Boone County High School

39°0′19.93″N 84°37′52.05″W﻿ / ﻿39.0055361°N 84.6311250°W﻿ / 39.0055361; -84.6311250

Public secondary school in the United States

Boone County High School

Location

7056 Burlington Pike, Florence KY

United States

Information
Type| Public secondary
Established| 1954
School district| Boone County Schools
Teaching staff| 89.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment| 1,299 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 14.60[1]
Color(s)| Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and White

Mascot| Rebel
Website| http://www.bchs.boone.k12.ky.us/

Boone County High School is located in Florence, Kentucky, United States. The school was opened in 1954, consolidating Burlington, Florence, New Haven and Hebron High Schools.

## Sports

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Boone County High School is known for its athletics. Both men's and women's basketball have been among the strongest programs in the region. Baseball has also been quite strong as they won the 33rd district tournament and the 9th region tournament in 2010. The men's team once placed fourth out of five teams in a winter classic invitational tournament held in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Boone County is known for its football tradition as well. In 2008 the Rebels went all the way to the semi-finals, in 2009 they went to the third round of the playoffs, and in 2010 that team made it all the way to the semi-finals.

## Notable alumni

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* Shaun Alexander, former football player for the Seattle Seahawks[2]
* Thaddeus Moss, football player for the Birmingham Stallions
* Irv Goode, former football Offensive Lineman for the NFL
* Ace (gamer), professional American Halo player
* Akilah Hughes; writer, comedian, and actress
* John Shannon, former football player for the Chicago Bears

## Mascot controversy

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On September 3, 2024, a podcast titled Rebel Spirit with Akilah Hughes premiered its first episode "A Homecoming". Rebel Spirit sees Boone County High School alumni Akilah Hughes return to her hometown of Florence, Kentucky, where she attempts to convince the high school to change its confederate general mascot.[3][4][5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Boone County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
2. ^ Petracco, Ben (April 14, 2014). "Road crews replace Shaun Alexander Way sign Monday". WLWT. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
3. ^ Clark, Jess (June 25, 2024). "Boone County High School alum still fighting for school to drop the 'Rebels' as mascot". lpm.org. Louisville Public Media. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
4. ^ Mitchell, Madeline (June 20, 2024). "Boone County alum pressures her old high school to change Rebels nickname". cincinnati.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
5. ^ Galvin, Jene (June 28, 2024). "Racial mascot debate at Boone County High School". thecincinnatiherald.com. The Cincinnati Herald. Retrieved September 3, 2024.

## External links

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* Boone County High School
* Boone County Schools

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