Louisville Male High School

{{Infobox school

| name = Louisville Male High School

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| image = Louisville Male High School.jpg

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| caption = Male High School in 2007

| logo = Male Bulldog logo.jpg

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| established = 1856

| closed =

| type = Public secondary

| status =

| principal = Keith Cathey

| teaching_staff = 91.43 {{FTE}}

| ratio = 20.82

| enrollment = 1,904 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2102990&SchoolPageNum=7&ID=210299001705|title=Louisville Male High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 19, 2024}}

| grades_label =

| grades = 9–12

| streetaddress = 4409 Preston Highway

| city = Louisville

| state = Kentucky

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|38.185|-85.721|display=inline,title|scale:10000}}

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| district = Jefferson County Public Schools

| oversight =

| accreditation = Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,
since 1913{{cite web|url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=17741 |title=Institution Summary |publisher=AdvancED |date=December 31, 1913 |access-date=November 19, 2013}}

| campus =

| colors = {{Color box|#800080|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#FFD700|border=darkgray}} Purple & Gold

| slogan = "For God, For Country, For Male."

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| fight_song = "Dear Old High School"

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| mascot = Bulldogs

| free_label = Emblem

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| rival = DuPont Manual

| yearbook =

| newspaper = The Brook'n'Breck

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| website = [https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/schools/profiles/louisville-male Louisville Male HS]

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Louisville Male Traditional High School is a public co-ed{{Cite web|title=Kentucky School Report Card|url=https://www.kyschoolreportcard.com/organization/5590/school_overview/students/enrollment?year=2020|access-date=2021-01-05|website=www.kyschoolreportcard.com}} secondary school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in the southside of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is part of the Jefferson County Public School District.

History

=Ninth and Chestnut (1856–1897)=

Male was founded in 1856, being the oldest high school west of the Allegheny Mountains.{{Cite web |title=Louisville Male High School - LMHS Info. |url=https://sites.google.com/jefferson.kyschools.us/lmhs/lmhs-info |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}} In 1861, Male was designated The University of Public Schools of Louisville and awarded bachelor's degrees until 1921, after other high schools were established in the years following. the school was named Louisville Male High School due to a separate Louisville Girls High School.{{Cite web |title=Louisville Girls High School Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=161356 |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}} The "H" was kept as the school's letter due to being the original high school.

=Corner of Brook Street and Breckinridge Street (1915–1991)=

In the years after World War I, Male's academic offerings included a corps of cadets and a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. From 1921 to 1932, these programs were led by Brigadier General James R. Lindsay.{{cite news |date=June 13, 1921 |title=Society: Colonel and Mrs. J. R. Lindsay |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/leavenworth-post-brooklyn/132330337/ |work=Leavenworth Post |location=Leavenworth, KS |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |date=April 27, 1940 |title=Military Rites Set At Arlington for Brig. Gen. J. R. Lindsay, 74 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-rites/132331088/ |work=Courier Journal |location=Louisville, KY |page=Section 2, page 1 |via=Newspapers.com}}

In the 1970s, Male was chosen as the Traditional High School,{{Clarify|reason=|date=March 2018}} becoming the first magnet program in the school district.{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://schools.jefferson.kyschools.us/High/Male/pages/history.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615003734/http://schools.jefferson.kyschools.us/high/male/pages/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2016 |access-date=2018-03-27 |website=schools.jefferson.kyschools.us }}File:Louisville Male High School, old building.jpg

In 1976, an early-morning bomb explosion on Labor Day caused damage to the school's gymnasium; it occurred during several days of anti-busing protests in the Louisville area.{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1976/09/07/page/4/article/police-disperse-busing-protesters |work=Chicago Tribune |agency=UPI |title=Police disperse busing protesters |date=September 7, 1976 |page=4, sec.1 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.wave3.com/story/31170091/on-a-journeybusing-a-look-back |publisher=WAVE |title=40 years after de-segregation, a look back at busing in Louisville |date=February 8, 2016 |access-date=February 18, 2017}} The FBI was called in to investigate.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DSFOAAAAIBAJ&pg=4533%2C2229582 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=FBI probes school bomb |date=September 7, 1976|page=1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0N-VGjzr574C&dat=19760907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |work=Kentucky New Era |location=(Hopkinsville) |agency=Associated Press |last=Bergstrom |first=Bill |title=FBI joins school bombing probe |date=September 7, 1976 |page=5 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0OgrAAAAIBAJ&pg=2944%2C835608 |work=Kentucky New Era |location=(Hopkinsville) |agency=Associated Press |title=Fewer pupils bused |date=September 8, 1976 |page=10}}

This location ({{Coord|38.2404|-85.7523}}) is now owned by the Salvation Army and is a historic landmark in Louisville.

