Floyd Central High School

Floyd Central High School

In the beginning, Floyd Central was thought of as a rural farming community school, but as it has grown, there are farmers and the population has moved towards upper to middle-class families. Floyd Central is part of the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation, which serves nearly 11,000 students in Floyd County, and is one of two high schools, with New Albany being the second. The school colors of Floyd Central are green and gold and the school's mascot is the Highlander, a Scottish soldier. Additionally, the school's fight song is sung to The Minnesota Rouser.
The plans for Floyd Central Junior/Senior High School got started by the school board and Superintendent, Glen Barks, early in the 1960's. Better high school curriculum, reduced transportation costs, and a growing school corporations were the three main reasons for deciding to build a new high school. Floyd County was growing and the schools were starting to become overcrowded. In 1961, the opening day enrollment the Floyd County school was expected to be around 9,800 students which was an enrollment of 200 more students than the previous year. This expansion was expected to continue to grow as the Interstate Highway 64 was being build through county. At that time, Georgetown High School was the secondary high school in the county, but was limited in what it could offer its students. The new plan would allow Georgetown to become an elementary school and allow the construction of a new high school to accommodate the needs and growth of the student population. When the school board first began revising a plan, the budget was around $2,250,000. Originally, the school was to act as a junior-senior high for a few years then an additional high school would be created to accommodate sophomore though senior students, and the current building would become a junior high school. The plans for Floyd Central started moving even more in 1964 when the school board approved a budget of $1,468,020, which was less than the budget for the school that would act as the primary high school in rural area of Floyd County. The hope is that the school would be ready for use by September 1966. Ground was broken on the 50 acre site on 1965 and by this time the cost was estimated to reach $2,600,000. Floyd Central was being design as one of the most advanced schools in the state and some believed it could rival schools across the country. Following the initial construction of the school, Floyd Central has undergone significant renovation in 1970, 1984, 2004, and most recently 2010. Incorporating a planetarium, Olympic sized swimming pool, computer labs, vast library, and lunch room with outside seating, Floyd Central is the perfect learning environment for students both old and new. Though the school has seen much and undergone many changes, the future of Floyd Central is limitless.

Principal: Janie Whaley