North Hardin High School

Coordinates: 37°49′31″N 85°56′53″W / 37.825383°N 85.948189°W / 37.825383; -85.948189

North Hardin High School
Location
Radcliff, KY
United States
Information
Type Public
Motto A Tradition of Excellence
Established 1962
School district Hardin County Public Schools
Principal Lonnie Dennis[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,525 (2014-15)[2]
Color(s)

Blue and white

         
Mascot Trojans
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Since 1982
Yearbook The Trojan
Website North Hardin High School

North Hardin High School, located in Radcliff, Kentucky, has a student population of approximately 1.[3] The school was founded in 1962. The athletics teams are known as the Trojans. The school is also widely known for its students who were involved in the 1988 Carrollton bus disaster, which brought many changes to school buses making them one of the safest vehicles on the road today.

About North Hardin

North Hardin is a member of the Southern Association and rated as a comprehensive high school by the Kentucky Department of Education

North Hardin High School has been in existence since 1962 when Rineyville High School and Vine Grove High School consolidated. The enrollment that year was 572. The building at that time was located in Vine Grove until moving to its current location in Radcliff in 1969. The school recently went through a major renovation of the main building, and larger renovations are planned.

Since its opening, the building has been expanded three times and numerous improvements have been made to the athletic complexes and to the curriculum. North Hardin has two gymnasiums as well as modern facilities for football, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and softball. The main gym was named after Coach Ron Bevars during the 2007–2008 season.

In the years since North Hardin's inception, the student population grew to approximately 2,200. This year's expected enrollment is around 1,800 students.

Mascot and school colors

Since its inception in 1962, the mascot of North Hardin High School has been a Trojan and the school's colors are blue and white. The student body and faculty of the consolidation schools, Vine Grove and Rineyville High Schools, both voted on their new mascot and school colors in the 1961–1962 school year. Choices for the mascot also included the rockets, patriots, and the devils. Both Vine Grove and Rineyville's mascot prior to the consolidation were Devils (Vine Grove was the Blue Devils and Rineyville the Red Devils).

The NH

During the 1964–1965 school year, North Hardin's Student Council adopted the NH symbol.

Diversity

The school can most accurately be described as containing an urban environment. [4]

Athletics

North Hardin offers a wide variety of competitive sports teams.

  • Baseball team
  • Boys' & girls' basketball teams
  • Boys' & girls' bowling teams
  • Cheerleading squad
  • Boys' & girls' cross country teams
  • Football team
  • Boys' & girls' golf teams
  • Boys' & girls' soccer teams
  • Softball team
  • Boys' & girls' swimming teams
  • Boys' & girls' tennis teams
  • Boys' & girls' track teams
  • Volleyball team
  • Wrestling team
  • Marching band & color guard

Sports championships

Baseball[5]
Championship Years won
District Champion 1980 1982 1993 1996 1997 1998 2002 2003 2006
Region Champion 1980 1982 1996 1997 2004 2006
Semi-State Champion 1997 2004
State Runner-Up 1997
Boys' Basketball[6][7][8][9]
Championship Years won
District Champion 1981 1982 1985 1987 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
1998 1999 2001 2002 2007 2009 2010
Region Champion 1981 1982 1990 1991 1994 1996 1998 1999 2001 2002
2003 2010
State Runner-Up 1982
Football[10]
Championship Years won
District Champion 1973 1974 1983 1991 1993 1994 2001
Region Champion 1983 1991 1994
Boys' Soccer[11]
Championship Years won
District Champion 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2003
Boys' Track & Field[12][13][14][15]
Championship Years won
Region Champion 1975 1976 1977 1978 1981 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
State Runner-Up 1993 1998 2002 2008
State Champion 1992 2000 2004 2013 2014
Wrestling[16]
Championship Years won
State Runner-Up 1967 1972 1975
State Champion 1968 1969 1978 1981
Lady Trojan Basketball[17][18][19]
Championship Years won
District Champion 2002 2005
Region Champion 2007
Lady Trojan Golf[20]
Championship Years won
State Champion 1990 1992
Lady Trojan Softball[21]
Championship Years won
District Champion 1995 1996 2004 2006 2007 2009
Region Champion 1995 1998 2002 2006 2009
Lady Trojan Track & Field[22][23][24]
Championship Years won
Region Champion 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2014 2015
State Runner-Up 1998 2000 2001 2002 2012 2014
State Champion 1999 2013
  • The girls' track teams were region champions 15 years in a row before being runner-up in 2008. They won a state championship in 1999 & 2013 and runners up in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2012.
  • The boys' track teams were state champions in 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2013 and runners-up in 1993, 1998, 2002, and 2008.
  • The wrestling teams were state champions in 1968, 1969, 1978, and 1981.
  • The girls' golf teams were state champions in 1990 and 1992.

