Wilcox Central High School
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]
Wilcox Central High School | |
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The main entrance to Wilcox Central High School | |
Location | |
1310 T.L. Threadgill Road , | |
Coordinates | 32°0′26″N 87°19′21″W |
Information | |
Type | Public school |
School district | Wilcox County School District |
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, Blue |
Mascot | Jaguars |
Website | Official School Website |
Athletics
The Jaguars sport teams 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
The school host many clubs such as AFJROTC, BETA Club, Drama Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Farmers of America, HOSA, Library/Book Club, Science Club, SGA, VICA.[3]
Alumni
- Jeff Sessions - US Senator and Attorney General[4]
References
- "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 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 20 May 2019.
At Wilcox County High School, Sessions graduated in the class of 1965. He had never attended school with a black child.