Prestonsburg High School
| Prestonsburg High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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825 Blackcat Boulevard Prestonsburg, KY 41653 | |
| Coordinates | 37°40′37″N 82°46′48″W / 37.67694°N 82.78005°WCoordinates: 37°40′37″N 82°46′48″W / 37.67694°N 82.78005°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| School district | Floyd County Schools |
| Principal | Jerry Butcher |
| Faculty | 33.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 564[2] (2009–10) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.0[1] |
| Campus | Small town |
| Color(s) | Red, black, and white |
| Team name | Blackcats and Lady Blackcats |
| Website | School website |
Prestonsburg High School, located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, is one of four public schools in the Floyd County School District of eastern Kentucky. Jerry Butcher became principal beginning with the 2011–12 school year.
As of the 2005–06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 627 students and 33.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 19.0.[1]
History
In 1958, 26 students from the high school and local grade schools died, along with the bus driver, in the Prestonsburg bus disaster.[3] The accident is tied for the worst bus accident in United States history with the 1988 Carrollton bus disaster, which also occurred in Kentucky.[4]
Athletics
Prestonsburg High is a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) and home to the Blackcats; the school colors are red, black, and white. Football games are played on the Josh Francis Memorial Field. Soccer, baseball, and softball games are played on Stone Crest. Basketball and volleyball games are played in the Blackcat Field House. Tennis matches are played on the tennis courts at Archer Park.
In 2006, a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge became embroiled in a recruiting scandal as part of his duties as an assistant coach at the school. The school was fined $6,600. This violation, in addition to two previous violations in as many years, led to a major shake-up in the school's athletic department. The school is now in good standing with the Kentucky High School Athletic Association.[5] On September 28, 2007, the arraignment of the now former judge on charges resulting from trying to get his son to fight another student was delayed.
References
- 1 2 3 Prestonsburg High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 30, 2007.
- ↑ "2009–2010 Audited School Enrollments (in alphabetical order)" (PDF). Kentucky High School Athletic Association. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ↑ "28 in School Bus Die In a Kentucky River; 27 Pupils and Driver Are Killed As Bus Falls Into Kentucky River", The New York Times, March 1, 1958.
- ↑ Belkin, Lisa. "19 Texas Students Die When Bus Plunges Into Water", The New York Times, September 22, 1989. Accessed October 13, 2007. "The two worst such accidents in the nation's history occurred in Kentucky. In 1988, 24 children and three adults on a church outing died in a fiery collision near Carrollton. In 1959, 27 people were killed when a bus went into a creek in Prestonsburg."
- ↑ Casagrande, Michael. "Appeals court judge blamed for football recruiting violations at Prestonsburg High", Lexington Herald-Leader, June 21, 2006. Accessed October 13, 2007.