Columbia Central High School (Columbia, Tennessee)

Columbia Central High School
Location
921 Lion Parkway Columbia , Maury County , Tennessee 38401 United States
Coordinates	35°36′54″N87°04′49″W / 35.61504°N 87.08027°W / 35.61504; -87.08027
Information
School board	Maury County Board of Education
Teaching staff	82.83 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,409 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.01 [1]
Color(s)
Fight song	Hail To The Redskins
Mascot	Leo Lion
Team name	Lions
Rival	Spring Hill, Tullahoma
Website	www.columbiacentralhigh.com

Columbia Central High School is a high school in Columbia, Tennessee, United States. The school is operated by Maury County Board of Education.

Notable alumni

• Dimeco Childress (class of 1998) — former college basketball player ^[2]
• Jaden Hamm (class of 2020) – baseball player ^[3]
• Jim Kelly — football player ^[4]
• Holly M. Kirby — Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court ^[5]
• Shaq Mason — National Football League player, New England Patriots ^[6]
• Lindsey Nelson — radio and television sportscaster
• Percy Priest — politician, journalist, teacher ^[7]
• Eddie Pye — Major League Baseball player ^[8]
• Dan Uggla — Major League Baseball player ^[9]
• Hal Wantland — football player ^[10]

References

1. "Columbia Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
2. "Dimeco Childress Player Profile". RealGM, L.L.C. 2000–2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
3. Joyce, Cecil. "MTSU baseball's Jaden Hamm picked by Detroit Tigers in Round 5 of 2023 MLB Draft". dnj.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
4. "JIM KELLY". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
5. "Haslam appoints Kirby to Tennessee Supreme Court". Oak Ridge Today. December 17, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
6. Mason, Shaq. "Shaq Mason New England Patriots". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
7. http://tsla.tnsosfiles.com.s3.amazonaws.com/history/manuscripts/findingaids/J_PERCY_PRIEST_PAPERS_approximately_1920-1974.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
8. The Sporting News Baseball Register, 1994 Edition, p. 407
9. Mayes, Angie (June 5, 2013). "Atlanta Braves' Uggla swings for a great season". Man Magazine. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
10. "Hal Wantland Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

External links

• Columbia Central High School
• List of Contest of Champions winners