=Durrett Campus (1991–present)=

In August 1991, Male moved to its current campus at 4409 Preston Highway, an educational facility that doubled the instructional, laboratory, library and campus space. Since it has moved to this location, the school has won two U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon awards. The site was previously Sallie P. Durrett High School, which became the Durrett Education Center in the early 1980s and was used by Jefferson County Public Schools Library Media Services until 1991. The adjoining Gheens Academy, which opened in 1983, was previously Prestonia Elementary School.

= Gheens Academy =

Gheens Academy opened in 1983 after having previously been Prestonia Elementary School. Gheens is a separate building from Male and functions as a place for other classrooms. Classes in Gheens are generally more oriented towards elective activities and other arts. Gheen academy was temporarily home to the W.E.B. DuBois Academy.{{Cite web |title=W.E.B. DuBois Academy finds permanent home on Liberty High campus {{!}} JCPS |url=https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/departments/communications/monday-memo/web-dubois-academy-finds-permanent-home-liberty-high-campus |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=www.jefferson.kyschools.us}}

Academics

The school runs a unique curriculum that is different from the other public high schools in the city. All students participate in the College Preparatory Program so as to aid in a smooth the transition to higher education.

Students have an opportunity to graduate with a Commonwealth Diploma,{{cite web|url=http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional%2BResources/High%2BSchool/Additional%2BInformation/Commonwealth%2BDiploma.htm |title=Commonwealth Diploma |access-date=November 19, 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216111811/http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional%2BResources/High%2BSchool/Additional%2BInformation/Commonwealth%2BDiploma.htm |archive-date=February 16, 2012 }} which demands more than the required units for graduating high school in JCPS. One of the stipulations is the successful completion (i.e., receiving a grade of "C" or its equivalent) in 6 AP courses in the areas of English, science/mathematics, foreign language, and elective.

Athletics

On Saturday, November 18, 1893, the annual Male-Manual football rivalry, the longest running, continuously played, high school football series in Kentucky, began. Their football team is a perennial state power, and in addition to its long-running rivalry with duPont Manual High School, Male is also a close rival with St. Xavier High School, with the annual contest usually determining the fate of the district champion; however, due to the state's realignment of high school football into a six-class system starting in 2007–08, Male also has a rivalry with Trinity High School in football.

The school offers football, basketball, baseball, softball, bowling, tennis, soccer, field hockey, wrestling, swimming, track and field, lacrosse, and Marching Band.

=Venues=

Maxwell Field, formerly called High School Park, is the football stadium located behind Male's former location at the Brook and Breck campus.{{cite news |last=Dickey |first=Kelly |title=From High School Park to 65,000-plus |url=https://louisville.rivals.com/news/from-high-school-park-to-65-000-plus |work=Cardinal Sports |publisher=louisville.rivals.com |date=September 1, 2015 |access-date=September 21, 2016}}

Veterans Memorial Stadium is the current football stadium, located behind the Durrett campus. It is named in memory of the schools alumni who have died in World War II.

Edwards Field is the current baseball field for the school, named after Bill Edwards. The Field is also home to the W. Clyde Glass Press Box.

