Type Public Grades 9–12 District Wilkes County Schools Mascot Wilkes Eagle Lowest grade Ninth grade | Established 1953 Yearbook The Golden Eagle Principal Dr. Dion Cox Founded 1953 Colors Green, Gold, Forest Green | |
Website www.wilkes.k12.nc.us/central Address 1179 Moravian Falls Rd, Wilkesboro, NC 28697, USA Similar West Wilkes High Sch, Central Wilkes Middle Sc, North Wilkes High Sch, Wilkes Early College, West Wilkes Middle Sc Profiles | ||
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Wilkes Central High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) located in Moravian Falls, North Carolina. It is a part of the Wilkes County Schools system. The school's enrollment is typically around 1,000 students. The school's district includes the towns of Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro as well as the southern regions of Wilkes County. The current principal of the school is Dr. Dion Cox. Wilkes Central has the largest enrollment of Wilkes County's four public high schools.
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History
Wilkes Central High School was formed in 1953 from a merger of Wilkesboro High School and North Wilkesboro High School. The school's first campus was located on the southern bank of the Yadkin River in Wilkesboro, the county seat. In 1981 the school moved to a new, hilltop campus in the community of Moravian Falls, located just south of Wilkesboro, overlooking the Brushy Mountains. In 1965 Wilkes Central became the first high school in Wilkes County to be racially integrated; that year several students from Wilkes County's all-black high school (called Lincoln Heights) began attending Wilkes Central.
Academics
A normal school day consists of four 90-minute blocks with two 30 minute lunch periods after second block, also known as "Smart Lunch"
The school offers career preparation classes and college preparation classes. It offers Honors mathematics, English, and science courses. Wilkes Central also offers Advanced Placement courses in subjects such as History, Calculus and English. The language department offers courses in Spanish, Latin, and French. Wilkes Central is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, also known as SACS. The school yearbook is called The Golden Eagle; the school newspaper is called The Talon.
Athletics
Wilkes Central's sports mascot is the Eagle. Wilkes Central is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and is classified as a 2A school. The school is a member of the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference, which includes 1A and 2A schools from Wilkes County and neighboring counties in North Carolina. The school's colors are forest green and gold.
State Champions
Recent athletic achievements since 2000 include conference championships in football, men's soccer, women's tennis, women's cross country, men's cross country, women's basketball, men's tennis, women's soccer, and men's swimming.