What Your Louisville High School Says About You
“Oh, you’re from Louisville? Where’d you go to high school?”
It’s the first question you’re asked when meeting a new person from Louisville.
Why? We can only imagine that many folks had their glory days in high school and have yet to move on.
We’ve compiled a small list of Louisville-area high schools, and from formaldehyde hallways to gym funk, we can tell you how others judge you from where you went to school. All in good fun, of course!
Tell us what your school was really like, and, as usual, if we’ve missed anywhere let us know and we’ll add it to the list.
Assumption
You spent a lot of money on seam rippers and Krispy Kremes.1 of 42
Jeffersontown
Fern Creek but with more shaved eyebrows.2 of 42
Male
You’re basically a Catholic school kid whose parents didn’t want to shell out the dough.3 of 42
De Sales
Quick Recall was all yours but can you remember to tie your shoes?4 of 42
Atherton
How many ‘shrooms does it take to be a Rebel? We bet Jack Harlow comes up in conversation quite often. Second only to Hunter S. Thompson, of course.5 of 42
Ballard
Okay, but are you a Bruin or did you just go there? BTW WTF is a Bruin?6 of 42
Highlands Latin
Does anyone actually come out of that building after they go in?7 of 42
Moore
You had gold teeth. Don’t argue. We’ve seen the yearbook.8 of 42
Brown
Ohhh, Brown School. How did you get in? Did you use your grandmother’s address?9 of 42
Butler Traditional
The other traditional high school. Why didn’t you choose Male?10 of 42
Pleasure Ridge Park
You’re not Iroquois tough but you’ll do.11 of 42
Holy Cross
You mean boys and girls went there?12 of 42
Central
You’re a proud Yellowjacket and Central is part of your legacy or someone shipped you in from across the city. Either way, bet you learned to Dougie.13 of 42
Seneca
You’re proud that Diane Sawyer went to your high school and you spent a lot of time yelling at the Catholic school kids on your way to Bon Air Library.14 of 42
Kentucky Country Day
Yes, we know, Daddy’s Porsche is so embarrassing.15 of 42
Doss
So you’re uppity Fairdale, but a little better behaved.16 of 42
The Academy at Shawnee
If you didn’t go to Central, you went to Shawnee but that was long before it became a magnet academy school.17 of 42
duPont Manual
Oh, you’re one of those kids. So, which program were you in?18 of 42
Southern
“What were you in for?” You definitely spent time in Juvie.19 of 42
Eastern
You’d rather go to Ballard but this will do. Your Volvo probably needs some work though.20 of 42
