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Butler County High School is a four-year public
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Morgantown, Kentucky Morgantown is a home rule-class city in, and the seat of Butler County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,471 at the time of the 2020 Census History The settlement may have originally been called Funkhouser Hill after Christopher ...
, United States. The principal is Stoye Young.


History

The school was established in 1952 following the consolidation of the county's rural high schools prior to the 1952-53 academic year.


Athletics

The Butler County High School athletic teams are known as the Bears. The school colors are blue and white. All teams compete under the authority of the
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. The boys and girls
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teams compete in a division that includes Edmonson County, Whitesville Trinity, Grayson County High School basketball teams. The
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team competes in the KHSAA at the class 3A level, with Edmonson County and Grayson County High Schools serving as the main rivals. All of Butler County High School's football,
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, and basketball events are broadcast by locally based radio station
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, which broadcasts at
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and on 101.5 and 103.5 FM via translators W268CE and W278DA, respectively.


Band

The marching band competes around the state at KMEA sanction competitions (the Marching Band is classified as Class 2A) each year starting from August and ending in October. The band's main rivalry is with the Edmonson County High School Marching Band. The band performs at football games for halftime entertainment. The band also plays at Basketball games and or any district/state tournaments.


Notable alumni

* Keith Butler - baseball pitcher,
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References


External links

* {{authority control Schools in Butler County, Kentucky Public high schools in Kentucky Morgantown, Kentucky Education in Butler County, Kentucky