Campbellton School was led by principals Sam Hand, John D. Milton, John Shipp, John Stapleton, Emmett S. Walden, W.F. McGlamery, Ben E. Upton, D.C. Sellers, Paul A. Coley, James F. Daniels, and George Lawrence. Its Campbellton Wildcats won Class C state basketball championships in 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1964, and were Class C state runners-up in 1948, 1951, 1961, and 1962.