Scott County High School (Georgetown, Kentucky)
| Scott County Clerk's Office | |
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| Address | |
| 101E Main St Georgetown, KY 40324 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Founded | 1955 (current building: 1996) |
| School district | Scott County Schools |
| Principal | Frank Howatt[1] |
| Vice principal | Joe Covington, Annette Williams |
| Grades | 9–12 (with separate freshman school) |
| Enrollment | 2374[2] (2012–13) |
| Campus | Exurban |
| Nickname | Cardinals |
| Feeder schools | Georgetown Middle School Royal Spring Middle School Scott County Middle School |
| Website | www.scott.kyschools.us |
Scott County High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Kentucky. It has the largest enrollment of any high school in the state, with 2,374 students as of the 2012–13 school year.[2][3]
Coordinates: 38°13′59″N 84°34′22″W / 38.23306°N 84.57278°W
Athletics
- Basketball (separate boys and girls)
- Cheerleading squad
- Cross country team (separate boys and girls)
- Football (boys only)
- Golf (separate boys and girls)
- Soccer (separate boys and girls)
- Softball (girls only)
- Tennis (separate boys and girls)
- Track (separate boys and girls)
- Volleyball (girls only)
- Swimming (co-ed)
- Dance Team (girls only)
- Baseball (boys only)
- Lacrosse (separate boys and girls)
- Wrestling (boys only)
Athletic Accomplishments
-Powerlifting
- 1999 Kentucky State Champions
-Basketball
- 2007 Kentucky Boys State Champion
(30-0 against in state teams) (4-2 against out of state teams) (Defeated #1 ranked Huntington High School)
- 2007 Ranked 15th in the nation in the final USA Today Polls
- 1999 Kentucky Boys State Runner-up
- 1999 Ranked #4 in the nation on multiple USA Today Polls
- 1999 Beat several national ranked teams and played against multiple players on current NBA franchises
- 1999 Arguably one of the best High School basketball teams to ever play in Kentucky
- 1998 Kentucky Boys State Champion
- 1995 Kentucky Girls State Champion
-Football
- 2010 Regional Champions
- 2009 Regional Champions
- 2006 JV Pride Champions 10-0
- 2006 Kentucky Freshman Bluegrass Champions 9-0
- 2005 Kentucky 4A Runner-up
- 1975 Kentucky 2A State Champions
-Boys Soccer
- 2005 District Runner-up
- 2006 District Champions
- 2005 Regional Champions
- 2006 Regional Champions
-Boys Tennis
- 1999 Regional Champions
- 1997 Regional Champions
Academics
Scott County High School has the following academic departments:
- Agriculture
- Art
- Business
- English
- Family and Consumer Science
- Foreign Language
- JAKG
- Health and Physical Education
- Health Sciences
- Math
- Music
- Air Force Junior ROTC
- Industrial Technology
- Science
- Social Studies
- Special Education
- Journalism/School Newspaper (Cardinal Spirit)
- Engineering
- Biomedical Science
Scott County High School offers a number of AP classes:
- English Literature
- English Language
- United States History
- World History
- European History
- Biology
- Calculus (AB and BC)
- French Language
- Japanese Language
- German Language
- Spanish Language
- Music Theory
- Art
- Environmental Science
- Chemistry
- Statistics
- Physics B
Music
Band
The band director is Tom Brawner, with assistant directors Lindsay King, Marilyn Harris, Greg Stepp, and Kelly Diamond.
- Symphonic Winds (top concert band)
- Symphonic Band
- Concert Band
- Jazz Band I
- Jazz Band II
- Marching Band (all band members participate, but it is not a competing band)
- Red Pep Band
- Blue Pep Band
In April 2007, the Symphonic Winds performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In 2007, Scott County High School Band was named the largest high school or college band in Kentucky.
In May 2009, the Band when to Atlanta,GA to compeat in the Dixie Classic Festival where they ranked Distinguished on a National level and left with 5 Trophies.
In February 2010, The Symphonic Winds 4th hour band played at the KMEA yearly convention in Louisville, Ky. In April 2010, the band went to the Dixie Classic Festival in Chicago and received many trophies, the Symhonic Winds being named Honor Band.
The Symphonic Winds 4th hour band was invited to play in the Chicago Midwest Band Festival in 2010.
Choral
The choral department is led by Brent Merritt.
- Singers (top coed choral ensemble)
- Chorus (bottom coed choral ensemble)
- Mastersingers (top men's ensemble)
- Ladies' Ensemble (top women's ensemble)
Other Accomplishments
HOSA State Leadership Conference:
1st Place, Creative Problem Solving - Jared Smith and Brent Roach
HOSA National Leadership Conference
2005-
- 1st Place, Extemporaneous Writing - Eddie Wells
- 7th Place, Health Education - Malory Bowman, Kayla Osborne, Charles Warren
2006-
- 9th Place, Creative Problem Solving - Ashley Hinkle, Christopher Muth, Charles Warren, Eddie Wells
2010-
- 2nd place Biomedical Debate- Ashton Ogle, Chase Coleman, Katheryn Counts
2011-
- 1st place Biomedical Debate- Chase Coleman, Nic Hughes, Katheryn Counts
STLP
2003- State Recognition, Regional Blue Ribbon - High School Virtual Tour - Lucas Bennett, Fred Rodgers, Colin Cloud
2004- State Recognition, Regional Blue Ribbon - High School Virtual Tour - Lucas Bennett, Fred Rodgers, Colin Cloud, C.T. Trumbo
References
- ^ "Directory Entry #241 (Scott County)". Directory of Member Schools. Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ a b "2012–2013 Audited School Enrollments (in alphabetic order)" (PDF). Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ While it is the largest high school in Kentucky by enrollment, it does not have the largest enrollment of boys. Two all-boys Catholic schools in Louisville—St. Xavier and Trinity—have more boys.
