| Wilcox Central High School | |
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 The main entrance to Wilcox Central High School | |
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1310 Threadgill Rd 36726 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°0′26″N 87°19′21″W / 32.00722°N 87.32250°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| School district | Wilcox County School District |
| CEEB code | 010570 |
| NCES School ID | 010351001780[1] |
| Teaching staff | 41.00 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 560 (2016-17)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.85[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, white, and blue |
| Mascot | Jaguars |
| Website | www |
Wilcox Central High School (WCHS or Wilcox), is a public high school in Camden, Alabama. Part of the Wilcox County School District, it serves as the only public high school in Wilcox County.[1] More than 600 students were enrolled for the 2010–2011 school year.[1] The student body is predominantly African American.[3] Many white students in the area attend Wilcox Academy.Wilcox Central open doors with the first graduating class in 1990. Converting Wilcox County High , PineHill High & W. J. Jones High School .The Wilcox Central Alumni nicknamed the School “the Jungle “because of the Jaguar Mascot.
Athletics[edit]
Jaguars are the school.mascot and sports include: varsity/junior varsity girls and boys basketball, varsity boys baseball, varsity girls softball, and varsity boys football. The Wilcox-Central varsity boys basketball has won 2 past 5A State Championships in 2000 and 2003. They also have a state title in 1985 and one from the early years of the 20 and 30s. In the 2006-07 year Wilcox lost to John Carroll 49–44 in State Regional semifinals. Then in 2007-08 lost to Parker High School also in the State Regional semifinals in Montgomery.
Clubs[edit]
School clubs include AFJROTC, BETA Club, Drama Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Farmers of America, HOSA, Library/Book Club, Science Club, SGA, VICA.[4]
Alumni[edit]
- Jeff Sessions - US Senator and Attorney General[5]
- Antoine Pettway - Kennesaw State basketball head coach and former professional basketball player
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Wilcox Central High Sch (010351001780)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Wilcox Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "Wilcox Central High School in Camden, AL". US News. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Wilcox Central High Organizations". Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- ^ Judd, Alan (February 8, 2017). "For Trump's AG nominee Jeff Sessions, race is great battle not fought". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
At Wilcox County High School, Sessions graduated in the class of 1965. He had never attended school with a black child.
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