Prestonsburg High School

Prestonsburg High School
Address
Map
825 Blackcat Boulevard

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41653
Coordinates37°40′37″N 82°46′48″W / 37.67694°N 82.78005°W / 37.67694; -82.78005
Information
School typePublic
School districtFloyd County Schools
SuperintendentAnna Shepherd
PrincipalRicky Thacker
Faculty26.95 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment465[1] (2018-19)
Student to teacher ratio17.25[2]
CampusSmall town
Color(s)     
Team nameBlackcats
WebsiteSchool website

Prestonsburg High School, located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, is one of three public high schools in the Floyd County School District of eastern Kentucky

Athletics[edit]

Prestonsburg High is a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) and home to the Blackcats; the school colors are red, black, and white. Football games are played on the Josh Francis Memorial Field. Soccer, baseball, and softball games are played on Stone Crest. Basketball and volleyball games are played in the Blackcat Field House. Tennis matches are played on the tennis courts at Archer Park.

Starting the 2017 school year, Coach Brandon Gearheart ( a South Floyd High School alumni) has been named the Boys' Basketball team head coach.[3] Mr. Gearheart has been the Girls' head coach for the past few years.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Prestonsburg High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Prestonsburg High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Gearheart takes over Blackcat boys' basketball program". Floyd County Chronicle. July 14, 2017.

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