Boyd County High School

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Boyd County High School
Address
Boyd County High School
14375 Lions Lane

,
41102

United States
Coordinates 38°22′44″N82°42′11″W / 38.379°N 82.703°W / 38.379; -82.703
Information
Other nameBCHS
Type Public high school
School district Boyd County Public Schools
NCES School ID 210062000108 [1]
PrincipalTommy Holbrook
Teaching staff53.10 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment841 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.84 [1]
Color(s)Red and White    [2]
Athletics conference Kentucky High School Athletic Association [2]
MascotLion (sometimes “Leo the Lion”) [2]
Nickname Lions/Lady Lions [2]
Website www.boyd.k12.ky.us/1/Home

Boyd County High School (BCHS) is a public high school in Cannonsburg, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Boyd County Public Schools district.

It is an affiliate school of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and home to one of only two Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society chapters in Eastern Kentucky. [3] That chapter's online Digital Humanities Center is currently developing the Kentucky Humanities & Social Sciences Degree Index. [4]

October 22, 2010, ground was broken for this high school. The building was dedicated December 13, 2012 and students arrived in January 2013. [5]

The former high school is now used for other activities, and is at 12307 Midland Trail Rd, Ashland KY 41102. It is called Boyd County Public Schools Heritage Building.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - Boyd County High School (210062000108)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Boyd County High School Directory Entry - (# 27)". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. September 12, 2007. Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  3. "About Us". James Klotter Chapter. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. "Kentucky Humanities & Social Sciences Degree Index". James Klotter Chapter. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  5. History of BCPS