Butler County High School
Coordinates: 37°12′19.10″N 86°42′2.44″W / 37.2053056°N 86.7006778°W
| Butler County High School | |
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1147 South Main Street Morgantown, KY 42261 | |
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| Type | High School |
| School district | Butler County |
| Principal | Michael Gruber |
| Faculty | 40 |
| Enrollment | 620 (as of 2015-16) [1][2] |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Nickname | Bears |
Butler County High School is a four-year public high school located in Morgantown, Kentucky, USA. The principal is Michael Gruber.
Athletics
The Butler County High School athletic teams are known as the Bears. The school colors are blue and white. All teams compete under the authority of the KHSAA.
The boys and girls basketball teams compete in a division that includes Edmonson County, Whitesville Trinity, Grayson County High School basketball teams. The football team competes in the KHSAA at the class 3A level, with Edmonson County and Grayson County being the team's main rivals.
All of Butler County High School's football, baseball, softball, and basketball events are broadcast by locally based radio station WLBQ, which broadcasts at 1570 AM and on 101.5 FM via its translator, W268CE.
Band
The marching band competes around the state at KMEA sanction competitions (the Marching Band is classified as Class 2A) each year starting from August and ending in October. The band's main rivalry is with the Edmonson County High School Marching Band. The band performs at football games for halftime entertainment. The band also plays at Basketball games and or any district/state tournaments.
Notable alumni
- Keith Butler - baseball pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals[3]
References
- ↑ "2013-2014 Audited School Enrollments (in alphabetic order)." Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.kde.state.ky.us/KDE/HomePageRepository/Publications/Butler+County+Schools.htm
- ↑ "Wabash Valley College roster". National Junior College Athletic Association. 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.