Bell County High School

Bell County High School is one of three public high schools in Bell County, Kentucky, United States, and the only one in the county's school district (the other two, Middlesboro and Pineville, are operated by city-based "independent" districts). The school, which accommodates grades 9–12, became the county district's only public high school in the 1980s when it absorbed Lone Jack High School. Locally referred to as BCHS, Bell High, or Bell County, the current building was built after the flood of 1977 and succeeds the former high school (now known as Old Bell County High School, or simply Old Bell High) which is located in a flood plain and was heavily flooded in '77. Today's campus sits on a hill above US 25E about 3 miles (5 km) south of the county seat of Pineville.

Bell County High School
Address
9824 US Highway 25E Pineville , Kentucky 40977 United States
Coordinates	36.71123°N 83.69144°W / 36.71123; -83.69144
Information
Type	Public
School district	Bell County School District
Superintendent	Tom Gambrel
Principal	Jeff Brock
Faculty	35.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	697 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.24[1]
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	Blue and white     [2][3]
Slogan	"We are BC!", "Bobcat Nation", "Bobcat Pride"
Mascot	Bobcats[3]
Website	www.bell.kyschools.us/bchs

Notable alumni

• George Samuel Hurst - inventor of the first touchscreen technology.^[4][5][6][7]

References

1. "Bell County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
2. "2013-2014 Audited School Enrollments (in alphabetic order)" (PDF). Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
3. "Bell County High School". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
4. Hurst, G. Samuel, Ritchie, Rufus, Bouldin, Donald W. & Warmack, Robert. (18 November 2003). Touch screen based topological mapping with resistance framing design. U.S. Patent No. 6,650,319. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
5. Hurst, G. S., Ritchie, R. H., Warmack, R. J., Bouldin, D. W., & Kent, J. C. (4 September 2007). Touch sensor with non-uniform resistive band. U.S. Patent No. 7,265,686. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
6. Hurst, G. S., Ritchie, R. H., Bouldin, D. W., & Warmack, R. J. (21 September 2010). Touch screen with relatively conductive grid. U.S. Patent No. 7,800,589. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
7. Hurst, G. S., Warmack, R. J., Richie, R. H., Bouldin, D. W., & Ritchie, D. (31 May 2011). Multiple-touch sensor. U.S. Patent No. 7,952,564. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Sources

• http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/32175
• https://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7ADFA_en&um=1&q=pictures+of+bell+county+high+school&sa=N&start=40&ndsp=20