New Fayette County School (Frederick Douglass)

[Juke]

McPeek is the AD. They have been talking to Coaches about various positions but I have not heard anything definite. The colors are suppose to be Orange and Green/Miami Hurricanes. Mascot is something horse related but I can't remember for sure what I was told.

For this school year (2016/17) incoming freshman effected by the re-districting had a choice of current districted school or new districted school to start and finish their high school years. I do not know for sure how the juniors and seniors will be handled. The most interesting piece of this is the Carter G. Woodson Academy. Currently, students attending the CGW go to the academy during the day but play sports for their districted school. My understanding is that when the new school opens it will house the CGW and all academy students will go there and play sports there, regardless of grade. This will effect most if not all Fayette Co schools sports immediately and in my opinion could have a bigger impact down the road. New school, new facilities, good players wanting to play together (see AAU) could become a destination for the better athletes.

The only "rubber stamp" tranfers in Fayette County are moving to new district (or a relative renting an apartment there) and/or attending one of the various programs the different high schools offer.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

The school's namesake is obviously Frederick Douglass...but it is also a reference to Frederick Douglass High School, a segregated high school in Lexington that closed in 1963. The HL reported that the local NAACP lobbied for the name. Very similar situation to Paul Laurence Dunbar taking its name from a closed segregated school.

 

The original school mascot was the Demons.

[Professor7]

Mascot will be the Stallions

[Pick-six]

Any chance Nate McPeek gets a shot at the job? I know he was an assistant at Bryan Station last year and he and his wife work for Fayette County Schools.

[Harry Doyle]

Mascot will be the Stallions

 

If there were ever a place in the state that needed a horse related nickname then it's in Fayette County, but dang...is that a new prerequisite now for new schools in KY? "Your mascot has to do with equine."

[RaiderPride5]

They're going with a green and orange color scheme like Miami

[tackle trap]

Steve Lovelace would be a great hire..

[gchs_uk9]

Mascot will be the Stallions

 

That'll look good on their girls teams.

[gchs_uk9]

 

They absolutely should be called the Lions.

[Johnny_Utah]

I would vote Demons or Bearcats. Demons was the mascot from the old Douglass High & Bearcats was the old Dunbar High School mascot that the Douglass Park teams utilize currently.

 

 

 

 

They absolutely should be called the Lions.

[Johnny_Utah]

@ gchs_uk9 I would assume that they would use "Fillies"? Ive been wrong before though.

 

That'll look good on their girls teams.

[ATLCat]

If I was the new school I would write a blank check made out to Ty Scroggins of Central.

 

There is literally noone in the State of Kentucky that I could think of that would be a better hire. With what he has done at Central despite having less than ideal conditions I think he would be the dream coach of this school and what Fayette County Schools have always been missing. A great X's and O's Coach that can develop talent and maintain discipline and has the ability to win once the weather turns cold.

[jericho]

@ gchs_uk9 I would assume that they would use "Fillies"? Ive been wrong before though.

 

And if they don't know what they are they can be called a

Stafilly or a Fillystal

[Johnny_Utah]

He would be an excellent choice @ATLCat , but the only problem is the "blank check" from any school in Fayette for a high school head football coach is $9350.

 

If I was the new school I would write a blank check made out to Ty Scroggins of Central.

 

There is literally noone in the State of Kentucky that I could think of that would be a better hire. With what he has done at Central despite having less than ideal conditions I think he would be the dream coach of this school and what Fayette County Schools have always been missing. A great X's and O's Coach that can develop talent and maintain discipline and has the ability to win once the weather turns cold.

[The Professor]

If most of the new school's students are coming from Henry Clay and Bryan Station will the other 3 public schools lose students to those two schools. I assume there will be some reshuffling with district boundaries.