Heath High School
Heath High School was a secondary school operated by the McCracken County Public Schools district in the rural community of West Paducah, unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, near the largest city in the state's far-western Purchase region, Paducah. Established in 1910, the school served students in grades 9–12. It closed in June 2013 in advance of the August opening of a new McCracken County High School, which consolidates Heath, Reidland and Lone Oak High Schools.
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• Name — Heath High School • Address — 4330 Metropolis Lake Road • City — West Paducah • State — Kentucky • Zipcode — 42086 • Country — USA • District — McCracken County Public Schools • Principal — John Reid • Teaching Staff — 35.9 (FTE) (as of 2007-08) • Ratio — 17.9 (as of 2007-08) • Grades — 9-12 • Campus Type — Rural • Athletics — KHSAA • Team Name — Pirates • Colors — blackgold Black and Gold • Established — 1910 • Closed — 2013 • Enrollment — 534 • Enrollment As Of — 2012–13 • Website — 1=https: web.archive.org/*/http: www.mccrackencountyschools.org/Heath/HHS/home.htm mccrackencountyschools.org/Heath/HHS/home.htm
Campus
Campus
The school shared a campus with Heath Middle School. Heath Elementary School was and still is located across the road. The Heath High School building now houses Heath Middle School and the old Heath Middle is now the Alternative school for the entire school district.
Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities
Student groups and activities at Heath High School included 4-H, book club, concert and marching band, choir, drama club, environmental club, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, fitness club, Friends of Rachel, Frisbee, Habitat for Humanity, National Honor Society, pep club, SADD, Spanish club, student council, and yearbook.
1997 shooting
1997 shooting
At approximately 7:14 a.m on December 1, 1997, fourteen-year old Micheal Carneal, armed with a rifle, shotgun and a Ruger pistol, shot eight students while at a prayer meeting, fatally killing three. Carneal then surrendered to the principal and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
Athletics
Athletics
The school's sports teams, known as the Heath Pirates, competed as members of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. The football, cross country, and track teams competed in enrollment Class 2A (the KHSAA divides schools into enrollment-based classes in those three sports only). Teams were also fielded in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. State championship titles held by the school's teams include: • 1929 Kentucky Boys Basketball State Champions • Football: 1986 (A) • Boys Baseball All A State Champs: 2004 • Girls Softball All A State Champs: 2005 & 2009
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Julian Carroll, former Governor of Kentucky (1974–1979) • Steven Curtis Chapman, musician • Betty Karnette, former California State Assemblymember • Stephen Vaughn, Acting United States Trade Representative, 2017 • Daniel Webb, former relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
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- 1.United States Geological Survey. Heath High School. Geographic Names Information System.
- 2.National Center for Education Statistics. School Detail for Heath High School.
- 3.Kentucky High School Athletic Association. 2012–2013 Audited School Enrollments (in alphabetical order).
- 4.McCracken County Public Schools. Our Schools.
- 5.Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Heath High School KHSAA Directory Entry.
- 6.Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Past Winners: Boys' Basketball.
- 7.Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Past KHSAA State Football Champions.
- 8.Joyce, Mike. STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN "(Speechless)" Sparrow; GEOFF MOORE "Geoff Moore" Forefront. Washington Post. N18. 1999-10-08.
- 9.Griego, Tina. A Race Against All Odds. Los Angeles Times. 1J. 1992-11-15.
- 10.Daniel Webb.
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