Bradley Central High School Explained

Bradley Central High School
Location:1000 South Lee Highway
Cleveland, Tennessee 37310
District:Bradley County Schools
Country:United States
Principal:Patrick Spangler
Enrollment:1,677 (2022-2023)[1]
Ratio:15.67
Teaching Staff:107.00 (FTE)
Type:Public
Grades:9 to 12
Conference:TSSAA
Mascot:Bear
Athletics:13 Interscholastic Sports Teams
Nickname:Bears
Established:1916

Bradley Central High School is a public high school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that serves approximately 1,700 students from grades 9-12. It was founded in 1916, and is part of the Bradley County Schools system. The school maintains a crosstown rivalry with Cleveland High School, as well as fellow county rival Walker Valley High School.[2]

History

The school opened its doors on September 11, 1916, and was the second public high school in the county, after Charleston High School in Charleston, which opened in 1913. The original campus was located on the present site of Ocoee Middle School, and was called Central High School at first. It was renamed Bradley County High School in 1920 and Bradley Central High School in 1948.[3] The school was moved to its current location on South Lee Highway (U.S. 11/64) in 1972.[4] The Jim Smiddy Arena opened Jan. 6, 1973.[5]

In 2011, the school opened a newly-constructed 25,000 square-foot Fine Arts Center. The $3.3 million project was finished within twelve months and includes 600 seats.[6]

Athletics

Bradley competes in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) and its sports are:

Demographics

96.6 percent of the students are white, while two percent are Hispanic, 1.1 percent are African American, 0.1 percent are Asian, 0.1 percent are Pacific Islander and 0.1 are Native American.[8]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bradley Central High School. National Center for Education Statistics. September 8, 2024.
  2. News: Nyman. Rick. September 15, 2017. Bradley Central Coaches Recall Historic Rivalry With Cleveland. WDEF News 12. Chattanooga. November 19, 2017.
  3. News: Armstrong. Christy. May 13, 2016. Historic Graduation Honors 100th Class. Cleveland Daily Banner. November 19, 2017.
  4. Book: Lillard, Roy G.. 1980. Bradley County. Memphis State University Press. 51–52 . 0-87870-099-4. Internet Archive.
  5. News: MacCoon . Patrick . 2016-12-13 . Jim Smiddy Arena poses daunting challenge for WV . 2024-03-25 . . Cleveland, TN . 9.
  6. Web site: 2012-05-26 . Bradley Central High School, Fine Arts Center . 2024-03-25 . Architect Magazine.
  7. http://tssaasports.com/school/?id=31 Bradley Central High School - TSSAA
  8. Web site: Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee (TN) - Test Results, Rating, Ranking, Grades, Scores, Classes, Enrollment, Teachers, Students, and Report Card. www.city-data.com.
  9. Web site: Gospel Pianist Anthony Burger Dies At 44 While On Gaither Cruise . The Chattanoogan . February 2, 2021.
  10. Web site: Ramey . Grant . Tennessee freshman Boo Carter is 'going to make a bunch of plays' . On3.com . 17 July 2024 . 20 October 2024.
  11. Web site: Texas League notebook: Colorado Rockies' Ryan Casteel comes back strong with Tulsa Drillers - Texas League News. Texas League. October 24, 2014.
  12. Web site: Dale Jones bio. pro-football-reference.com. January 1, 2015.
  13. Web site: Cleveland Daily Banner - Bear trio ink scholarships . January 1, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150102020618/http://clevelandbanner.com/bookmark/17375989-Bear-trio-ink-scholarships . January 2, 2015 .
  14. News: Ownbey. Gary. October 22, 2016. Sloan stands alone as best Bear. Cleveland Daily Banner. Cleveland, Tennessee. March 23, 2019.

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