Paris High School (Kentucky)
| Paris High School | |
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| Address | |
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308 W. 7th St. United States Paris , Bourbon 40361 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°12′45″N 84°15′19″W / 38.2126°N 84.2553°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Government Public (U.S.) |
| Motto | Semper Cum Superbia ("Always with Pride") |
| Established | 1865 |
| Status | Open, no delays. |
| School district | Paris Independent (not to be confused with Texas) |
| Superintendent | Ken Bicknell |
| Area trustee | Jason Todd Adams |
| Vice Chairperson | Janice Sheperd |
| Chairperson | Collier Mathes |
| Administrator | Brooks, Terrence |
| Main Principal | Mrs. Jami Dailey |
| Employees | Lou Johnson |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 199[1] (2016-17) |
| Hours in school day | 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
| Color(s) | |
| Fight song | Here's the Paris Greyhounds, nothing they lack, dressed in those colors of old orange and black. So here's the senior captains well can they see, leading our team onto victory. |
| Athletics | Basil Hayden (1916), Blanton Collier (1928), Bill Arnsparger (1943), Beth Wilkerson (1979), Alvin Sims (1993)[2] |
| Mascot | Greyhound |
| Rival | Bourbon County Colonels |
| Website | paris.k12.ky.us paris.kyschools.us |
Paris High School is one of the two public high schools in Paris, Kentucky, United States. Paris High School serves 219 students in grades 9-12. Paris is a relatively small high school, but is well known for diversity. The school was integrated in 1963 and the students of Paris Western transferred in the next year.[3] Paris Independent Schools has a long tradition of educating children in Paris and Bourbon County. Beginning in 1798 as the Bourbon Academy, and changing its name to Paris City School in 1865, the tradition of creating "life-long learners", who contribute to society, still holds true today.
Athletics
- Baseball (separate boys and girls)
- Basketball (separate boys and girls)
- Cheerleading squad (boys and girls together)
- Cross country team (co-educational)
- Powerlifting
- Football (boys only)
- Golf (separate boys and girls)
- Soccer (separate boys and girls)
- Softball (girls only)
- Tennis (separate boys and girls)
- Track (separate boys and girls)
- Swimming (co-educational)
- Bowling (separate boys and girls)
- Archery
Academics
Paris High School has the following academic departments:
- Career and Technology
- English
- Fine Arts
- Foreign Languages (Spanish)
- Math
- Sciences
- Social Studies
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Academy of Health Sciences[4]
Paris High School offers the following of AP classes:
- Art History
- Biology
- Calculus
- English Literature
Music
Parisionares Choir
- Directed By Eric Masters
- Piano Accompaniment By Kathy Tobin
Band
The band director is Eric Masters.[5]
- Marching Band - assisted by James Morris (woodwinds), Philip Grigson (Administration), Debbie Hale (Guard), Josh Williams (Percussion and Battery), Dwight Guy(Percussion and Battery), and others. (Currently outdated.)
- Symphonic Winds
- Symphonic Band
- Jazz Band
- Pep Band
References
- ^ "Paris High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Paris High School - Athletics". paris.kyschools.usparis.kyschools.us. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ William Ellis (1 June 2011). A History of Education in Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. p. 299. ISBN 0-8131-2984-2.
- ^ "Paris High School - Paris Academy of Health Sciences (AOHS)". paris.kyschools.us. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Paris Middle School- Band". paris.kyschools.us. Retrieved November 23, 2018.