Scott County High School (Georgetown, Kentucky)

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Scott County High School
Principal Frank Howatt
Assistant Principals Mrs. Mary Johnson and Mr. Dwayne Ellison and Mr. Joe Covington
School Type Public (U.S.)
Location Georgetown, Kentucky, USA
Founded 1955, new building built 1996.
Grades 10-12 (separate freshman school)
Colors Red, Columbia Blue, Black and White
Mascot Cardinal
Typical Enrollment 1,800? students

Scott County High School is a public high school in Georgetown, Kentucky.

Coordinates: 38°13′59″N, 84°34′22″W

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[edit] Athletics

  • Basketball (separate boys and girls)
  • Cheerleading squad (girls only)
  • 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)

[edit] 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
  • 1998 Kentucky Boys State Champion
  • 1995 Kentucky Girls State Champion

-Football

  • 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

[edit] 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)

Scott County High School offers a number of AP classes:

  • English Literature
  • English Language
  • United States History
  • World History
  • Biology
  • Calculus (AB and BC)
  • French Language
  • Japanese Language
  • German Language
  • Spanish Language
  • Music Theory
  • Art
  • Environmental Science
  • Chemistry
  • Statistics

[edit] Music

[edit] Band

The band director is Tom Brawner, with assistant directors Lindsay King, Marilyn Harris, and Greg Stepp.

  • Symphonic Winds (top concert band)
  • Symphonic Band (middle concert band)
  • Concert Band (bottom concert band)
  • Jazz Band I (top jazz band)
  • Jazz Band II (bottom jazz band)
  • Marching Band (all band members participate)
  • Red Pep Band
  • Blue Pep Band

During the first week of April 2007, the Symphonic Winds played in Carnegie Hall in New York City.

[edit] Choral

The choral department is led by Brent Merritt, with assistant director Nell Earwood.

  • Singers (top coed choral ensemble)
  • Chorus (bottom coed choral ensemble)
  • Cardinal Choir (coed choral ensemble)
  • Mastersingers (top men's ensemble)
  • Ladies' Ensemble (top women's ensemble)
  • Ladies' Treble Choir (middle women's choral ensemble)

[edit] 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


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