Wilcox Central High School

Wilcox Central High School
Wilcox Central High School
	The main entrance to Wilcox Central High School
Location
	1310 T.L. Threadgill Road; Camden, Alabama
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

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]

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.

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[nces_sch-1] "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] "Wilcox Central High Organizations". Retrieved October 26, 2008.

[Judd-4] 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.