Central High School (Beaumont, Texas)

Central Medical Magnet High School (CMMHS) was a magnet high school in Beaumont, Texas. It was operated by the Beaumont Independent School District. The mascot was the jaguar.[1]

History

CMMHS was established in 1986 by the merger of Beaumont Charlton-Pollard High School and French High School. In 2006 it received a medical magnet program.[1]

In 2017 Hurricane Harvey (as Tropical Storm Harvey) hit the Beaumont area, damaging Central High's main building. The gymnasium remained open.[2]

The school merged with Clifton J. Ozen High School in 2018 to form Beaumont United High School.[3]

Athletics

Each year Central and Ozen had an athletic match, the Soul Bowl. Central also had an athletic match with Westbrook HS, known as the Beaumont Bowl [4]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Campus Motto, Colors, and Mascot." Central High School. Retrieved on February 15, 2019.
  2. Teitz, Liz (2018-03-08). "BISD plans to use parts of damaged Central campus". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  3. "The last graduating class of Clifton J. Ozen Magnet High School". KFDM (Fox 4). 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  4. Dabe, Christopher (2011-08-24). "Buildings fall, records remain at closed high schools". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  5. Foote, Kevin (8 August 2019). "There's no mistaking Jacquet's drive to succeed as Cajuns' top cornerback". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  6. Faye, Matt (2021-07-13). "Denver Bronco P.J. Locke to host free youth camp in Beaumont". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  7. Brent, Kim (2021-12-22). "Locals ride the 'Red Rocket' to the stars". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 2021-12-24.


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