Wilcox Central High School

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Wilcox Central High School
Wilcox Central High School entrance WCHSbuilding.jpg
The main entrance to Wilcox Central High School
Location
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1310 T.L. Threadgill Road

Camden
,
Alabama
Coordinates32°0′26″N 87°19′21″W / 32.00722°N 87.32250°W / 32.00722; -87.32250Coordinates: 32°0′26″N 87°19′21″W / 32.00722°N 87.32250°W / 32.00722; -87.32250
Information
TypePublic school
School districtWilcox County School District
NCES School ID010351001780[1]
Teaching staff41.00 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students560 (2016-17)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.85[1]
Color(s)Red, White, Blue    
MascotJaguars
WebsiteOfficial School Website

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.

Athletics[]

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[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  2. ^ "Wilcox Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/alabama/districts/wilcox-county/wilcox-central-high-school-370
  4. ^ "Wilcox Central High Organizations". Retrieved October 26, 2008.
  5. ^ Judd, Alan (February 8, 2017). "For Trump's AG nominee Jeff Sessions, race is great battle not fought". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 20 May 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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