November 2011, at age 18, Siler pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 30-year sentence.[2][3] Siler is currently incarcerated in the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.[4]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/nov/29/central-high-students-family-relieved-ready-to/
  3. Archived coverage of the shooting on Thursday, August 21, 2008, at Central High School, Knoxville News Sentinel
  4. https://apps.tn.gov/foil-app/results.jsp
  5. "Tony Cosey," USA Track and Field. Retrieved: 11 October 2013.
  6. http://tshf.net/halloffame/graves-ray/
  7. "Sevier County - Entries - Tennessee Encyclopedia". tennesseeencyclopedia.net.
  8. https://twitter.com/evan_drummer Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. Dunlap, Darren (September 27, 2008), "Lighting designer takes center stage: Tipton, former Knoxvillian, wins a MacArthur Fellowship", Knoxville News Sentinel
  10. Find a Grave. 2019 https://pt.findagrave.com/memorial/173098153/emma-jane-walker. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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