North Hardin Trojan Athletic Hall of Fame

North Hardin Trojan Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees[25][26]
Name Reason or sport(s) Induction year
Kelly Kirchbaum Football, wrestling, baseball 2007
Todd Perry Football 2007

Extracurricular activities

North Hardin offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities, including:

  • Academic Team[27]
  • The Trojan Triumph newspaper[28]
  • The Trojan yearbook[28]
  • JROTC
  • Archery Team (JROTC)
  • Boys' and Girls' Color Guard (JROTC)
  • Boys' and Girls' Drill Team (JROTC)
  • Drill Team (JROTC)
  • Colorguard (JROTC)
  • Honor Guard (JROTC)
  • RAIDER Team (JROTC)
  • Rifle Team (JROTC)
  • Colorguard (Band)
  • Winterguard (Band)
  • Marching Band
  • Spanish Dance Team

Band

The Trojan Marching Band is a three-time Kentucky state champion, a Bands of America regional champion (winning two consecutive regionals in 2011 and 2012), and have been Grand National Finalists, placing as high as second in their class in the United States. The Trojan Marching Band is also the recipient of the Sudler Shield[29] for marching excellence. In the spring of 2014, the Trojan Marching Band was invited to participate in the 2015 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, one of six high school bands invited out of over 170 nationwide who auditioned for this honor.

In 2005 the Wind Symphony was one of only two high school bands in the world selected to receive the Sudler Flag of Honor presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation[30] for musical excellence, making them one of only fifteen high schools worldwide to have received both the Sudler Flag of Honor for concert band and the Sudler Shield for marching band.

Clubs

North Hardin offers over 20 clubs in which students can participate.

Principals

  • James T. Alton (1962–1967)
  • Ray Story (1967–1988)
  • Kim Shaw (1988–1995)
  • Ted Pearce (1995–1997)
  • Faye Atcher (1997–1998)
  • Eric Vowels (1998–2001)
  • Bill Dennison (2001–2012)
  • Lonnie Dennis (2012–2017)
  • Anya Neez (2017-Present)

Notable alumni

  • Nathan Adcock (Class of 2006), major league baseball player, 2011, Kansas City Royals, RHP
  • Dana Canedy ( Class of 1983) author of the best-selling memoir "A Journal for Jordan" and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The New York Times.
  • Kyle Johnston (Class of 2000), head athletic trainer for the University of Louisville football program[31]
  • Damon R. Eubank (Class of 1977), Kentucky historian
  • Todd Perry (Class of 1988), professional football player from 1993 to 2003 with the Chicago Bears and the Miami Dolphins[32]
  • Howard Stidham, NFL player
  • Andre' Woodson (Class of 2003), starting quarterback for University of Kentucky 2005–07; assistant football coach at UK

References

  1. ↑ Jordan, Steele. "Was named North Hardin principal". The News-Enterprise. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "North Hardin High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.khsaa.org/reports/enrollments/20092010schoolenrollmenttotalsbyenroll.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/32639
  5. ↑ http://www.hardin.kyschools.us/nhhs/athletics/baseball/history.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.hardin.kyschools.us/nhhs/athletics/bbball/history.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.hardin.kyschools.us/nhhs/athletics/bbball/recordbook.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/content/boys-17th-district-basketball-tournament-bulldogs-finally-finish-win-final-0226
  9. ↑ http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/content/boys-5th-region-basketball-tournament-john-hardin-delivers-guarantee-going-back-state-0303
  10. ↑ http://www.hardin.kyschools.us/nhhs/athletics/football/history.htm
  11. ↑ http://www.hardin.kyschools.us/nhhs/athletics/bsoccer/history.htm
  12. ↑ http://www.hardin.kyschools.us/nhhs/athletics/btrack/history.htm
  13. ↑ http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/School.aspx?SchoolID=18240
  14. ↑ http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/content/prep-track-despite-pressure-north-dominates-region-title-0513
  15. ↑ http://www.usatodayhss.com/louisville/article/kentucky-boys-class-3a-track-and-field-north-hardin-overpowers-st-xavier-bryan-station--2013305180123
  16. ↑ http://www.hardin.kyschools.us/nhhs/athletics/wrestling/history.htm
  17. ↑ http://www.hardin.kyschools.us/nhhs/athletics/gbball/history.htm
  18. ↑ http://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kygbk10/33639
  19. ↑ http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/content/girls-17th-district-basketball-tournament-make-it-seven-straight-etown-0226
  20. ↑ http://www.khsaa.org/handbook/winners/gfgwinners.pdf
  21. ↑ http://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kyfp11/34167
  22. ↑ http://www.hardin.kyschools.us/nhhs/athletics/gtrack/history.htm
  23. ↑ http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/content/prep-track-lady-trojans-claim-fifth-straight-region-title-0513
  24. ↑ http://www.usatodayhss.com/louisville/article/kentucky-girls-class-3a-track-and-field-easterns-taylor-bradley-very-fast-learner--2013305180122
  25. ↑ http://www.hardin.kyschools.us/nhhs/athletics/halloffame/
  26. ↑ http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/content/prep-sports-north-hardin-honor-two-hall-fame-classes-0801
  27. ↑ http://www.freewebs.com/northhardinacademicteam
  28. 1 2 http://nhhsnews.com
  29. ↑ http://www.sousafoundation.net/Default.aspx?ID=20
  30. ↑ http://www.sousafoundation.net/Default.aspx?ID=49
  31. ↑ "Player Bio: Kyle Johnston". University of Louisville Official Athletic Site. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  32. ↑ "Todd Perry, G at NFL.com". NFL Player Page. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
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