Magoffin County High School
| Magoffin County High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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1100 East Mountain Parkway Salyersville, Kentucky 41465 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°44′15″N 83°4′29″W / 37.73750°N 83.07472°WCoordinates: 37°44′15″N 83°4′29″W / 37.73750°N 83.07472°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Principal | Mr. Chris Meadows |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Maroon, White,Black |
| Slogan | "We Are Magoffin" |
| Mascot | Hornets |
| Newspaper | "Hornets nest |
| Yearbook | The sting |
| Website | Magoffin County Schools website |
 The official Magoffin County High School Hornets Mascot logo | |
Magoffin County High School (MCHS) is a public education high school located in Salyersville, Kentucky, United States, in Magoffin County. MCHS is the only high school in the county, and progressed from previous versions of the county's high schools. The Magoffin County Institute was Salyersville's first high school, and was founded in 1908 by Reverend A. C. Harlowe. Before the 1970s, Magoffin County High School was known as the Salyersville High School and was located in a different building, which is now known as the Magoffin County Alternative School.
Starting in 2004, Magoffin County Superintendent, Don Cecil, and Athletic Director, Sam Miller (MCS-TV Coordinator), teamed up with local cable provider Howard Cable to create Magoffin County Schools Television (MCS-TV). The channel's programming includes school athletics games, club-created programs, field trip memorial videos and other original programming focused on the county's public schools.
The school mascot is the Hornet.
Career and technical development
Adjacent to the Magoffin County High School is the Magoffin County Career & Technical Center (MCCTC). The career development programs offered by MCCTC include Electricity, Carpentry, Welding, Computing and Horticulture.
Clubs
Magoffin County High School offers many clubs to its students. These include 4-H, Academic Team, Art Club, Band, CYC, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, Girls' Club, Horse Club, HOSA, JKG, Key Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Peer Tutors, PSI, SADD, Science Club, Spirit Club, STLP, Upward Bound, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) and Yearbook Staff.
Sports
Magoffin County High School offers many extra-curricular sports activities. These include boys' baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, cheerleading, boys' and girls' cross country, dance team, American football, girls' fast pitch softball, golf, boys' and girls' tennis, boys' and girls' track & field and girls' volleyball.
In 2006, Head Coach Steve Miller and his Magoffin County Lady Hornets basketball team won the 15th Regional Basketball Championship. The boys' and girls' track and field teams have produced numerous individual regional championships with respectful placings in state competitions. The Magoffin County High School Dance Team has won many regional and state titles as well.
Torwards the end of the 2015-2016 school year, one teacher retired and another teacher moved away. The principal also retired.
References
External links
- Magoffin County Schools
- http://www.magoffin.k12.ky.us/mchs/default.htm
- http://www.khsaa.org/directory/schools.php3?school_id=170