Digital NC now has 15 new yearbooks available thanks to our partner Orange County Public Library.  The yearbooks highlight the only Black high school for Black students in Orange County. Founded in 1938 as Hillsboro High School, the school was built in the 1930s. Later in 1943, the school changed its name to Central High School. The last class to graduate from Central High was in 1968 due to the integration of schools in Orange County.

The Guidance Club and Student Council at Central High School in 1962.

Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball teams in 1962 at Central High School.

Yearbooks include images from the students’ life such as the Guidance Club and Student Council. Most interesting are the images of the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams. Due to the school not having a gym, the teams would have to play at different locations.

Yearbooks from the white school at the time, Hillsborough High School, are also included in this batch. 

To view more from our partner, Orange County Public Library, visit them here.

To view our NC yearbook collection, visit here.

To view our NC African American High Schools collection, visit here.