Central School (Milton, Florida)

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Central High School
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Central School (Milton, Florida)
6180 Central School Road
Milton, Florida

United States
Coordinates 30°45′54″N87°04′27″W / 30.7651°N 87.0741°W / 30.7651; -87.0741
Information
Type Public
Established1983
School district Santa Rosa County School District
NCES School ID 120165001813 [1]
DeanMelissa Holland
PrincipalKlinton Lay
Faculty43.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades PreK to 12
Enrollment602 [1]  (2020-21)
Student to teacher ratio14.00 [1]
Color(s)Navy and Silver   
MascotJaguar
Rival Jay High School
Website cs.santarosaschools.org/en-US

Central School is a public high school in Milton, Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. It is located at 6180 Central School Road. The school's teams compete as the Jaguars. [2]

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Central was founded in 1983, when Allentown High School (which previously occupied the complex), Munson High School, and Chumuckla merged into one school. [3]

Sports

Boys

Central has varsity baseball, basketball, weightlifting, and golf boys' teams. The school also has Junior varsity baseball, basketball, and football, which was introduced in 2023. The schools freshmen boys' sports include baseball and basketball.

Girls

Central hosts varsity girls' volleyball, basketball, softball, track and field, weightlifting, and cross country. Central has JV and freshmen basketball, volleyball, and softball.

History

For the first two years of Central's Basketball Team, they were led by Terry Allen, who, at the time of his graduation, was the second all-time leading scorer in Florida high school basketball history.

In 2021, Central's High School Varsity Basketball Team, coached by Wesley Matthews, were the runners-up for the FHSAA Boys Basketball Championship. [4]

In 2023, Central introduced Football for the first time [5] , but (as of December 2023) they are yet to have a field at the school itself.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - Central School (120165001813)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Central High School". Central High School. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ ACHATZ, BRIAN. "McDonald leaves legacy behind for Central High". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ↑ "Florida High School Athletic Association" (PDF). fhsaa.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. ↑ Miller, Alex. "Central School plans to field its first football team in 2023-24 school year". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-30.


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