Martha Layne Collins High School
Title: Martha Layne Collins High School
Subject: Shelbyville, Kentucky, Martha Layne Collins, List of high schools in Kentucky, Shelby County High School (Kentucky), Sweet Sixteen (KHSAA State Basketball Championship), Collins High School
801 Discovery Blvd.
Shelby County Public Schools
John R. Leeper II
School color(s)
Columbia Blue, Black, and White
Shelby County West Middle School
Martha Layne Collins High School is located in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The official name is Martha Layne Collins Hill High School. One of two high schools in the Shelby County Public Schools school district, it opened in August 2010. Ralph Anthony Hatchell has been selected as the first principal.[1][2]
The school is named for Martha Layne Collins, the first female governor of Kentucky.[3] A native of Bagdad in Shelby County, Martha Layne Hall graduated from Shelbyville High School and the University of Kentucky, after marrying Dr. Bill Collins and serving as a school teacher until 1970. Martha Layne Collins became the first female Governor of the Commonwealth 1983-1987, accomplishing successful endeavors in education reform and economic development. After her term as Governor, Collins served in various educational-based roles. Since 1998, she has been Executive Scholar-in-Residence at Georgetown College.[4]
It is unusual among U.S. high schools in being a 5-year school, housing grades 8 to 12. Most high schools in Kentucky (and nationwide) house grades 9 to 12. Grades 8 and 9 occupy the second floor, with grades 10 through 12 on the first floor. The facilities are located on a 110-acre (44.5 ha) property.
1 Athletics
1.2 Volleyball
1.3 Boy's Soccer
1.4 Girl's Soccer
1.5 Boy's Basketball
1.6 Girl's Basketball
1.7 Baseball
1.8 Fast Pitch Softball
Martha Layne Collins High School is a member of the KHSAA and participates in many sports such as baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, football, boys and girls golf, 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.
District Championships: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Regional Championships: 2011, 2012
Semi-State Championships: 2012
State Runner-up: 2012
2010 Jerry Lucas 11-2 Regional Finals
2011 Jerry Lucas 11-3 State Semifinals
2012 Jerry Lucas 11-4 State Finals
2013 Jerry Lucas 7-2
All Time Record 40-11
District Championships: 2010, 2011
2010 Abbey Buchert 22-3 Regional Quarterfinals
2011 Abbey Buchert 19-10 Regional Quarterfinals
2012 Abbey Buchert 11-19 District Semifinals
2013 Cary Clark 18-10 Regional Quarterfinals
Boy's Soccer
2010 Scott Cress 14-6-1 District Semifinals
2011 Scott Cress 11-7-2 Regional Semifinals
All Time Record 60-19-7
Girl's Soccer
2010 Terry Murphy 9-8-2 District Quarterfinals
2011 Terry Murphy 10-9-0 District Quarterfinals
2012 Terry Murphy 17-3-1 District Semifinals
2013 Tim Oltman 7-8-1 District Semifinals
2010-2011 Curtis Turley 18-12 Regional Quarterfinals
2011-2012 Chris Gaither 24-11 Regional Finals
2012-2013 Chris Gaither 21-8 Regional Quarterfinals
2010-2011 Phillip Conder 15-15 Regional Quarterfinals
2012-2013 Phillip Conder 16-15 Regional Semifinals
District Championships: 2013
Regional Championships: 2013
2011 Roy Bailey 18-7 Regional Quarterfinals
2012 Roy Bailey 22-11 District Semifinals
2013 Roy Bailey 33-7 State Quarterfinals
2011 James Axline II 23-15 Regional Finals
2012 James Axline II 18-16 District Semifinals
2013 Suzanne Cates 19-20 Regional Quarterfinals
Shelbyville, Kentucky
Shelby County, Kentucky, Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky, American Civil War, Frankfort, Kentucky
Martha Layne Collins
Catholicism, University of Kentucky, United States Senate, John Y. Brown, Jr., Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
List of high schools in Kentucky
Kentucky, Adair County, Kentucky, Allen County, Kentucky, Anderson County, Kentucky, Ballard County, Kentucky
Shelby County High School (Kentucky)
Shelbyville, Kentucky, Kentucky, U.S. Route 60, Shelby County, Kentucky, Martha Layne Collins High School, Mike Casey (basketball)
Sweet Sixteen (KHSAA State Basketball Championship)
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, Henry Clay High School, Cleveland Cavaliers