Heath High School (Kentucky)

Heath High School
Address
4330 Metropolis Lake Road
West Paducah, Kentucky, 42086
United States
Coordinates [1]
Information
Established 1910
School district McCracken County Public Schools
Principal John Reid
Teaching staff 35.9 (FTE) (as of 2007-08)[2]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 627[3]  (2009–10)
Student to teacher ratio 17.9 (as of 2007-08)[2]
Campus type Rural
Color(s) Black and Gold
Athletics KHSAA
Team name Pirates
Website http://www.mccracken.k12.ky.us/Heath/HHS/home.htm

Heath High School is a secondary school operated by the McCracken County Public Schools district in the rural community of West Paducah, unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, near the largest city in the state's far-western Purchase region, Paducah. Established in 1910, the school serves students in grades 9-12. It is currently scheduled to close in 2012 when the district opens a consolidated high school to replace its three current high schools, which includes Heath High School, Reidland High School and Lone Oak High School.

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History

On December 1, 1997, fourteen-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire on a group of students, killing 3 and injuring 5. The shooting made its way as an episode to "[Very Bad Men]" on Investigation Discovery.[4]

Campus

The school shares a campus with Heath Elementary School and Heath Middle School.

Curriculum

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities at Heath High School include 4-H, book club, drama club, environmental club, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, fitness club, Friends of Rachel, Frisbee, Habitat for Humanity, National Honor Society, pep club, SADD, Spanish club, student council, and yearbook.

The school's sports teams, known as the Heath Pirates, compete in Kentucky High School Athletic Association size class AA. Teams are fielded in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball.[5]

State championship titles held by the school's teams include:

2010 Bluegrass State Games(Soccer): Junior Varsity : 2nd Place(3-1) Varsity: 3rd Place (2-1-1) Boys Baseball All A state Champs 2004

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Heath High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:493981. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
  2. ^ a b "School Detail for Heath High School". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=210396001005. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
  3. ^ "2009–2010 Audited School Enrollments (in alphabetical order)" (PDF). Kentucky High School Athletic Association. 2010-01-14. http://www.khsaa.org/reports/enrollments/20092010schoolenrollmenttotalsbyalpha.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  4. ^ Bragg, Rick (1997-12-03). "Forgiveness, After 3 Die in Shootings in Kentucky". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/03/us/forgiveness-after-3-die-in-shootings-in-kentucky.html. 
  5. ^ "Heath High School KHSAA Directory Entry". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. http://www.khsaa.org/directory/index.php?school_id=120. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
  6. ^ "Past Winners: Boys' Basketball". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. http://www.khsaa.org/handbook/winners/bkbwinners.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
  7. ^ "Past Winners: Football". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. http://www.khsaa.org/handbook/winners/fbwinners.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
  8. ^ "Past Winners: Girls' Golf". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. http://www.khsaa.org/handbook/winners/gfgwinners.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
  9. ^ Joyce, Mike. "STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN "(Speechless)" Sparrow; GEOFF MOORE "Geoff Moore" Forefront". Washington Post: p. N18. "Chapman wrote the comforting ballad after three students were slain at his alma mater, Heath High School in Paducah, Ky." 
  10. ^ Griego, Tina (1992-11-15). "A Race Against All Odds". Los Angeles Times: p. 1J. "Karnette grew up Betty Petty-much to the delight of her classmates-in Paducah as the Depression was ending. She attended Heath High School..." 

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