There are 18 article(s) tagged Central High School:

• May 2025

  • Conaway: We are Warriors, every one

    “It’s the city, man,” the band’s leader, Ollie Liddell, answered when asked where that joy comes from, “the soul.”

    By Dan Conaway May 19, 2025

  • Calkins: Incredibly, the Central High jazz band did it. They won the whole thing.

    The Central High jazz band did it. They defeated bands from across the country — and around the world — to win the Essentially Ellington contest in New York. And, yes, there were many tears.

    By Geoff Calkins May 16, 2025

  • Central High School jazz band returns triumphant from New York

    After a stellar performance run in New York, The Central High School jazz band came home with a first-place win. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 13, 2025

  • Calkins: Central’s jazz band is playing Lincoln Center. And it’s thanks to y’all.

    Ollie Liddell, the director of bands at Central High, wasn’t sure how his jazz band would get to the Essentially Ellington contest at Lincoln Center. Then Memphians came through for him.

    By Geoff Calkins May 12, 2025

  • Calkins: Central High lights up the stage — and advances to finals in New York.

    The Central High jazz band continued to blaze through New York, advancing to the finals of the Essentially Ellington contest. Said Ollie Liddell, the band’s director: “We play with the spirt of the city, man.” 

    By Geoff Calkins May 12, 2025

• January 2025

  • Calkins: Want to feel better about MSCS? I give you Ollie Liddell and his fabulous band.

    Hundreds of high school jazz bands audition from all over the world to be invited to the Essentially Ellington contest in May. Only 30 bands make it — and guess where one of them is from. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 23, 2025

• November 2024

  • Teen charged in Central High shooting

    A teenager is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting another student at Central High School on Monday, Nov. 18.

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    Central High student in critical condition after shooting

    By Aarron Fleming November 20, 2024

  • Central High student in critical condition after shooting

    Memphis police officers found a male victim in a parking lot behind Central High and transported him to Regional One Health in critical condition.

    By Aarron Fleming November 19, 2024

• August 2023

  • Gallery: Central and Whitehaven face off

    Central High School and Whitehaven High School went toe-to-toe at the Whitehaven Classic Saturday night with Whitehaven winning the season opener for both teams, 40-13.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 20, 2023

• July 2023

  • State’s largest teachers’ union sues over ‘prohibited concepts’ law

    The Tennessee Education Association and five state educators including two affiliated with MSCS filed a lawsuit against the 2021 ‘prohibited concepts’ law, banning certain discussion surrounding race and gender in public and charter schools.

    By Alicia Davidson, Ian Round July 30, 2023

• March 2023

  • Octogenarians share stories in ‘From Rock Around the Clock to TikTok’

    More than a dozen members of Central High’s class of 1959 chronicle their up-close and personal views of the historic events of their generation.

    By Alicia Davidson March 26, 2023

• February 2023

  • Crosstown Arts to launch first ‘Jazz Month’

    Jazz Month at Crosstown Arts includes more than 40 jazz musicians and band performances, many of which are free.

    By Jasmine McCraven February 28, 2023

• May 2022

  • Photo Gallery: Spring Fling wraps up Day 3

    Memphis schools compete in the track events at Spring Fling Day 3. Here’s a look. 

    By Patrick Lantrip May 27, 2022

• December 2021

  • Memphis sons of immigrants, refugees win state soccer cup

    Team of teens from Memphis neighborhoods counter “pay-to-play” youth sports machine with Play Where You Stay.

    By David Waters December 03, 2021

• February 2021

  • Emotions mixed as SCS students head back to buildings

    SCS teachers are preparing to be joined in their classrooms by students for the first time in nearly a year. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 28, 2021

• June 2020

  • ‘I was white and it came with many privileges’

    Lifelong best friends Zach Waters and Chris O'Conner are the same age and went to the same schools, but remember gradually discovering that one of them had to live more cautiously for a reason that confounded them.

    By Zach Waters June 05, 2020

  • ‘I could not do the same things my white brother could do’

    Chris O'Conner learned at a young age that he and his best friend couldn't play with the same toys. One that looked like a knife "could cost little black boys their life."

    By Chris O'Conner June 05, 2020

• October 2019

  • Student, her mother accuse Central High principal and SCS of civil rights abuses

    A student with disabilities was left alone in a second-story classroom during a fire drill, and punished for using a cellphone to call her mother and the fire department, federal lawsuit alleges. 

    By Jane Roberts October 31, 2019