Henderson County High School

Henderson County High School
Address
2424 Zion Road Henderson, KY, 42420 USA
Information
Type	High school
Motto	"Colonel PRIDE School Wide!"
Established	1954
School district	Henderson County Schools
Enrollment	2,200
Nickname	The Fighting Colonels
Information	+1 (270) 831-8800
Website	www.hchs.hendersonschools.net

Henderson County High School (HCHS) is the only high school in Henderson County, Kentucky and is among the largest high schools in Kentucky, with more than 2000 students attending grades 9 - 12 each year. More than 100 teachers are employed by the school.

History

Henderson County High School was established in 1954, per the merger of various individual high schools outside of the Henderson city limits. Its first home was at 1707 Second Street in Henderson. It relocated to its current premises on 2424 Zion Road (which is actually farther down the same road as its previous home) in 1969. In 1976, the other high school in Henderson County, Henderson City High School, closed, and all of its students moved to Henderson County High School.

North Middle School is located on the old High School grounds at 1707 Second Street.

Current Structure

Currently, the school is divided into three student units that cut across all grade levels; red, green and blue, which act somewhat as separately functioning high schools. Students from different units can have classes outside their home unit. Each unit has its own set of principals and guidance counselors equipped to meet each student's needs. All the units also share a coordinating principal with overall control for the school. There is also a technology education unit in the school.

Sports

Boy's sports teams at HCHS include:

Soccer

Track

Girl's sports teams at HCHS include:

Soccer

Track

Cheerleading

Co-ed teams

Archery

Separate Fall Sports:

Marching Band

Organizations and Official Groups

Academic Team

Band

Choir

Co-ed Y

Colonel Cast

Colonel Journal (student newspaper)

Colonelettes (all-girl pep squad and dance team for sporting events)

Colonel's Brigade and Guard (Marching Band)

Colonel's Corner Bank

Countiana (yearbook)

Design Club

Family Career Community Leaders of America

Fellowship of Christian Anybodies

FFA

Fine Arts Club

Foreign Language Club

Future Business Leaders of America

Future Educators of America

Health Occupations Students of America

International Club

JROTC

Launch

Marketplace

Math Team

National Honor Society

National Technical Honor Society

Octagon Club

Science Olympiad

SkillsUSA

Spanish Club

STAND

Step Team

Student Ambassadors

Student Government

Technology Student Association (No longer offered as TSA merged with SkillsUSA at the end of the 2010-2011 School Year)

HCHS Fight song

The fight song is the tune of Go U Northwestern