=Sports championships=

class="wikitable" \|+ State championships
scope="col" \| Sport ! scope="col" \| Sex ! scope="col" \| Years won
rowspan="1" scope="row" \| Baseball \| Men{{cite web\|url=https://khsaa.org/records/baseball/baseball.pdf \|title=Baseball All-time Titles by School \|publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association \|access-date=December 9, 2019}} \| 1944
rowspan="1" scope="row" \| Basketball \| Men{{cite web\|url=https://khsaa.org/records/basketball/bbk-recordbook_sweet16historyresults.pdf \|title=KHSAA BOYS' SWEET 16® ALL-TIME WINNERS\|publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association\|access-date=December 9, 2019 }} \| 1945, 1970, 1971, 1975, 2020 (Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic / unanimous number one team)
rowspan="1" scope="row" \| Football \| Men{{cite web\|url=https://khsaa.org/records/football/footballteamcompositechampionships.pdf \|title=Football Composite Championships Won\|publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association\|access-date=November 9, 2019 }} \| 1924, 1937, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1954, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2015, 2018
rowspan="1" scope="row" \| Golf \| Men{{cite web\|url=http://www.khsaa.org/records/golf/boysgolfteam.pdf \|title=Boys Golf Team State Titles \|publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association\|access-date=November 19, 2013}} \| 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| Soccer \| Men{{cite web\|url=http://www.khsaa.org/records/soccer/boyssoccer.pdf \|title=Boys Soccer State Titles \|access-date=November 19, 2013}} \| 1983
Women{{cite web\|url=http://www.khsaa.org/records/soccer/pastgstatechampresults.pdf \|title=Past Khsaa Girls' Soccer State Championship Results \|publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association\|access-date=November 19, 2013}} \| 1993, 1994
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| Track and field \| Men{{cite web\|url=http://www.khsaa.org/records/track/boystrack.pdf \|title=Boys Track State Titles \|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association \|access-date=December 9, 2019}} \| 1921, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1936, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017
Women{{cite web\|url=http://www.khsaa.org/records/track/girlstrack.pdf \|title=Girls Track State Titles \|publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association\|access-date=December 9, 2019}} \| 1966, 1968, 1972, 2016, 2017, 2018
rowspan="1" scope="row" \| Softball \| Women{{cite web\|url=https://khsaa.org/records/softball/softball.pdf \|title=Softball All-Time Titles by School \|publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association \|access-date=December 9, 2019}} \| 2019
Esports \|Mixed{{Cite web \|url=https://app.playvs.com/app/explore/leagues/kentucky-khsaa-league-of-legends/standings?queryMetaseasonId=2e65b2cc-3f5e-4c38-82f6-c437aed47b90&querySlotId=7ad50e89-94dd-42d4-8595-ee604a86a3de \|access-date=2024-07-26 \|website=app.playvs.com \|title=PlayVS }} \|2023

class="wikitable"

|+ State championships

scope="col" | Sport

! scope="col" | Sex

! scope="col" | Years won

rowspan="1" scope="row" | Baseball

| Men{{cite web|url=https://khsaa.org/records/baseball/baseball.pdf |title=Baseball All-time Titles by School |publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association |access-date=December 9, 2019}}

| 1944

rowspan="1" scope="row" | Basketball

| Men{{cite web|url=https://khsaa.org/records/basketball/bbk-recordbook_sweet16historyresults.pdf |title=KHSAA BOYS' SWEET 16® ALL-TIME WINNERS|publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=December 9, 2019 }}

| 1945, 1970, 1971, 1975, *2020 (*Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic / unanimous number one team)

rowspan="1" scope="row" | Football

| Men{{cite web|url=https://khsaa.org/records/football/footballteamcompositechampionships.pdf |title=Football Composite Championships Won|publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=November 9, 2019 }}

| 1924, 1937, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1954, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2015, 2018

rowspan="1" scope="row" | Golf

| Men{{cite web|url=http://www.khsaa.org/records/golf/boysgolfteam.pdf |title=Boys Golf Team State Titles |publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=November 19, 2013}}

| 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Soccer

| Men{{cite web|url=http://www.khsaa.org/records/soccer/boyssoccer.pdf |title=Boys Soccer State Titles |access-date=November 19, 2013}}

| 1983

Women{{cite web|url=http://www.khsaa.org/records/soccer/pastgstatechampresults.pdf |title=Past Khsaa Girls' Soccer State Championship Results |publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=November 19, 2013}}

| 1993, 1994

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Track and field

| Men{{cite web|url=http://www.khsaa.org/records/track/boystrack.pdf |title=Boys Track State Titles |publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association |access-date=December 9, 2019}}

| 1921, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1936, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017

