Scott HS History

Scott High School opened in 1978; however, construction was not completed for the start of the school year. Students attended a split session at Dixie Heights High School, where each school held half-day sessions. The physical building opened for students in January of 1979.

Scott was built on a 78-acre farm in Taylor Mill, Kentucky. It was constructed on a country road with virtually nothing around. The community of Taylor Mill has grown around Scott High School since 1979. At present, Scott is in the "heart" of the city, which has about 7,000 residents. The district added Woodland Middle School (in the late '80s) to Scott's campus. The campus is now referred to as the Taylor Mill Campus. Woodland is the direct feeder school for the 6th through 8th graders who will eventually become Scott Eagles.

Scott High School was named after Robert Scott, who was once the chairman of the Board of Education for the Kenton County School District.

Scott's colors are blue, silver, and white. When Scott was built in the late '70s, the Dallas Cowboys were the most popular sports team in America. The students assigned to attend Scott were polled by the administration to determine the school colors and mascot. The Eagles narrowly beat out the Cowboys for the mascot, but the Cowboys' colors won by a landslide.

When Scott was built in 1979, the idea of "open" classrooms was very popular. For the first 30 years or so, classrooms had only one or two walls. Students and teachers could easily see into and hear the activities in the classrooms around them. In 2010, the campus underwent major renovations, which took 14 years to complete. All areas of the school and athletic complex were renovated. Scott remains one of the only schools in the state with a swimming pool on campus. The pool was rebuilt and expanded from six to eight lanes, with one to three diving boards, and seating increased from 140 to 500. The football field replaced grass with turf in 2010 and now seats 1,800 spectators. A second gym was added in 2023. The cross-country course was reworked, and the tennis courts, softball field, baseball field, soccer field, and gymnasiums were updated and received a major facelift during this time as well. All classrooms now have four walls. If you were a student at Scott prior to 2010, you would probably not recognize the school due to the changes and upgrades to the facilities.