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] The student body is predominantly African American.[3] Many white students in the area attend Wilcox Academy.Wilcox Central open doors with the first graduating class in 1990. Converting Wilcox County High , PineHill High & W. J. Jones High School .The Wilcox Central Alumni nicknamed the School “the Jungle “because of the Jaguar Mascot.

Wilcox Central High School
The main entrance to Wilcox Central High School
Address
1310 Threadgill Rd

Camden, Alabama
36726

United States
Coordinates32°0′26″N 87°19′21″W
Information
TypePublic school
School districtWilcox County School District
CEEB code010570
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, and blue
   
MascotJaguars
Websitewww.wilcox.k12.al.us/o/wchs

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. "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 School in Camden, AL". US News. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  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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