Central High School (Louisville)
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| Central High school |
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| Established | 1870 |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Principal | Dr. Dan Withers |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky ,USA |
| District | Jefferson County Public Schools |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Yellow █ and Black █ |
| Mascot | Yellowjackets |
| Website | Central High School |
Formally known as Louisville Central High School Magnet Career Academy, Central High School is a public high school in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.
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[edit] Overview
Specializing in preparing students for professional careers, Central offers many magnet programs. As an all-magnet school, it has no home district, instead bringing in students from throughout the Jefferson County Public School System.
Louisville Central High School and the rest of the Louisville school system played a part in both integration efforts and the Cold War. In 1957, as many around the world began to take notice of racial problems within the United States, the United States Information Agency produced promotional materials touting "The Louisville Story" as an example of peaceful integration.
In the 1950s, Central High School also won three national basketball high school championships.
Central High School is located at 1130 W. Chestnut Street, and the principal is Dan Withers.
[edit] Magnet programs offered
- Law/Government
- Business
- Accounting
- Computer Technology
- Medical Administration
- Pharmacy
- Nursing
- Veterinary
- Diagnostics
- Dental
[edit] Racial preference controversy
As a legacy of desegregation, in Jefferson County in Louisville there are still guidelines for the proper racial make-up of high schools. All high schools are required to maintain a percentage of African-American students between 15 and 50%. To comply with the racial mandates of Jefferson County, Central has often turned away qualified African-American students, an unfortunate biproduct of the quota system similar to other schools in the county having to accept less qualified African-American students and turning away more qualified Caucasian candidates.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Muhammad Ali
- Lenny Lyles - 11-season NFL player, mosly with the Baltimore Colts
- Maurice Rabb, Jr.
- Greg Page, WBA heavyweight champion
[edit] References
- Dudziak, Mary L., The Louisville Story: Cold War Civil Rights: Race and the Image of American Democracy (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000).
