Central High School (Wise, Virginia)
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| Central High School | |
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| Location | |
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5000 Warrior Dr. , 24273 | |
| Coordinates | 36°59′8″N 82°34′36.68″W / 36.98556°N 82.5768556°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 2011 |
| School district | Wise County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Mike Goforth |
| Principal | Elijah Helton |
| Staff | approximately 75 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 684 (2016-17)[1] |
| Language | English |
| Colors | Red, black, and white |
| Athletics conference | 2A Clinch Mountain Conference |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Rivals | Union High School (Big Stone Gap, Virginia), Gate City High School |
| Feeder schools | L. F. Addington Middle School J. W. Adams Combined School |
| Website | www |
Central High School is a public high school in Norton, Virginia. The school traces its origins back to J. J. Kelly High School and Pound High School, which were both founded in 1953. It is part of the Wise County Public Schools system. It is a consolidated school, created by merging the two aforementioned schools in 2011. The mascot for Central is the Warrior. The school's colors are red, silver, black, and white. The Warriors compete in the Virginia High School League's 2A classification with other schools from around Southwest Virginia. Students were previously offered courses in the Advanced Placement Program (AP), however as of 2026 they are no longer offered. Instead they have the opportunity to receive college credit from the Virginia Community College System for courses taken on the Central campus.[2]
Central High School was founded in August 2011. The school was formed from Pound High School and J. J. Kelly High School. The name came from the school's central location in Wise, the center of Wise County. Central's colors are a combination of the colors two schools that formed the school; J. J. Kelly's colors were red and white, while Pound's were red, black, and white. From the school's founding until December 2013, the school was located at the old J.J. Kelly High School building in Wise. In January 2014, a new campus, featuring a new school building and athletic facilities, was completed in the nearby city of Norton, Virginia.
