Central High Re-dedication

CPCC To Hold Central High Rededication and Multi-Class Reunion
Hundreds of Alumni To Celebrate Successful Campaign and Renovated Facility

Central High School, located on the campus of Central Piedmont Community College (corner of Elizabeth Avenue and Kings Drive), holds a great deal of history and memories for many of Charlotte’s leaders and community members. To preserve its rich history and past, hundreds of Central High School alumni joined together in 2002 in a fundraising campaign to support the former Central High School facility and Central Piedmont Community College. On Sunday, September 30 from 1:00-4:00 p.m., CPCC will host a multi-class reunion and re-dedication of the Central High School building. Alumni from the Class of 1923 to 1959 are invited to join in this historic celebration.

Central High School was Charlotte’s first public secondary school and operated from 1923 to 1959. During its history, Central High established a tradition of academic excellence and engendered the ongoing loyalty of generations of students. Remarkable leaders who graduated from Central High School included the late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt; journalist, historic author and public relations professional Jack Claiborne; Jim Beatty, the first man to break the four minute mile indoors; City Council member Patsy Kinsey; retail guru George Ivey, Jr. – just to name a few.


Make Plans to Attend:
What: Central High School Re-Dedication and Multi-Class Reunion
When: Sunday, September 30 – 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Where: Central High School building – CPCC Central Campus – corner of Elizabeth Avenue and Kings Drive

For more information, contact the CPCC Foundation at 704.330.6869.