Floyd Central High School is a public high school in the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation and is located in Southern Indiana, in Floyds Knobs, an unincorporated area in Floyd County, Indiana.
In addition to Floyds Knobs, the school serves Galena, Georgetown and Greenville.
History
The school was built in 1967 and has had many expansions since then, including an auditorium. The school was formerly called "Floyd Central Junior-Senior High School" until the opening of Highland Hills Middle School in 2004.
Beginning
Floyd Central was once considered to be a rural farming community school, but as it has developed, potential inhabitants now have a variety of housing options, such as horse farms, subdivisions, or small towns. One of two high schools in Floyd County, Floyd Central is a member of the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation, which enrolls around 11,000 students. New Albany is the other high school. The school mascot of Floyd Central is a Scottish soldier called the Highlander, and the school's colors are green, gold, and white. The Minnesota Rouser is the school's fight song.
Construction
The school board and Glen Barkes, the superintendent, started making plans for Floyd Central Junior/Senior High School in the early 1960s. The three main factors that led to the decision to construct a new high school were an expanded high school curriculum, lower transportation expenses, and an expanding school corporation. Schools in Floyd County were beginning to become overcrowded as a result of population growth. Around 9,800 pupils were anticipated to enroll on the first day of classes in New Albany Floyd County Schools in 1961, an increase of 200 students over the previous year. As Interstate Highway 64 was being built through the county, it was anticipated that this boom would continue.
Georgetown High School, the county's secondary high school at the time, had few resources to give its students. With the revised proposal, Georgetown may become an elementary school and a new high school might be built to meet the needs of the expanding student body. The school board's budget was about $2,250,000 when it initially started drafting a plan. The 50-acre site's construction began in 1965. Floyd Central has undergone extensive changes since the initial building of the school in 1970, 1984, 2004, and most recently in 2010.
Now
A planetarium, computer labs, a media center, a radio/TV studio, two gyms, an auditorium, an ROTC building, a small theater, and a restaurant with outdoor seating are all included in the eight acres that make up the building. The campus's total site size is 97.25 acres including the Les Wright Athletic Complex, which also houses the Ron Weigleb Football Stadium, two soccer fields, two softball courts, two baseball diamonds, practice fields, and concession areas.
Athletics
The girls' cross country team is the most decorated, with four state titles from 1989 through 1992. The boys cross country team won the state championship in 1991. Boys golf won state titles in 2005-06 and 2006–07. Boys basketball has made 2 appearances in the state finals, in 1971 with the "Superhicks" and in 1989 with Indiana Mr. Basketball and Trester Award Winner Pat Graham.
The Floyd Central Dazzlers took home 2 national championship titles one in Pom and one in Hip-hop, for 2023. As of May 2023, the Dazzlers have won 30 national titles.
The Floyd Central Cheerleaders took home a State Title in 2020.