Dixie Heights High School
Coordinates: 39°1′24.95″N 84°35′9.91″W / 39.0235972°N 84.5860861°W
Dixie Heights High School is a 5-A high school located at 3010 Dixie Highway in Edgewood, Kentucky, but has a mailing address of Fort Mitchell.
History
The school was built by the Works Progress Administration. It opened for classes in 1936 and was dedicated by Eleanor Roosevelt. It was originally to be named for Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The school is on U.S. Route 25/U.S. Route 42 (Dixie Highway). The main building is nearly identical in construction and materials to Simon Kenton High School, located in Independence, Kentucky. Before the renovations to both Dixie Heights High School and Simon Kenton High School, they were known as sister schools.
Dixie Heights High School is in the Kenton County School District. The superintendent is Dr. Terri Cox-Cruey.
Former superintendent Tim Hanner started a program called Hanner's Heroes. This trains students as tutors in the One to One Reading Program, who then help elementary students learn to read.
In 2007 Dixie Heights ranked in the top 10% of Kentucky schools in state testing. The school earned a 7 out of 10 rating by GreatSchools, and the school has an overall community rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
In addition to tuition, students are given guidance related to post-secondary opportunities in the current job market, military, colleges, and technical school.
The current Principal is Karen Hendrix, and the Assistant Principal is Matt Moore.
The school enrolls about 1,300 students.
Dixie Heights High School is a 5A school. The mascot is the Colonel, and the school colors are red and gray. Its rivals are Covington Catholic High School (the blue Colonels), along with Simon Kenton High School, Ryle High School, and Highlands High School.
Notable alumni
- Betty Jack Davis, singer
- Skeeter Davis, singer
- Trey Grayson, Kentucky Secretary of State (2004-2011)
- David S. Mann, former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
- David McElfresh, fiddle player for Hank III
- Mark Pike, NFL player with the Buffalo Bills
- Kenny Soward, drummer for Simple Aggression
- Graham Taylor, MLB player with the Miami Marlins
- Ron Ziegler, press secretary to Richard Nixon
- Brian Pillman, deceased pro-wrestler