Chattanooga Central High School
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Chattanooga Central High School is a public high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
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[edit] Chattanooga Central High School
[edit] History
Chattanooga Central High School was opened in 1907. It was one of Chattanooga's first public high schools. Its students came from all over the Hamilton County area and the school was highly acclaimed. During the seventies, the high school was relocated onto Highway 58 in Harrison, Tennessee.
The school athletics teams originally went by the name Purple Warriors. During an exceptionally good year a local sportswriter began to opine that they often "pounded" their opponents, the name stuck. The "Purple Pounders" is the current moniker often portrayed by a hammer and anvil.
[edit] Students
Chattanooga Central High School boasts a wide selection of the county's top-performing students. Almost all students participate in some sort of extra-curricular activity including: football, mock trial, tennis, baseball, and many other activities. Its students hold true to a pride and time-honored tradition of loving Central High. Central High School welcomes a diverse student-body.
[edit] Goals
Central prides itself in striving for excellence in everyway possible. It pushes to leave no child left behind. Central demands of all its students success in every field of study.
[edit] Status
Central High School is currently under the leadership of Robert Sharpe. Its football team, the Purple Pounders, is one of the most successful teams in the area. Central is also proud of its faculty and it's nationally recognized teaching staff.
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