Seneca High School MCA
Encyclopedia
Seneca High School MCA is a Louisville
, Kentucky
, USA
, public school. It is located at 3510 Goldsmith Lane, Louisville, KY 40220, in the Hikes Point neighborhood and is part of Jefferson County Public Schools
.
Foreign language is offered in French
, Latin
, German
, Spanish
and Chinese
. Students are required to wear uniforms.
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, USA
United States
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, public school. It is located at 3510 Goldsmith Lane, Louisville, KY 40220, in the Hikes Point neighborhood and is part of Jefferson County Public Schools
Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky)
Jefferson County Public Schools is a public school district located in Jefferson County, Kentucky and operating all but one of the public schools in the county...
.
Academics
Seneca is a public senior high school with a full complement of academics including learning and academic disabilities education and English as a Second Language. Seneca has an Honors program, an Advanced Placement program, an Urban AgriScience magnet program, and the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Program (JROTC). A professional career theme called Creating Our Global Community offers courses in human services, education, and international studies.Foreign language is offered in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
. Students are required to wear uniforms.
Athletics
- Baseball
- Basketball (boys and girls)
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf (boys and girls)
- Soccer (boys and girls)
- Softball
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis (boys and girls)
- Volleyball (girls)
- Wrestling
Administrators
- Principal: Michelle Dillard
- Assistant Principal: Kim Harbolt
- Assistant Principal: Bob Dearmond
- Assistant Principal: Cindy Berger
Notable Alumni (year graduated)
- Diane SawyerDiane SawyerLila Diane Sawyer is the current anchor of ABC News' flagship program, ABC World News. Previously, Sawyer had been co-anchor of ABC Newss morning news program, Good Morning America ....
- Television journalist for ABC News, currently anchoring World News with Diane Sawyer, the network's flagship evening news program and previously co-anchor of the morning news program Good Morning AmericaGood Morning AmericaGood Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
. (1963) - Mike R. Redd - Basketball standout was All-State three years and named Kentucky Mr. Basketball in 1963 when Seneca won the Kentucky state championship. Led Kentucky Wesleyan to third in the 1964 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament1964 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball TournamentThe 1964 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1963-4 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...
. Drafted in 1967 by the Boston Celtics. Won the AAU Men's National Basketball Championship in 1969 and 1970 with the U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars. Elected to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1999. (1963) - Jerry Abramson - Louisville, Kentucky mayor. (1964)
- Wes UnseldWes UnseldWestley Sissel "Wes" Unseld is an American former basketball player. He spent his entire NBA career with the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.-Early life and college career:Unseld starred on a Seneca High School team...
- NBA basketball player for the Baltimore/Washington BulletsWashington WizardsThe Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
elected to the Basketball Hall of FameBasketball Hall of FameThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
in 1988. The second player ever to win both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same season (1968–69) and the MVP of the NBA Finals in 1978, won by the Bullets. He led Seneca High School to two Kentucky state championships in 1963 and 1964. His 88 rebounds in the 1964 tournament, and 72 rebounds in the 1963 tourney, rank as the two top tournament marks in that category. As a senior he was named Kentucky Mr. Basketball. Elected to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1989. (1964) - Stephen P. Imhoff - Board member, Jefferson County Public Schools, 2001- to present. Local attorney. (1966)
- Darryl Bishop - Football defensive back who still holds University of KentuckyKentucky Wildcats footballThe Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...
career records for pass interceptions and interception return yardage. All-SEC, First Team in 1973 and Second Team in 1972, Bishop was named to the Hula Bowl and North-South Shrine Game. Along with Joe FederspielJoe FederspielJoseph Michael Federspiel was an American football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League.Federspiel played college football at the University of Kentucky....
, Bishop was named the team's Most Valuable Player in 1971, the Outstanding Defensive Back in 1972 and 1973, and drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in 19741974 NFL DraftThe 1974 National Football League Draft took place at the Americana Hotel in New York City on January 29–30, 1974. Each of the 26 NFL teams was granted 17 selections for a total of 442 picks....
. Bishop walked-on and played on the freshman basketball team during the 1969-70 season. He is considered by Kentucky to be its first African American basketball player, although Tom PayneTom Payne (basketball)Thomas Robert "Tom" Payne is a former professional basketball player and a serial rapist.A 7-foot, 2-inch center, Payne played with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA during the 1970-71 season. He was also the first African American ever to play basketball for the University of Kentucky...
was the first signed to play basketball as well as the first to play on the varsity squad during the 1970-71 season. Bishop returned as a walk-on for the 1971-72 season, playing in five games during legendary coach Adolph Rupp’sAdolph RuppAdolph Frederick Rupp was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American college basketball. Rupp is fourth in total victories by a men's NCAA Division I college coach, winning 876 games in 41 years of coaching...
final season at Kentucky. (1969) - Brian J. Karem - Former correspondent, America's Most Wanted. Author of seven books and two best sellers. (1979)
- Don BradenDon BradenDon Braden is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Braden was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He began playing tenor sax at age 13 and started playing professionally at 15. As a high schooler he played in the McDonald's All-American High School Jazz Band...
- American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader who has recorded more than a dozen albums under his own name. He has also worked with the Harper Brothers, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Betty Carter and toured with Wynton Marsalis. (1983) - ZZ PackerZZ PackerZZ Packer is an African-American author, notable for her works of short fiction.-Life:She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky. "ZZ" was a childhood nickname; her given name is Zuwena...
- Notable Short-fiction writer and author of "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere" featured on the Today Show Book Club. (1990) - Garry WilliamsGarry WilliamsGarry Williams is an American football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Kentucky.-External links:...
– Offensive lineman for the NFL Carolina PanthersCarolina PanthersThe Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
and University of KentuckyKentucky Wildcats footballThe Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...
. (2004) - Cassie Heiter - WQAD-TV meteorologist. (2005)
- Stephen John - Sports writer, ghostwriter, and poker enthusiast. Co-author with Marvin Karlins of Deal Me In (Published 2009)
See also
- Public schools in Louisville, KentuckyPublic schools in Louisville, KentuckyThere are more than 145 public schools in Louisville, Kentucky, servicing nearly 100,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade education...
- Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky)Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky)Jefferson County Public Schools is a public school district located in Jefferson County, Kentucky and operating all but one of the public schools in the county...