Ballard High School (Louisville, Kentucky)

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This article is about the school in Louisville. For the school in Ballard County, Kentucky, see Ballard Memorial High School.

Coordinates: 38°17′01″N 85°37′28″W / 38.28370°N 85.62440°W / 38.28370; -85.62440

Ballard High School
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Address
6000 Brownsboro Road

Louisville
,
Kentucky 40222

United States
Information
TypePublic Secondary
MottoHome of Champions
Established1968
School districtJefferson County Public Schools
PrincipalJason Neuss
Teaching staff99.70 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,919 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.25[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)     
MascotBruins
Faculty101[2]
Campus size30 acres (120,000 m2)
Websiteschools.jefferson.kyschools.us/high/ballard/

Ballard High School is a high school in the eastern suburbs of Louisville, Kentucky. The school opened in the fall of 1968. The first students were in grades 7-9, and a grade was added each year as the building was expanded. This kept the school system from having to transfer upper class students from other high schools. The first class (consisting of the original freshmen) graduated in 1972. From its founding until the mid-1980s the principal was Patrick Crawford. Sandy Allen served from the mid-1980s to the 2003–2004 school year. The principal from 2004 through 2013 was Jim Jury. Staci Edelman was the 4th and shortest standing principal, from 2015-2017, with a term marked by racial tension and controversy.[3] The current principal is Jason Neuss.[4] The school offers grades 9-12.

Ballard offers the JCPS[expand acronym] Advanced Program, a program designed to provide accelerated instruction for academically gifted and talented students. The school also offers over 20 courses.[5]

Campus[]

The campus at Ballard High School consists of the main school building as well as the fine arts building. The main building is referred to by students and faculty as four separate buildings (North, South, East, and West), although all four sections are connected to each other by overhead walkways. The South and North buildings house the majority of the classrooms at Ballard High School as well as the North and South offices. The West building's first floor is the home of Ballard's famed art department and the 2nd floor houses the Library. The East building's 1st floor contains the three cafeterias, the Ballard Bank, and the Ballard Student Guidance Center (College Counselor.) The East building second floor is the home of Ballard's award-winning Music department as well as both the large and small gymnasiums.

The Sandy Allen Fine Arts Center is a performing arts facility on the Ballard High School campus. The 22,500 sq ft (2,090 m2). facility, which opened in 1998, seats 900. The fine arts center is used for musical and theatrical productions put on by the school's fine arts department. In 1999, it was awarded the AIA KY Merit Award of Excellence for its design.[6]

In Kentucky, care must be taken not to confuse this school with Ballard Memorial High School, the public high school that serves Ballard County in the far-western Jackson Purchase.

Demographics (2013–14)[]

Student race/ethnicity Number of students Percent
All 1,993 100%
White 1195 60%
African American 613 30.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander 78 3.9%
Hispanic 75 3.8%
American Indian/Alaskan 3 0.2%[2]

Choir, band, orchestra and speech[]

The Ballard choral program[7] is one of the largest in the state of Kentucky and is the only fully graded-sequential program in Jefferson County. Each year a large number of students are accepted into the KMEA All-State Choirs and many go on to participate in university choral programs. The choir has received distinguished ratings at the regional KMEA Assessment every year since 1995 and has received national and international awards in the past. The choral program also has a strong club aspect with the school's Madrigal Singers, made up of choral students, being known for putting on a Madrigal Feaste each year for the community. The current choir director is Noel Weaver.[8]

Notable alumni[]

See also[]

  • Public schools in Louisville, Kentucky

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Ballard High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ballard High – School Directory Information". U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pollio appointment of Eddleman disturbing, disrespectful | Barbara Boyd". Courier Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. ^ "A Message From the Principal". schools.jefferson.kyschools.us. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  5. ^ "Advanced Placement". Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  6. ^ "Ballard Fine Arts Center". Joseph & Joseph + Bravura Architects Interiors Distillery Architects. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-09-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Our Staff". saintmatthewsumc. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  9. ^ "Former Ballard High star Jo Adell named to MLB's Futures Game roster".
  10. ^ Glassner, Jacob (July 25, 2012). "Dotsie Bausch sees God's hand in Olympic dream". The Southeast Outlook. Middletown, Kentucky: Southeast Christian Church. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  11. ^ "Missing father graduated from high school in Louisville". Associated Press. December 6, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-11.[dead link]

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