Knott County Central High School
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Knott County Central High School is a high school located in Hindman
, Kentucky
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It is home to the Knott County Central Patriots, who have claimed several regional titles in basketball, baseball, track, and other sports.
The school was founded in 1974 by a consolidation of three smaller county schools: Hindman High School, Carr Creek High School (both state basketball champions), and Knott County High School. This made the first graduating class, the class of 1975. At this time the school was not equipped with the space for a baseball team nor a football team. These extra-curricular activities came at a later time. In fact, the lower spot cleared off to the left of the school was only used to practice the marching band routines. The Marching Patriots earned several awards in marching and in stage band the first few years that the school was opened.
The school's Speech Team, which boasts 20 regional titles, has captured the KHSSL State Championship in 2004 and 2005, as well as The Smokey Mtn. National Invitational Championship 4 times, the most recent being 2009.
In March 2010 the Knott County Central High School's Boy's Basketball team claimed the 14th Region Championship Title, taking them to the state tournament for the first time in 17 years.
Hindman, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 787 people, 356 households, and 220 families residing in the city. The population density was 232.5 people per square mile . There were 415 housing units at an average density of 122.6 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 97.59% White, 0.38%...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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It is home to the Knott County Central Patriots, who have claimed several regional titles in basketball, baseball, track, and other sports.
The school was founded in 1974 by a consolidation of three smaller county schools: Hindman High School, Carr Creek High School (both state basketball champions), and Knott County High School. This made the first graduating class, the class of 1975. At this time the school was not equipped with the space for a baseball team nor a football team. These extra-curricular activities came at a later time. In fact, the lower spot cleared off to the left of the school was only used to practice the marching band routines. The Marching Patriots earned several awards in marching and in stage band the first few years that the school was opened.
The school's Speech Team, which boasts 20 regional titles, has captured the KHSSL State Championship in 2004 and 2005, as well as The Smokey Mtn. National Invitational Championship 4 times, the most recent being 2009.
In March 2010 the Knott County Central High School's Boy's Basketball team claimed the 14th Region Championship Title, taking them to the state tournament for the first time in 17 years.