Central High School (Connecticut)
Central High School is a high school in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut in the United States. It was founded in 1876 as Bridgeport High School.
In 2003 the school held 2,217 students and 152 teachers. Ethnically the students were 46% African-American, 32% Hispanic, 17% white and 4% Asian, with 1% marked as unknown.
The current school building was constructed in 1963–4, and was dedicated on October 25, 1964.
The school is under renovation scheduled to be complete in 2017. It costs roughly 70 million dollars.Notable alumni
Famous alumni and attendees include
- Al Capp, cartoonist
- Keith Carlos, winner, cycle 21 of America's Next Top Model
- Kiddo Davis, former MLB player
- Michael Jai White, actor
- Fred De Luca, Subway restaurant's co-founder
- John Mayer's father was principal of Central High School
- Greg McCarthy, former MLB player
- Kevin Nealon, comedian, Saturday Night Live
- John Schick, former professional basketball player
- Vinnie Vincent, guitarist, KISS, Vinnie Vincent Invasion
- Deborah Walley, actress
- Trevardo Williams, professional NFL player