Louisville Male High School

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox school Louisville Male Traditional High School is a public co-ed<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> secondary school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in the southside of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is part of the Jefferson County Public School District.

History

Ninth and Chestnut (1856–1897)

Template:Expand section Male was founded in 1856, being the oldest high school west of the Allegheny Mountains.<ref name="sites.google.com">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1861, Male was designated The University of Public Schools of Louisville and awarded bachelor's degrees until 1921,<ref name="sites.google.com"/> after other high schools were established in the years following. the school was named Louisville Male High School due to a separate Louisville Girls High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The "H" was kept as the school's letter due to being the original high school.

Corner of Brook Street and Breckinridge Street (1915–1991)

Template:Expand section In the years after World War I, Male's academic offerings included a corps of cadets and a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. From 1921 to 1932, these programs were led by Brigadier General James R. Lindsay.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Rites">Template:Cite news</ref>

In the 1970s, Male was chosen as the Traditional High School,Template:Clarify becoming the first magnet program in the school district.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Third site (1915–1991) in 2012

In 1976, an early-morning bomb explosion on Labor Day caused damage to the school's gymnasium; it occurred during several days of anti-busing protests in the Louisville area.<ref name=ctrexpl>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=wvthr>Template:Cite news</ref> The FBI was called in to investigate.<ref name=fbiprb>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=knebbap>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=fpbsed>Template:Cite news</ref>

This location (Template:Coord) is now owned by the Salvation Army and is a historic landmark in Louisville.

Durrett Campus (1991–present)

In August 1991, Male 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 1980s and was used by Jefferson County Public Schools Library Media Services until 1991. The adjoining Gheens Academy, which opened in 1983, was previously Prestonia Elementary School.

Gheens Academy

Gheens Academy opened in 1983 after having previously been Prestonia Elementary School. Gheens is a separate building from Male and functions as a place for other classrooms. Classes in Gheens are generally more oriented towards elective activities and other arts. Gheen academy was temporarily home to the W.E.B. DuBois Academy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Academics

The school runs a unique curriculum that is different from the other public high schools in the city. All students participate in the College Preparatory Program so as to aid in a smooth the transition to higher education.

Students have an opportunity to graduate with a Commonwealth Diploma,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which demands more than the required units for graduating high school in JCPS. One of the stipulations is the successful completion (i.e., receiving a grade of "C" or its equivalent) in 6 AP courses in the areas of English, science/mathematics, foreign language, and elective.

Athletics

On Saturday, November 18, 1893, the annual Male-Manual football rivalry, the longest running, continuously played, high school football series in Kentucky, began. Their football team is a perennial state power, and in addition to its long-running rivalry with duPont Manual High School, Male is also a close rival with St. Xavier High School, with the annual contest usually determining the fate of the district champion; however, due to the state's realignment of high school football into a six-class system starting in 2007–08, Male also has a rivalry with Trinity High School in football. The school offers football, basketball, baseball, softball, bowling, tennis, soccer, field hockey, wrestling, swimming, track and field, lacrosse, and Marching Band.

Venues

Template:Expand section Maxwell Field, formerly called High School Park, is the football stadium located behind Male's former location at the Brook and Breck campus.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Veterans Memorial Stadium is the current football stadium, located behind the Durrett campus. It is named in memory of the schools alumni who have died in World War II.<ref name="sites.google.com"/>

Edwards Field is the current baseball field for the school, named after Bill Edwards. The Field is also home to the W. Clyde Glass Press Box.

Sports championships

State championships

Sport	Sex	Years won
Baseball	Men<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1944
Basketball	Men<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1945, 1970, 1971, 1975, *2020 (*Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic / unanimous number one team)
Football	Men<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1924, 1937, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1954, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2015, 2018
Golf	Men<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948
Soccer	Men<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1983
	Women<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1993, 1994
Track and field	Men<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1921, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1936, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017
	Women<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1966, 1968, 1972, 2016, 2017, 2018
Softball	Women<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2019
Esports	Mixed<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2023

Notable alumni

• General James R. Allen – Commander-in-Chief of the Military Airlift Command<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Chris Barclay – professional football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Ralph Beard – professional basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Winston Bennett – professional basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Porter Bibb – the first publisher of Rolling Stone<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Emery Bopp – artist
• Louis Brandeis – the first Jewish Supreme Court justice <ref>Strum, Philippa. Louis D. Brandeis: Justice for the People, Harvard University Press (1984)</ref>
• Michael Bush – professional football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Valarie Coleman – professional flutist and composer
• Tony Driver – professional football player for Notre Dame and the Buffalo Bills<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Marcus Green – professional football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Sean Green – professional baseball pitcher<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Darrell Griffith – professional basketball player<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• D.J. Johnson – professional football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Kenny Kuhn – professional baseball player<ref name="referencekuhn">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Warren Oates – film actor
• Chris Redman – professional football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Sarah Stalker – politician
• Hunter S. Thompson – journalist and author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'<ref>Template:Cite book Chapter 1.</ref>

See also

• Public schools in Louisville, Kentucky

External links

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• Max Preps – Louisville Male Bulldogs