Bourbon County High School, Paris, Kentucky

Coordinates: 38°11′38.61″N 84°16′25.78″W / 38.1940583°N 84.2738278°W / 38.1940583; -84.2738278

Bourbon County High School is a public high school in Paris, Kentucky. It is in the Bourbon County Schools system as opposed to the Paris Independent School System.

History

The original Bourbon County High School was located in Millersburg. Operating from approximately 1911-1948, the school's graduates represented only a fraction of the population of Bourbon County due to its location in the northeastern portion of the county. Little Rock, Center Hill, Clintonville, and North Middletown also maintained High schools within the Bourbon County School System.

In an effort to create a more centralized environment, the upper grades of Millersburg, Little Rock, Clintonville, and Center Hill schools were merged to create the Bourbon County Vocational High School, which opened in the fall of 1948 on the site of the present middle school facility. North Middletown, however, retained its high school for several more years. The central high school was renamed Bourbon County High School in 1956, and completed consolidation with North MIddletown High School in 1964 to become the sole high school of the county school district.

Several classrooms, a new library, and a cafeteria were added and by 1968 a junior high school was also built on the campus. In 1981 the high school and junior high switched buildings to locate BCHS at its present site. The Standard High School Diploma, as well as the more prestigious Commonwealth Diploma, are offered through a curriculum geared to both career oriented and college bound students.

Athletics

Academics

Music

Band

Eric Hale is the band director
Michael Stone is the assistant band director

The ensembles include:

• Concert Band
• Marching Band
• Percussion Ensemble

Awards:

• KMEA Class 3A State Marching Band Champion - 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
• Bands of America (BoA) Class A National Champion - 2008, 2009, 2010

Choral

The choral department is also led by Eric Hale. The only choral group is the Chorus.

Extracurricular activities

Activities include: Academic Team, Beta, DECA, Drama, FCA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, Junior Historical Society, KYA, Le Petit Colonel Newspaper, Band, NHS, Pep, PTSA, Spanish, SHH, Speech, Student Gov., WBBA, Yearbook, and Young Democrats. Athletic teams include Volleyball, Boys/Girls Basketball, Softball, Boys/Girls Soccer, Track, Cross-Country, Wrestling, Baseball, Football, Boys/Girls Tennis, Golf, Swimming

Awards and recognitions

Mechatronics, a team of 2 students, won the 2007 state competition, and competed nationally. This was the 4th year in a row the IM program has won this contest. In drama, 3 students received college scholarships. Our FFA program earned the Outstanding Chapter in the Region, a 3 Star National rating, has a state & regional officer, and received 40+ superior regional ratings. 5 speakers competed on the state level and 10 FFA members received state FFA degrees.

State contest results

Academic Team had two members compete at State; the Quick Recall Team made it to Regional competition while all members made it to Regionals in Written Assessment. Marching Band placed 1st in Class AAA at KMEA Championships and 1st in Class A at Band of America In Indianapolis; Concert Band scored Distinguished.

Also A member of the bowling team named Shane dunsing won the Singles title in 2015, shooting a perfect game against male bowler Nick Rowen

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