Corbin High School

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Corbin High School
Address
Corbin High School
1901 Snyder Street

, ,
40701

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtCorbin Independent Schools
PrincipalSteve Jewell
Staff51.09 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment813 [1]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio15.91 [1]
Color(s)Red and white    [2]
Nickname Redhounds [2]
Website

Corbin High School (CHS) is a senior high school in Corbin, Kentucky, United States. A part of the Corbin Independent School District, it serves grades 9–12. In 2016, it had about 950 students. [3]

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Athletics

Corbin High had a number of notable athletes who were active in the 1950s and 1960s and became a part of professional and university athletic teams, [4] including:

Gary West, a man from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who became friends with Rodger Bird while attending university, stated that the community little leagues formed the foundation for the success of athletics at Corbin High; all of the players of the little leagues attended the same high school. [4]

In 2013, West wrote a book, The Boys from Corbin, America's Greatest Little Sports Town, discussing the school's sports teams of the 1950s and 1960s. At first, Rodger Bird declined to assist with the writing a book about his high school career, but six months later he agreed on the condition that the book also discussed the Selvys and other famous athletes from CHS. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Corbin High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Corbin High School". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. "About Us", Corbin High School website. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Patton, Kevin (May 13, 2013). "Rodger Bird central figure in book on small town's great athletes". Evansville Courier & Press . Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The Boys from Corbin: America's Greatest Little Sports Town Google Books. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

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