Johnson Central High School
| Johnson Central High School | |
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257 North Mayo Trail Paintsville, KY 41240 |
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| School type | Public |
| Founded | 1968 |
| School district | Johnson County Schools |
| Superintendent | Thom Cochran |
| Principal | Noel Crum |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,048 (2016–17) |
| Language | English |
| Area | Eastern Kentucky |
| Color(s) | Black █ and gold █ |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Average ACT scores (2015-16) | 19.1 |
| Website | www |
Johnson Central High School is a public secondary school located at 257 North Mayo Trail on the northwest side of Paintsville, Kentucky, United States. The school serves as the Johnson County School District's consolidated high school.
As of the 2015–16 school year, enrollment was 1,048 in grades 9–12. The school was featured as a US News and World Report America's Top High School, maintaining the Bronze Award since 2007.
During the early 1960s, the school board began to consider the idea of a consolidated high school in Johnson County. School administrators began exploring the subject with students, teachers, and parents. In 1965, the subject was voted upon and it was decided to create a tax levy for the construction of a new high school. On September 10, 1968, Van Lear High School, Meade Memorial High School, Flat Gap High School, and Oil Springs High School were all consolidated in order to form Johnson Central High School.
The school is home to a new Career Technology Center, consisting of the business, vocational, and agriculture classrooms. All classrooms are now labeled "21st Century Classrooms," meaning they have plasma televisions, infrared microphones, surround-sound speaker systems, and 360-degree full-color projectors.
The school is home to a Freshman Academy, a large Honors Program, and several Advanced Placement courses. In addition, several dual-credit classes are offered, giving students the chance to earn college credit while in high school. The dual-credit programs are offered in connection with Big Sandy Community and Technical College and the University of Kentucky.
JCHS's Future Problem Solving team is the only school, internationally, to win five international championship titles, with the most recent in 2013. Its academic team was runner-up in the Governor's Cup in 2007, 2009 and 2010, and 3rd in 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012 and 2015. The academic team has won numerous district and regional titles, and has placed in the top eight every year since 2003. This team is well known nationally, especially after its 2009 national championship at the National Tournament of Academic Excellence, in which they represented the state of Kentucky.
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