Central High School (Knoxville, Tennessee)

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Central High School
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Address
Central High School (Knoxville, Tennessee)
5321 Jacksboro PK

Knoxville
,
Tennessee 37918

United States
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1906;118 years ago (1906)
PrincipalDanielle Rutig
Faculty150
Teaching staff76.70 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,219 (2019-20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.89 [1]
Color(s)Red and black   
MascotBobcat
Website centralhs.knoxschools.org

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.

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History

Central was formerly located at what is now Gresham Middle School in the heart of Fountain City. In the 1960s, it was the largest unincorporated community in Tennessee. Its name is something of a misnomer, since it has never been 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.

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 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Boehnke, Megan; Satterfield, Jamie (November 29, 2011). "Jamar Siler gets 30-year sentence in Central High student's killing". Knoxville News Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Archived coverage of the shooting on Thursday, August 21, 2008, at Central High School". Knoxville News Sentinel . Archived from the original on July 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Search Results - Tennessee Felony Offender Information".
  5. ↑ "Tony Cosey," USA Track and Field. Retrieved: October 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Representative Michele Carringer". capitol.tn.gov. Nashville: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Graves, Ray « Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame".
  8. ↑ Dunlap, Darren (September 27, 2008), "Lighting designer takes center stage: Tipton, former Knoxvillian, wins a MacArthur Fellowship", Knoxville News Sentinel

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