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| Butler County High School | |
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1147 South Main Street , 42261 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | High School |
| Established | 1952[1] |
| School district | Butler County |
| Principal | Stoye Young |
| Faculty | 34.50 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 661 (2018–19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.16[2] |
| Color(s) | Black, royal blue and white [3] |
| Athletics | Football, soccer, baseball, track, fast-pitch softball, golf, cheerleading, volleyball, basketball, cross-country |
| Athletics conference | KHSAA Region 3, 12th District |
| Nickname | Bears[3] |
| Feeder schools | Butler County Middle School |
Butler County High School is a four-year public high school in Morgantown, Kentucky, United States. It is the sole high school in the Butler County School system. The principal is Stoye Young.
History
editThe school was established in 1952 following the consolidation of the county's rural high schools prior to the 1952–53 academic year.[1]
Athletics
editThe Butler County High School athletic teams are known as the Bears. The school colors are blue and white. All teams compete under the authority of the KHSAA.
The boys and girls basketball teams compete in a division that includes Edmonson County, Ohio County, Grayson County High School basketball teams. The football program, which begun in 1966,[4] competes in the KHSAA at the class 3A level, with Edmonson County and Grayson County High Schools serving as the main rivals. The team played their home games on a now-former football field behind Morgantown Elementary until 1996. The team began playing on the school's current football field on campus in 1997.[4]
All of Butler County High School's football, baseball, softball, and basketball events are broadcast by locally based radio station WLBQ, which broadcasts at 1570 AM and, since the 2010s, on translator stations W268CE (101.5 FM) and W278DA (103.5 FM).
Band
editThe marching band competes around the state at KMEA sanction competitions (the Marching Band is classified as Class 3A) each year starting from August and ending in October. The band's main rivalry is with the Edmonson County High School Marching Band. The band performs at football games for halftime entertainment. The band also plays at Basketball games and or any district/state tournaments. The band's best record came in 2014, placing 6th at the KMEA semifinals. The previous record was in 2011 when the band placed 7th at KMEA semifinals competition.
Notable alumni
edit- Keith Butler – baseball pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals[5]
- Rebecca Raymer – American politician and nurse
References
edit- ^ a b Dyer, Diane (October 18, 2022). "Butler County Schools Hall of Fame". BeechTree News. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Butler County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Butler County High School". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Embry, John (August 21, 2024). "HS FOOTBALL PREVIEW: BCHS Bears 2024". BeechTree News. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "Wabash Valley College roster". National Junior College Athletic Association. 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.