Bryan Station High School
| Bryan Station High School | |
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| Address | |
| 201 Eastin Road Lexington, KY 40505 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Founded | 1958 |
| School district | Fayette County Public Schools |
| Principal | Mike Henderson |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,984 (Nov. 2010) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green █, Gold █ and Navy Blue █ |
| Team name | Defenders and Lady Defenders |
| Website | www.bshs.fcps.net |
Bryan Station High School, founded in 1958, is a high school within the Fayette County Public Schools system in Lexington, Kentucky. During the 2006-2007 school year, students were moved to their newly built school known as Bryan Station High. The school was named for Bryan Station, a 18th century pioneer settlement. The school mascot is the Defender in reference to the defense of the settlement during the American Revolutionary War.
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[edit] Academics
Bryan Station has a state merit rating in six academic departments. This past two-year period, BSHS met its threshold for the KIRIS Accountability Testing. With a new grant from the city and a new state-of-the-art building, now one year old, Bryan Station plans move its status to the top of the state's academic high schools. The school has been completed since January 2007.
[edit] Athletics
The Defenders support 15 different sports teams including football, basketball, soccer, baseball, wrestling, rowing, skiing, softball, volleyball, tennis, swimming and track and field. The Defenders' football team has made three trips to the state championship game winning the 1971 2A title. The Defenders' boys track team took home titles in 1971, 1975, and 1979-83 while the Lady Defenders' track team won titles in 1976-79, 1981–82, and 1987-88. Athletic teams typically play against other teams from Fayette County, including Henry Clay High School, Lafayette High School, P.L. Dunbar High School, and Tates Creek High School.
[edit] Air Force Junior ROTC
Bryan Station is home to Air Force Junior Reserve Office Training Corps detachment Ky-041. This JROTC programs is one of the best in the state continuously winning the State's award for best AFJROTC unit. AFJROTC is an elective class in which student may elect to participate in a drill team (with rifles and sabers) and a color guard team. The color guard team presents the flag at all home football and basketball games. Every summer a select group of students will be able to participate in the state wide summer camp and compete against other AFJROTC units from around the state. Students show their skill in drill, room standards and AF knowledge as well as spending a weekend in the woods learning how to use a compass, map and shelter building skills.
Each spring the detachment takes a trip to a military point of interest to let students learn about military life and military experiences. Past trips have included Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX; Pensacola Naval Air Station in Pensacola, FL; Fort Carson, Peterson AF Base and the USAF Academy located in Colorado Springs Colorado, and Wright-Patterson AFB.
[edit] Band
The Bryan Station Band is under the direction of Mr. Shaun Owens and Mr. Michael Payne. The band is continuing their tradition of fine performances, both on the football field and in the concert hall, using new school techniques and old school philosophy.
Marching Band - The marching band competes in the Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) Class 5A East. In addition, Bryan Station hosts the annual "Bluegrass Pageant of Bands", the longest running contest in Central KY. In 2011, Bryan Station will also host the KMEA Class 5A east Quarterfinals. Bands competing will be vying for a spot in the state semifinals/finals, held at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on the campus of the University of Louisville. The band was a class 2A state finalist in 19??, a state semi finalist in 2008, and was the first place winner of the 1999 Liberty Bowl Field Show Competition in Memphis, Tennessee. The band will travel to the USSBA Southern States Championship in Chattanooga, TN, and was a participant in the Eastern Kentucky University Bands of America Richmond Regional in 2011.
The band's 2011 production, "Buccaneer", is a tribute to the late George Parks, former director of the UMass Marching Band who died last year on the road with his band. Mr. Parks was once a flamboyant conductor for the Reading Buccaneers, whose 1979 production is the source material for the BSHS 2011 program. The musical selections, "Yoblochko" and "El Gatotriste", are arranged by Shaun Owens, with visual design by Brett Owens and Michael Payne.
Concert Band - Bryan Station's band program is open to all students, regardless of marching status. Two bands, the Concert (Freshman) Band and Symphonic Band, jazz, and a percussion class meet every other day. Using a computer software program called Smartmusic, the band's curriculum and testing strategies focus on the individual musician, in turn growing the quality of the overall ensemble. The Symphonic Band received a distinguished rating at the KMEA district band festival in the spring of 2010 and 2011, and the Concert Band received a distinguished rating in the spring of 2011.
For more information, visit www.bryanstationband.org
[edit] High School Council
In the Spring of 1982, Bryan Station High School elected the first High School Council in Fayette County, a committee of principals, teachers, and parents. Students and other employees also serve as non-voting members on the council.
[edit] New school building
In 2004 Bryan Station was granted the right to start construction on a new school building. The school was finished in December 2006, and is now in use. It is the largest high school facility in the state of Kentucky.
[edit] Clubs and groups
Symphonic/Concert Band
Defender Marching Band
Jazz Band
Guitar Ensemble
Speech and Debate Club
Orchestra
Chorus
Spanish Immersion Program
Chess Team
Drama
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
Invisible Children
Key Club
NHS (National Honors Society)
Anime Club
Newspaper Club
Art Club
Photography Club
TATU (Teens Against Tobacco Use)
Interfaith Club
IT Academy
Philosophy Club
Academic Team
Lacrosse SOS
Gay-Straight Alliance
Step Team
Yearbook
Hula Hooping Club (Hoop Troupe)
Young Democrats
Beta Club
STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program)
[edit] Notable alumni
- Butler University point guard Shelvin Mack
- Former NFL Star Dermontti Dawson
- Former NFL Star Frank LeMaster
- Former Congressman Scotty Baesler
- Former MLB Player Doug Flynn
- University of Kentucky Basketball Player Jack Givens
- College Star and NFL player Eric Shelton
- University of Kentucky Basketball Player Leroy Byrd
- University of Kentucky Basketball Player Melvin Turpin
- Former Mayor of Lexington Teresa Issacs
- Current Television News Reporter Mario Anderson
- Current Television Meteorologist Joshua McKinney
- Kentucky Colonel Ashley Pemberton
