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Martha Layne Collins High School

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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Joseph Ellison III

Enrollment
  
1300

Founded
  
2010

Established
  
2010

Grades
  
8–12

Phone
  
+1 502-647-1160

Number of students
  
1,300

School district
  
Shelby County Public Schools

Address
  
801 Discovery Blvd, Shelbyville, KY 40065, USA

District
  
Shelby County Public Schools

Feeder school
  
Shelby County West Middle School

Similar
  
Bullitt East High School, South Oldham High Sch, Oldham County High Sch, Spencer County High Sch, Jeffersont High School

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Martha Layne Collins High School is a Distinguished comprehensive high school located in Shelbyville, Kentucky and is a part of the Shelby County Public School District. Commonly referred to as Collins High School, the school is named for Martha Layne Collins, the first female governor of Kentucky and a Shelby County native.

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Collins is unusual among U.S. high schools because it, like neighboring Shelby County houses grades 8-12, while most schools house grades 9-12. However, the 8th Grade students at the two high schools are merely housed there, and are enrolled as students at their respective middle schools, in addition to participating in after-school activities there (Shelby West for Collins, Shelby East for SCHS.) The facilities are located on a 110-acre (44.5 ha) property.

History

Collins High School was built in 2010 after Shelby County High School,the other public high school in the school district, became overcrowded.

Athletics

Collins High School is a member of the KHSAA and participates in many sports including baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, football, boys and girls golf, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, fast pitch softball, swimming, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track, volleyball, and cheerleading. They are nicknamed the Titans and Lady Titans. The school colors are Columbia Blue, Black, and White.

Football

2013 4A State Champions

Awards and recognition

In 2015, Collins High School was deemed a Distinguished High School by the Kentucky Department of Education and its Biomedical Engineering Program became nationally accredited by Project Lead the Way. In 2014, Collins High School was named the 5th Most Challenging High School in the state of Kentucky by the Washington Post. Also in 2014, the Culinary Department at Collins made the Hospitality 100 list released by Sullivan University honoring high schools across the country that excel in culinary arts.

References

Martha Layne Collins High School Wikipedia