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Louisville Male High School

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__NOTOC__ Image:MaleHS.jpg thumb|Main Entrance to Male|right Established in 1856, '''Louisville Male High School''' in Louisville, Kentucky is the oldest public high school west of the Allegheny Mountains Alleghenies. The school is operated by Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) Jefferson County Public Schools. Jefferson Seminary was opened in Louisville in 1816. After several changes, in 1856, it split into the University of Louisville and Louisville Male High School. In 1892 DuPont Manual Magnet High School Manual High School was also created. Male High School's major focus was on academics and Manual taught manual skills. A growing, 19th century river city needed a place to prepare its men for leadership, and so in 1861 Male was designated "The University of Public Schools of Louisville". Until 1912, Male granted bachelor's degrees. Originally open to males only, it is now co-educational and has long been considered one of the most prestigious schools in Louisville, Kentucky Louisville. In 1893, the annual Male-Manual football rivalry, one of the longest running high school football series in the US, began. Their football team is a perennial state power, and some of their closest rivals in the region include Ballard High School (Louisville) Ballard and Trinity_High_School_(Louisville,_Kentucky) Trinity High School. Male is a very prestigious school built on traditional values. Its program is a "philosophical" magnet called the Traditional Program. The school sends 96% of its students to post secondary schools, and it was selected as a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon award winner twice in the 1990s. Male High School's motto is "For God, For Country, For Male."

School locations

First site - 1856-1897 - Ninth and Chestnut
This building was the first home of Louisville Male High School on its opening day, April 7, 1856. The school grew to an enrollment of over 200 young men. The first principal was W. H. Harney. He served in this prestigious position from 1856-1857. The most notable principal at this first site was Maurice "Hoss" Kirby. For eleven years, 1886-1897, Kirby dedicated his time and talents to the position of principal. The first two graduates of Male High School in 1859 were Lewis D. Kastenbine (who later became a physician in Louisville) and James S. Pirtle (later became a prominent Louisville judge). The first football game was played in November 18, 1893 (Male vs. Manual) with Male beating Manual 14-12. This marked the beginning of what is today one of the oldest high school rivalries in America.

Second site - 1898-1915 - First Street near Chestnut
Two of this sites' most notable prinicpals are Rueben Post Halleck (1897-1912) and S.B. Tinsley (1912-1915). It was at this location that Male received its first International recognition. At the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missioui, a Gold Medal for excellence was given to only 5 schools in the world. Male was the only high school in America to receive this Medal. Also at this location, High School Park was established at the later Male Brook & Breckinridge school site. This was the first high school athletic facility in America. It has been in continuous use since 1901.

Third site - 1915-1991 - Corner of Brook Street and Breckinridge Avenue
Male continued to receive many awards of excellence during its tenure at the famed Brook and Breck location. The band and orchestra received state and national championship awards in 1927. The journalism and physics department have received national awards as well as a 1989 American High School of Excellence Award. The gymnasium completed the high school facilities in 1939 with its official title, "Pap Glenn Gymnasium" and the High School Park was renamed Maxwell Field. Notable principals at this location include J.B. Carpenter (1919-1931), W.S. Milburn (1931-1961), Dr. Irvin Rice (1977-1979), and R. Ted Boehm (1979-1992). On September 29, 1984, Scott Christopher Nelson and Richard David Stephenson, two 17 year old Trinity_High_School_(Louisville,_Kentucky) Trinity High School students, stopped at a Moby Dick restaurant at Logan & Oak to get directions to a DuPont Manual Magnet High School Manual High School football game. Nelson & Stephenson were led by Victor Taylor & George Wade to a location behind Louisville Male High School on Ardella Ct. where they were forced to take off their clothes and hand over their personal property. After Victor Taylor sodomized one of them, Nelson and Stephenson were shot in the back of the head to avoid identification. Victor Taylor was later convicted of kidnapping, robbery, sodomy, and murder. George Wade was also convicted of kidnapping, robbery, and murder.

Fourth site - 1991-? - 4409 Preston Highway
In August, 1991, '''Louisville Male High School''' moved to its current campus at 4409 Preston Highway, an educational facility that doubled the instructional, laboratory, library, and campus space. Since it has moved to this location, the school has won two U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon awards. The site was previously Sallie P. Durrett High School, which became the Durrett Education Center in the early 1980's and was used by Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) Jefferson County Public Schools Library Media Services until 1991. The adjoining Gheens Academy, which opened in 1983, was previoulsy Prestonia Elementary School

Athletics

Football
:'''Founded:''' 1892 :'''Conference:''' Class 4A :'''Division:''' Region 3-District 4 :'''Home field:''' Maxwell Field :'''Uniform colors:''' Purple, gold, white :'''Helmet design:''' gold shell :'''Athletic director:''' Robert Stewart :'''Main Rivals:''' duPont Manual Magnet High School Manual Crimsons, St. Xavier High School, Louisville, Kentucky St. Xavier Tigers, Trinity_High_School_(Louisville,_Kentucky) Trinity Shamrocks, Ballard High School (Louisville) Ballard Bruins :'''Coach: '''Bob Redman :'''Record: '''333-177-6

Notable Almuni
Louis D. Brandeis, (US Supreme Court Justice 1916-39), Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman, Michael Bush, Ralph Beard, Justin Kimbler, Dillman Rash, Mark Kull, William Henry Lawrence, Jr. (Diplomat), Darrell Griffith, Justin Cary, Chris Redman, Montrel Jones, Jordan Elliott, Martin J. "Mike" Duffy, Arch L Heady, Wendell Cherry & David A Jones (founders of Extendicare, precursor to Humana), Robert Redman, Ibn Green, Larry O'Bannon, Jay Levine, Dr. Albert Dennis Kirwan (Past President of the University of Kentucky), Arnold M. Belker, M.D., E. Hugh Morris, Wilson Watkins Wyatt, Shackelford Miller (Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court 1915-17), Gus Frank, Gene Rhodes and Hunter S. Thompson.

External links

- Male High School Category:Education in Louisville Male High School Category:High schools in Kentucky Male High School

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