Central Medical Magnet High School (CMMHS) was a magnet high school in

Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about east of Houston (city ...

. It was operated by the

Beaumont Independent School District Beaumont Independent School District is a U.S. public school district serving Beaumont, Texas, Beaumont in Southeast Texas. The district originated in the annexation of the former Beaumont ISD by the South Park Independent School District afte ...

. The mascot was the jaguar.Campus Motto, Colors, and Mascot
" Central High School. Retrieved on February 15, 2019.

History

CMMHS was established in 1986 by the merger of Beaumont Charlton-Pollard High School and French High School. In 2006 it received a medical magnet program. In 2017

Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Harvey was a devastating tropical cyclone that made landfall in Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cy ...

(as Tropical Storm Harvey) hit the Beaumont area, damaging Central High's main building. The gymnasium remained open. The school merged with Clifton J. Ozen High School in 2018 to form Beaumont United High School.

Athletics

Each year Central and Ozen had an athletic match, the Soul Bowl. Central also had an athletic match with

West Brook High School West Brook Senior High School is a high school in the city of Beaumont, Texas. It is operated by the Beaumont Independent School District and was formed in 1982 as a court-ordered measure to integrate the schools of the formerly separate South P ...

, known as the Beaumont Bowl.

Notable alumni

* Keith Alex, former

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The N ...

guard * T.J. Atwood, professional basketball player * Anthony Collins, former

offensive tackle *

Malcolm Frank Baldwin Malcolm Frank (born December 5, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the World League of American Football (WLAF), National Football League (NFL), and Canadian Football League (CFL). He won ...

, former WLAF,

, and

CFL The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division and five in the West Division. The CFL is the highest pr ...

defensive back * Jarmar Gulley, professional basketball player * Michael Jacquet, football cornerback (

Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team ...

) * PJ Locke, football safety (

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...

) * Leeland McElroy, former

running back / kick returner * Donald Mitchell, former

cornerback *

Nijal Pearson Nijal Pearson (born November 21, 1997) is an American basketball player for Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He competed in college basketball for the Texas State Bobcats. Early life Pearson grew up in Beaumont, Texas and at ...

, professional basketball player * Daryl Price, former

defensive end * Roderick Riley, former professional basketball player * Brittney Rodriguez, actress ('' Red Rocket'') *

Ivory Williams Ivory Williams (born May 2, 1985) is an American sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 meters. Born in Jefferson County, Texas, Williams attended Central High School in Beaumont, where he was a two-sport athlete. As a wide receiver and all ...

, sprinter

References

External links

Central High School
1986 establishments in Texas Educational institutions established in 1986 2018 disestablishments in Texas Educational institutions disestablished in 2018 Beaumont Independent School District high schools {{Texas-high-school-stub