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Allen Central High School (Allen Central, Central, or ACHS) is a Title I secondary school located in Eastern, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States, and is one of four public high schools in the Floyd County School system. The school colors were Columbia blue and gray; however, over time dark red has been added. Built in the late 1960s, the first principal at Allen Central was Dave Hensley. After his death, a bridge that carries Kentucky Route 80 in front of Allen Central Middle School and Hensley's former home was renamed the Dave Hensley Memorial Bridge. The mascot of Allen Central is the Rebel. American football games are played on Rebel Field. Basketball, volleyball and archery are played in the J. H. Campbell Gymnasium. The school plays host to many county and district tournaments due to its centralized location. In 2014, plans were made to consolidate Allen Central and South Floyd High School into a new Floyd County Central High School. The school is expected to be completed by 2018. ==Mascot and flag scandals== For the past 34 years, the school has displayed symbols of the Confederate States of America. A Confederate flag was displayed in the school gymnasium as recently as January 2007,〔("David-ACHS game postponed again" ), ''The Floyd County Times'' January 21, 2007, (accessed August 4, 2007)〕 and the school mascot is a Confederate soldier who, as of late 2006, appeared on a sign at the entrance to the school.〔"Confederate symbols abide", ''Cincinnati Enquirer'', December 10, 2006〕 A nearby courtyard has blue brick forming the Cross of St. Andrew, and a mural in the lobby shows a rebel soldier carrying the flag on horseback. Other images of rebel soldiers and Confederate flags cover the same walls.〔() The Associated Press, "Ky. students embrace Confederate mascot, flag despite controversy", December 9, 2006, as published on the web site of The First Amendment Center, based in Arlington, Virginia (accessed August 4, 2007)〕 The images have stoked controversy, since many consider them to be racist symbols, whether in Floyd County, in Kentucky, and elsewhere, although there is also support in the county for retaining the symbols.〔() Prater, Kathy J., "Debate over Confederate flag continues", ''The Floyd County Times'', January 24, 2007 (accessed August 4, 2007)〕 Allen Central adopted the school flag and mascot in 1972, when four other schools were consolidated to form the high school. Students formed a committee and chose the mascot. The four previous schools and their mascots were the Maytown Wildcats, the Garrett Black Devils, the Wayland Wasps and the Martin Purple Flash.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Allen Central High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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