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'''Central High School''' is a public high school in [[Lowndes County, Alabama]] at 145 Main Street in [[Hayneville, Alabama]].
'''Central High School''' is a public high school in [[Lowndes County, Alabama]], at 145 Main Street in [[Hayneville, Alabama]].


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Revision as of 20:02, 29 May 2021

Central High School is a public high school in Lowndes County, Alabama, at 145 Main Street in Hayneville, Alabama.

Overview

Lions are the school mascot and green and yellow the school colors.[1]

The school has about 260 students, the vast majority African American. Students are mostly from low income families.[2] The school, which scored in the bottom 6% of Alabama schools in reading and math, was listed as a failing school in 2019 under the Alabama Accountability Act.[3]

Central High School started out as a segregated school for Black students. Founded in 1913 as the Lowndes County Training School,[4] the school was renamed as Central High School at the instigation of Catherine Coleman Flowers during the Civil Rights movement, dropping the name of Lowndes, a confederate slave owner.[5]

Notable alumni of the school include the Negro league and Major League Baseball player Billy Parker,[6] civil rights activist Catherine Coleman Flowers,[5] and professional basketball player Ben Wallace.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Central (Hayneville, AL) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
  2. ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/alabama/districts/lowndes-county/central-high-school-237
  3. ^ https://www.aldailynews.com/alabama-releases-2019-list-of-failing-schools/
  4. ^ http://www.lowndesboe.org/chs/news/11#sthash.cdyVnmnR.dpbs
  5. ^ a b https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/lifestyle/2020/12/20/don-noble-memoir-shows-determination-catherine-coleman-flowers/6529615002/
  6. ^ "Billy Parker Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  7. ^ Inabinett, Mark (February 16, 2019). "Central-Hayneville's Ben Wallace among finalists for Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2019". al.

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