Central High School of McMinn County, more commonly known as McMinn Central High School (MCHS) or Central High School is a

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located in

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McMinn County McMinn County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in East Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,794. The county has a total area of . Most of the county is within the Ridge and Valley province of the Ap ...

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. It has an Englewood postal address but is not in the town limits. Its mascot is the

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, and it is one of two high schools in the McMinn County School System, the other being

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with which it maintains a rivalry.

History

It opened in fall 1966 as a consolidation of Englewood High School and Etowah High School in Etowah, with the location deliberately between the two cities. The first graduating class graduated in 1967. When Cook High School closed due to desegregation, McMinn Central absorbed some of the students.

Athletics

McMinn Central is a member of the

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(TSSAA). Sports include

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, cross country,

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, and

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State championships

*Girls' basketball - 2011 *Girls' track and field - 1981, 2011 *Wrestling - 1999

History

The school was founded in 1966 out of a merger of three high schools: Etowah, Englewood, and Cook High Schools. It has since grown to serve more than 700 students.

Notable alumni

* Kevin Raper (1982), politician

References

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