Lone Oak High School (Kentucky)
Lone Oak High School was a public secondary school (grades 9–12) located in unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, with an address in Paducah. Its nickname was Purple Flash, and its school colors were purple and gold, although some athletic teams, such as the marching band and football team, had adopted purple and black, excluding gold, in the school's final years. The school closed in 2013 with the consolidation of the three high schools in the McCracken County Public Schools (MCPS) district into a new McCracken County High School. Lone Oak's enrollment in its final school year of 2012–13 was approximately 900 students. School system Before the opening of McCracken County High, Lone Oak High School was one of four public high schools in McCracken County, the most populous county of the state's westernmost region, the Jackson Purchase. Lone Oak, Heath and Reidland High Schools were operated by MCPS, while Paducah Tilghman High School is operated by the Paducah Public Schools, which did not participate in the consolidation. History Lone Oak almost became the site of the first McCracken County High School, which was founded in 1910 by Professor Joe Ragsdale. But, in the face of all kinds of odds, Professor Ragsdale