Boone County High School Explained

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Boone County High School
District:Boone County Schools
Established:1954
Mascot:Rebel
Enrollment:1,356 (2018–19)[1]
Teaching Staff:93.00 (FTE)
Ratio:14.58
Colors:Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and White
Location:7056 Burlington Pike, Florence KY
Country:US
Website:http://www.bchs.boone.k12.ky.us/

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]

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, Wyoming.

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boone County High School. National Center for Education Statistics. March 6, 2021.
  2. Web site: Boone County HS drops Mr. Rebel logo, mascot. 24 August 2017.
  3. News: Petracco. Ben. Road crews replace Shaun Alexander Way sign Monday. June 28, 2014. WLWT. April 14, 2014.