Boone County High School
Boone County High School is located in Florence, Kentucky, United States. The school was opened in 1954, consolidating Burlington, Florence, New Haven and Hebron High Schools. Originally, the school did not have a mascot, but after polling the first class, the students adopts the name "Rebels", taken from the 1955 film Rebel Without A Cause.[2]
Boone County High School | |
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Location | |
7056 Burlington Pike, Florence KY United States | |
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Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1954 |
School district | Boone County Schools |
Teaching staff | 91 (FTE)[1] |
Enrollment | 1,371 (2017–18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.07[1] |
Color(s) | Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and White |
Mascot | Rebel |
Website | http://www.bchs.boone.k12.ky.us/ |
In 2017, BCHS began the process of making the origin of their mascot clearer by updating its logo and distancing itself from any presumed association with the confederacy.
Sports
Boone County High School is known for its athletics. Both men's and women's basketball have been among the strongest programs in the region. Baseball has also been quite strong as they won the 33rd district tournament and the 9th region tournament in 2010. The men's team once placed fourth out of five teams in a winter classic invitational tournament held in Cheyenne, Montana.
Boone County is known for its football tradition as well. In 2008 the Rebels went all the way to the semi-finals, in 2009 they went to the third round of the playoffs, and in 2010 that team made it all the way to the semi-finals.
Notable alumni
- Shaun Alexander, football player[3]
References
- "Boone County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/boone-county/boone-county-high-school-drops-mr-rebel-logo-mascot
- Petracco, Ben (April 14, 2014). "Road crews replace Shaun Alexander Way sign Monday". WLWT. Retrieved June 28, 2014.