Covington Holmes Junior/Senior High School in
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Kentucky, is the oldest public high school in Kentucky, founded as Covington Central High in 1853. It is a vital part of the
Covington Independent Public Schools.
Its boundary includes much of Covington (to the north) and portions of
Kenton Vale and
Fort Wright.
History
The original school started with 22 students. In 1919 the school moved to the mansion Holmesdale, built by
Daniel Henry Holmes
Daniel Henry Holmes (April 28, 1816 – July 3, 1898) was born in the Point Pleasant area of Clermont County, Ohio. Orphaned at age two, he lacked any formal education. He became a successful businessman, developing the D.H. Holmes department sto ...
, who owned retail stores in Covington and
New Orleans. Holmesdale was a 32-room mansion built on about . It was sold in 1919 by the Holmes family to the Covington Board of Education for $50,000. The site is now part of the Holmes High School campus. Holmesdale was used for a school cafeteria for a time, but was torn down in 1936 to make way for an administration building.
Holmes is currently seven-year school, educating students from grades 6 through 12. The new name of the middle school is Holmes Middle School. The two schools act as separate entities on the same campus.
The school offers a wide range of programs, including the
International Baccalaureate program, the Advanced Placement program, and, until recently, technical and vocational courses. Its distinguished graduates include the mathematician
Carl Faith, nuclear scientist
Dick Lewis, Staples CEO
Ron Sargent,
Major League Baseball umpire
Randy Marsh.
In 2009, the Holmes Bulldogs basketball team (boys) won its first state title.
History of the Middle School
A prior iteration of the school district saw Two Rivers Middle School (525 Scott St.) centrally educating Covington's 6th and 7th grade students from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s. Prior to that, Holmes Junior High School centrally educated Covington's 7th and 8th grade students in the same buildings as today's Holmes Middle School, with 9th-12th grades operated next door as Holmes Senior High School.
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Covington Independent Public Schools
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Buildings and structures in Covington, Kentucky
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Public high schools in Kentucky
1853 establishments in Kentucky