Women{{cite web|url=http://www.khsaa.org/records/track/girlstrack.pdf |title=Girls Track State Titles |publisher= Kentucky High School Athletic Association|access-date=December 9, 2019}}

| 1966, 1968, 1972, 2016, 2017, 2018

rowspan="1" scope="row" | Softball

| Women{{cite web|url=https://khsaa.org/records/softball/softball.pdf |title=Softball All-Time Titles by School |publisher=Kentucky High School Athletic Association |access-date=December 9, 2019}}

| 2019

Esports

|Mixed{{Cite web |url=https://app.playvs.com/app/explore/leagues/kentucky-khsaa-league-of-legends/standings?queryMetaseasonId=2e65b2cc-3f5e-4c38-82f6-c437aed47b90&querySlotId=7ad50e89-94dd-42d4-8595-ee604a86a3de |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=app.playvs.com |title=PlayVS }}

|2023

Notable alumni

{{See also|List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area}}

General James R. Allen – Commander-in-Chief of the Military Airlift Command{{cite web|url= https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107821/james-r-allen/|title= James R. Allen |publisher=USAF |access-date= August 18, 2019}}
Chris Barclay – professional football player{{cite web|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/chrisbarclay/2506680/profile|title= Chris Barclay |publisher=NFL Enterpriss LLC |access-date= May 27, 2013}}
Ralph Beard – professional basketball player{{cite web|url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/beardra01.html|title= Ralph Milton Beard |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date= May 27, 2013}}
Winston Bennett – professional basketball player{{cite web|url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bennewi01.html|title= Winston Bennett |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date= May 27, 2013}}
Porter Bibb – the first publisher of Rolling Stone{{cite web |url=http://www.hunter-s-thompson.com/ |title=Hunter S Thompson |access-date=2012-06-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615131252/http://www.hunter-s-thompson.com/ |archive-date=2012-06-15 }}
Emery Bopp – artist
Louis Brandeis – the first Jewish Supreme Court justice Strum, Philippa. Louis D. Brandeis: Justice for the People, Harvard University Press (1984)
Michael Bush – professional football player{{cite web|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/michaelbush/2507192/profile|title= Michael Bush |publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC |access-date= May 27, 2013}}
Valarie Coleman – professional flutist and composer
Tony Driver – professional football player for Notre Dame and the Buffalo Bills{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DrivTo20.htm|title= Tony Driver |publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date= May 27, 2013}}
Marcus Green – professional football player{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeMa20.htm|title= Marcus Green |publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date= May 27, 2013}}
Sean Green – professional baseball pitcher{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=greense01|title = Sean Green Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= May 27, 2013}}
Darrell Griffith – professional basketball player{{cite web|url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/griffda01.html|title= Darrell Griffith |publisher=Basketball-Reference.Com |access-date= May 27, 2013}}
D.J. Johnson – professional football player{{cite web |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSDJ01 |title=D.J. Johnson |publisher=DatabaseFootball.com |access-date=May 27, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606220602/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSDJ01 |archive-date=June 6, 2013}}
Kenny Kuhn – professional baseball player{{cite web|title=Kenny Kuhn|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kuhnke01.shtml|work=baseball-reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=July 17, 2010}}
Warren Oates – film actor
Chris Redman – professional football player{{cite web|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/chrisredman/2504314/profile|title= Chris Redman|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC |access-date= May 27, 2013}}
Sarah Stalker – politician
Hunter S. Thompson – journalist and author of ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'{{cite book |last1=Wenner |first1=Jann |last2=Seymour |first2=Corey |title=Gonzo: The Life Of Hunter S. Thompson |date=4 September 2008 |publisher=Little, Brown Book Group |isbn=978-0-7481-0849-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8EVYFEDvsiYC |language=en}} Chapter 1.

References

External links

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[http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/male-bulldogs-(louisville,ky)/home.htm Max Preps] – Louisville Male Bulldogs

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