Central Davidson High School

In the fall of 1957, Central opened after the merger of Davis-Townsend, Linwood, Southmont, and Silver Valley grades 9–12 into one high school. A site on NC HWY 47 was selected for the new school. The same year it opened, the Board of Education named the new consolidated high school "Central High School". Central's first class, the class of 1958, decided on the school's mascot, the Spartan, and colors of red, black, silver and white. They were originally going to choose the Trojan as the school mascot but decided on the Spartan instead. "In 1970 the Board of Education authorized the purchase of land for the new high school (our current building) and students began classes in the first phase of the building in 1973."[2]

The new location of the high school, which started construction in September 1971, was right next door to its old campus, which has since then been the home of Central Davidson Middle School. The commons areas, gym, band room, and vocational classrooms weren't completed until a few years later. Prior to that, students had to eat sandwiches in the media center, and play basketball games at the middle school's gym. In 1981 Central's new football stadium, Spartan Community Stadium, was built, and it wasn't until the late eighties that they paved the track. Ground was broken in October 2007 for a one-story, 12-class room addition, which opened in the fall of the 2008–2009 school year.

• Principal: Heather Horton
• Assistant principals: Eric Anderson, Tonia Maxcy

• Davis-Townsend Elementary
• Southmont Elementary
• Southwood Elementary
• Central Davidson Middle

• AP Biology
• AP Calculus
• AP Chemistry
• AP English Language and Composition
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Human Geography
• AP Statistics
• AP US History

Hail, Central, Hail
We proudly stand as Central Spartans,
United as we share
A bond that's built on love and friendship
And comes from those who care. Lift your voices, shout your praises,
Over hill and vail;
Here's to thee, our Alma Mater,
Hail, Central, Hail. Through the years may see us wander
From these hallowed halls,
We will always love and honor
The school within these walls. Lift your voices, shout your praises,
Over hill and vail;
Here's to thee, our Alma Mater,
Hail, Central, Hail.

Central is a member of the 3A Mid Piedmont Conference. Central's biggest rivals are North Davidson and West Davidson High Schools.

The sports teams of Central are:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross country
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track and field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

The band program is made up of two concert bands (the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band), which meet daily during the school year, as well as an after-school and voluntary marching band (the Spartan Legion Marching Band). The concert bands perform around four concerts each year, and also perform at the State Band Contest, where they regularly receive superior ratings. The Wind Ensemble was invited to perform at the North Carolina Music Educator's Convention in 2005. In 2016, the Wind Ensemble was invited to play for the Army Band in Washington, D.C. while also receiving a private lesson from the Army Band conductor. March 21, 2005, was proclaimed "Central Davidson Band Day" in North Carolina in honor of the band's performance at the National Festival of States in Washington D.C.

• Henrietta Walls; one of the first three African-American female scholarship athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Played professional basketball for the Washington Mystics, and overseas.[5][6]

• Central Davidson's official website