Editing Central High, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
The town was named in 1921, because it was near the center of a consolidated high school district (District 34), created from four smaller districts in Stephens County: Wolf Creek, Nellie, Prairie Center, and Pleasant Hill. Until then, students living in the area only had access to eighth grade education in each of the old districts. When Central High was formed, it built a four-room junior high and a senior high school named Central High School.  Lower-grade students attended elementary schools in their former districts. This arrangement lasted until the late 1930s. A fire in 1952 destroyed the original Central High School.<ref name="EOHC-CentralHigh">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CE010 O'Dell, Larry. "Central High." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Retrieved October 4, 2013.</ref>

The town incorporated in 1995. Supporters of incorporation wanted this so Central High could prevent annexation by surrounding towns, notably [[Duncan, Oklahoma|Duncan]], [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]] or [[Marlow, Oklahoma|Marlow]]. Incorporation would also permit Central High to apply for municipal grants.<ref name="EOHC-CentralHigh"/>