5 Facts About Central High School

1. Little Rock Central High School still functions as part of the Little Rock School District, and is a National Historic Site that houses a Civil Rights Museum, administered in partnership with the National Park Service, to commemorate the events of 1957.

2. In 2008, Central High School was the Quiz Bowl division 7A state champion.

3. Little Rock Central High School won the National Fed Challenge competition in 2007 and again in 2008.

4. Little Rock Central High School made legal history again in 1968, in a case based on the teaching of evolution in the public schools.

5. In 2007, Central High School held an event for the 50th Anniversary of the Little Rock Nine entering Central.