North Hardin High School, located in Radcliff, Kentucky, has a student population of approximately 1,600. The school, a part of Hardin County Public Schools, was founded in 1962. The athletics teams are known as the Trojans. The school is also known for its involvement in the 1988 Carrollton bus disaster, which resulted in improvements to the safety of school buses.
About North Hardin
North Hardin is a member of the Southern Association and rated as a comprehensive high school by the Kentucky Department of Education. North Hardin High School has been in existence since 1962 when Rineyville High School and Vine Grove High School consolidated. The enrollment that year was 572. The building at that time was located in Vine Grove until moving to its current location in Radcliff in 1969. The school recently went through a major renovation of the main building, and larger renovations are planned. North Hardin has two gymnasiums as well as facilities for football, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and softball. In the years since North Hardin's inception, the student population grew to approximately 2,200. This year's expected enrollment is around 1,800 students.
Mascot and school colors
Since its inception in 1962, the mascot of North Hardin High School has been a Trojan and the school's colors are blue and white. The student body and faculty of the consolidation schools, Vine Grove and Rineyville High Schools, both voted on their new mascot and school colors in the 1961–1962 school year. Both Vine Grove and Rineyville's mascot prior to the consolidation were Devils.
The NH
During the 1964–1965 school year, North Hardin's Student Council adopted the NH symbol.
Athletics
North Hardin offers a wide variety of competitive sports teams.
The girls' track teams were region champions 15 years in a row before being runner-up in 2008. They won a state championship in 1999 & 2013 and runners up in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2012.
The boys' track teams were state champions in 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2013 and runners-up in 1993, 1998, 2002, and 2008.
The wrestling teams were state champions in 1968, 1969, 1978, and 1981.
The girls' golf teams were state champions in 1990 and 1992.
The Trojan Marching Band has received the Sudler Shield for marching excellence. In the spring of 2014, the Trojan Marching Band was invited to participate in the 2015 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, one of six high school bands invited out of over 170 nationwide who auditioned. In 2005 the Wind Symphony was one of only two high school bands internationally which received the Sudler Flag of Honor presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation for musical excellence. In 2015 and 2020 the North Hardin Wind Symphony was selected to perform at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. In 2018 The North Hardin Wind Symphony was selected to perform at the 2019 Music For All National Concert Band Festival.
Clubs
North Hardin offers over 20 clubs in which students can participate.
