DID YOU KNOW?

Central High opened in 1967 as a successor to Christiansted High School which was established in 1935. The original building in Christiansted is now the V.I. Department of Education Building, St. Croix District. In 1968, the school held its first graduation ceremony of which one hundred fifty seniors received their diplomas. Today, Central High has an enrollment of approximately 1,400 students in grades ninth through twelve with an average of over 200 students graduating annually.

More of our school’s history can be found here: www.edline.net/pages/GOCARIBS/School_Info/Welcome_To_CHS

Michael Smith

President | Class of 1979 Senior Paralegal at Dechert LLP Currently lives in New York City

Gregory Georges

Valedictorian | Class of 1979 Barclays Capital Finance – Securitized Products Control Currently lives in New York City

Lynton Scotland

VP | Class of 1979 Chief Procurement Officer W.L. Gore & Associates Currently live in Delaware/Maryland

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FACTS or FICTION

Could the Class of 1979 is the largest class to graduate in the history of St. Croix Central High School?

HISTORY MAKERS

Caroline F. Adams-Fawkes, retired Colonel, U.S. Military – She is the First Virgin Islands Female Pilot in the Virgin
Islands National Guard; Director of Operations, Training, Personnel and Joint Visitors Bureau. First and only
female State Army Aviation Officer within the National Guard comprising of the fifty-one states and territories. (www.stcroixcaribbeanweddings.com/2014/03/one-two-three-jump/)

Martin T Charles is the first Caribbean artist who serves as the graphic designer for more than 50 feature films.
Martin’s work can be seen www.rolanddga.com/gallery/professionals/interiors/martin-charles

Gregory Georges & Rene Georges the first brother and sister duo becoming consecutive valedictorians in 1979 and 1980

Denise Jackson is the first female to play high school football in the USVI. She is a member of the class of 1979.

Lynton Scotland of the Class of 1979 could be the first CHS Alumni to be recognized in Savoy Magazine. The
magazine 17th Anniversary issue included Lynton to the prestigious list of 2018 Most Influential Blacks in
Corporate America. (savoynetwork.com/driving-community-impact-lynton-scotland/)

Jasmine Turner is the First Student in the USVI to have International Pageantry fame Virgin Miss Hal Jackson
talented teen. (caribbeanheritage.org/turner)