Columbia Central High School (Columbia, Tennessee) Explained

Columbia Central High School
Streetaddress:	921 Lion Parkway
City:	Columbia
State:	Tennessee
County:	Maury County
Zipcode:	38401
Country:	USA
Schoolboard:	Maury County Board of Education
Teaching Staff:	72.83 (FTE)
Ratio:	20.24
Grades:	9-12
Fightsong:	Hail To The Redskins
Rival:	Spring Hill, Tullahoma
Mascot:	Leo Lion
Team Name:	Lions
Enrollment:	1,474 (2022-23)^[1]

Columbia Central High School is a high school in Columbia, Tennessee, United States. The school is operated by Maury County Board of Education.

Notable alumni

• Dimeco Childress (class of 1998) — former college basketball player^[2]
• Jim Kelly — football player^[3]
• Holly M. Kirby — Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court^[4]
• Shaq Mason — National Football League player, New England Patriots^[5]
• Lindsey Nelson — radio and television sportscaster
• Percy Priest — politician, journalist, teacher^[6]
• Eddie Pye — Major League Baseball player^[7]
• Dan Uggla — Major League Baseball player^[8]
• Hal Wantland — football player^[9]

External links

• Columbia Central High School
• List of Contest of Champions winners

Notes and References

1. Web site: Columbia Central High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 21, 2024.
2. Web site: Dimeco Childress Player Profile. RealGM, L.L.C.. 2000–2013. July 10, 2013.
3. Web site: JIM KELLY . profootballarchives.com . May 4, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003044/http://www.profootballarchives.com/kell08400.html . May 5, 2015 .
4. Web site: Haslam appoints Kirby to Tennessee Supreme Court . Oak Ridge Today . December 17, 2013. March 24, 2014.
5. Web site: Mason. Shaq. Shaq Mason New England Patriots. March 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202184156/http://www.patriots.com/team/players/roster/shaq-mason. February 2, 2017. dead.
6. http://tsla.tnsosfiles.com.s3.amazonaws.com/history/manuscripts/findingaids/J_PERCY_PRIEST_PAPERS_approximately_1920-1974.pdf
7. The Sporting News Baseball Register, 1994 Edition, p. 407
8. Web site: Mayes. Angie. Atlanta Braves' Uggla swings for a great season. Man Magazine. March 24, 2014. June 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021056/http://themanmagonline.com/sports/atlanta-braves%E2%80%99-uggla-swings-great-season.html. October 5, 2013. dead.
9. Web site: Hal Wantland Stats . Pro-Football-Reference.com . May 4, 2020.