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Central High School (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Central High School (Knoxville, Tennessee)
See also: Central High School for schools of the same name.
Central High School Established Type Principal Asst. Principal Faculty Students Grades Location Colors Mascot Website 1906 Public secondary Jon Miller Jan Deadrick, Kim Gray, Jeff Thomas (athletic director) around 75 approx. 1,500 9–12 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Red & Black Bobcat centralhs.knoxschools.org
the details of which were not released to the general public. Siler was then taken into custody. Court proceedings are to follow October 9th in the decision whether to try Siler as an adult. If he is tried as an adult, he will face a minimum of 51 years in prison. If he is tried as a juvenile, he will be released when he is nineteen years old.
Notable alumni
• Roy Acuff, country music star • Ashley Capps, founder of AC Entertainment • Reggie Cobb, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back • Todd Helton, professional baseball player • Frankie Housley, heroic flight attendant • Brad Renfro, actor • Steve Searcy, professional baseball player • Terence Scott, University of Oregon football star • Bubba Trammell, professional baseball player
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.
References External links
• Official website • Central High School Choir Department website • Central High School Bobcat Band website • Archived coverage of the shooting on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at Central High School, Knoxville News Sentinel
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 shortly after arrested by authorities. The two had been in previous altercations,
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