Lone Oak High School (Kentucky)

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name = Lone Oak High School


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streetaddress = 225 John E. Robinson Avenue
city = Paducah
state = KY
zipcode = 42001
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url = [http://loneoak.mccracken.k12.ky.us/lhs/ loneoak.mccracken.k12.ky.us/lhs/]
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district = McCracken County Public Schools
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principal = Brian Harper
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schooltype = Public
grades = 9–12
feeders = Lone Oak Middle School
campus = Small city
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nickname = Purple Flash
school colors = Purple and gold
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newspaper = "The Oak "K"
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enrollment = c. 900
enrollment_as_of = 2008
information = [phone] [http://loneoak.mccracken.k12.ky.us/lhs/] Refimprove|date=December 2007

Lone Oak High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) located in Lone Oak, Kentucky, a city that shares a post office with Paducah, Kentucky. Its nickname is Purple Flash, and its school colors are purple and gold, although some athletic teams are adopting the colors purple and black, excluding gold. Lone Oak High School's enrollment is approximately 900 students.

School system

Lone Oak High School is one of four public high schools in Paducah/McCracken County. Lone Oak High School is part of the McCracken County Public Schools, in addition to Heath High School and Reidland High School. Paducah Tilghman High School is part of the Paducah Public Schools.

Future plans

In the summer of 2007, several public hearings were held discussing the future of Lone Oak High School, and to address the major overcrowding issues in each Lone Oak district school. A decision was made that a new Lone Oak High School will be constructed, housing grades 10, 11, and 12. The current high school building will then house grades 7, 8, and 9. The current Lone Oak Middle School building will house grades 4, 5, and 6. The current elementary schools in Lone Oak will then house grades K-3. This solution should put an ease on the excessive overcrowding at Lone Oak Elementary, Hendron Lone Oak Elementary, Lone Oak Middle, and Lone Oak High.

Notable alums

*Lynn Zimmerman, later to be known as Jeri Ryan, graduated from Lone Oak High School. The actress has starred in the CBS crime drama "Shark", and more notably on "" as Seven of Nine and "Boston Public" as Ronnie Cooke.
* Current PGA Tour golfer Kenny Perry is also a Lone Oak graduate.

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