Central was formerly located at what is now Gresham Middle School in the heart of Fountain City, which, in the 1960s, was the largest unincorporated community in Tennessee. Its name is something of a misnomer, because it was never located near the center of Knoxville, even when Fountain City was annexed into Knoxville in the early 1960s. The northernmost high school in Knoxville before the annexation of Fountain City was Fulton, and in the county, Powell, Karns, and Halls high schools were farther north.
2008 shooting
On August 21, 2008, 15-year-old student Jamar Siler entered the school cafeteria and approached student Ryan McDonald sitting at a lunch table. Siler fatally shot McDonald, and was arrested by authorities a short time later. The two had been in previous altercations, the details of which were not released to the general public. Siler was then taken into custody.
Siler was initially tried as a juvenile until Tim Irwin, Juvenile Court judge, ordered that he be tried as an adult.[2] In November 2011, at age 18, Siler pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 30-year sentence.[2][3] Siler is currently incarcerated in the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.[4]
Robert Lee Suffridge,(March 17, 1916 – March 3, 1974) was an American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Tennessee, where he was later inducted into the school's hall of fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. Suffridge also served in the United States Navy during World War II.
^Dunlap, Darren (September 27, 2008), "Lighting designer takes center stage: Tipton, former Knoxvillian, wins a MacArthur Fellowship", Knoxville News Sentinel
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Central High School is a public high school located at 5321 Jacksboro Pike in the Fountain City neighborhood of Knoxville Tennessee operated by the Knox County school system The school s athletic teams are nicknamed the Bobcats and its colors are red and black Central High SchoolAddress5321 Jacksboro PKKnoxville Tennessee 37918United StatesInformationTypePublic secondaryEstablished1906 117 years ago 1906 PrincipalAndrew BrownFaculty150Teaching staff76 70 FTE 1 Grades9 12Number of students1 219 2019 20 1 Student to teacher ratio15 89 1 Color s Red and black MascotBobcatWebsitecentralhs wbr knoxschools wbr org Contents 1 History 2 2008 shooting 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditCentral was formerly located at what is now Gresham Middle School in the heart of Fountain City which in the 1960s was the largest unincorporated community in Tennessee Its name is something of a misnomer because it was never located near the center of Knoxville even when Fountain City was annexed into Knoxville in the early 1960s The northernmost high school in Knoxville before the annexation of Fountain City was Fulton and in the county Powell Karns and Halls high schools were farther north 2008 shooting EditOn August 21 2008 15 year old student Jamar Siler entered the school cafeteria and approached student Ryan McDonald sitting at a lunch table Siler fatally shot McDonald and was arrested by authorities a short time later The two had been in previous altercations the details of which were not released to the general public Siler was then taken into custody Siler was initially tried as a juvenile until Tim Irwin Juvenile Court judge ordered that he be tried as an adult 2 In November 2011 at age 18 Siler pleaded guilty to second degree murder and received a 30 year sentence 2 3 Siler is currently incarcerated in the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center 4 Notable alumni EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Roy Acuff country music star Trevor Bayne NASCAR driver who won the 2011 Daytona 500 Kelsea Ballerini country music star Reggie Cobb former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Tony Cosey Olympic steeplechase runner 5 Michele Carringer state legislator 6 Ray Graves football player at Tennessee and head football coach at Florida 7 Todd Helton professional baseball player Scott Holtzman UFC Lightweight Fighter Frankie Housley heroic flight attendant Con Hunley American country music singer Tim Irwin former Minnesota Vikings lineman former University of Tennessee lineman Judge of Juvenile Court Knox County Tennessee Josh Lovelace singer songwriter and musician best known as the keyboardist for the rock band Needtobreathe Terrence Scott British Columbia Lions Football Player Steve Searcy baseball player William T Snyder Chancellor of University of Tennessee Knoxville 1992 1999 and house organist at the Tennessee Theater Robert Lee Suffridge March 17 1916 March 3 1974 was an American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles He played college football at the University of Tennessee where he was later inducted into the school s hall of fame and the College Football Hall of Fame Suffridge also served in the United States Navy during World War II Jennifer Tipton Tony Award winning lighting designer 8 Bubba Trammell baseball player Richard Aaker Trythall pianist and composer Chris Zachary Major League Baseball pitcherReferences Edit a b c Central High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved May 20 2021 a b http www knoxnews com news 2011 nov 29 central high students family relieved ready to bare URL Archived coverage of the shooting on Thursday August 21 2008 at Central High School Knoxville News Sentinel Search Results Tennessee Felony Offender Information Tony Cosey USA Track and Field Retrieved 11 October 2013 Representative Michele Carringer capitol tn gov Nashville Tennessee General Assembly Retrieved April 23 2021 Graves Ray Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Dunlap Darren September 27 2008 Lighting designer takes center stage Tipton former Knoxvillian wins a MacArthur Fellowship Knoxville 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