Bryan Station High School was named for the pioneer defenders of Bryan Station Springs and Fort who successfully withstood a siege by Indians and Canadians in August 1782. A memorial has been erected in memory of the brave women of the fort who carried water from a nearby spring to the fort in anticipation of the attack. Bryan Station fields its athletic teams under the fighting name of the "DEFENDERS" reminiscent of the courage and valor of the early Kentucky pioneers. View the Bryan's Station monument.

The school building was erected in 1958 on 14.5 acres of rolling bluegrass land and a cost of 1.4 million dollars. The first class was admitted on September 4, 1958. The student body was composed of students who had previously attended Athens High School and those from Lafayette High School who lived on the northern side of the county. The original enrollment was 550.

In 1961, a second floor was added to two wings with twelve classrooms to accommodate an enrollment of 709 students. Again in 1964, fifteen additional classrooms, audio visual room, new library and the Little Theatre (now Akers Auditorium) were needed for the increased enrollment of 1276. In 1969, the original gymnasium was converted into twenty classrooms on two floors.

While the building was expanded and the enrollment increased, the entire athletic program showed miraculous progress from a three-sport program to the present program of thirteen sports of: football, baseball, and wrestling; boys and girls basketball, track & field, cross country, golf, tennis, swimming, and soccer; girls softball, volleyball and cheerleading.

Because of the diversity of the sports program and the increased student interest and participation, the athletic fields have, of necessity, been enlarged and developed over the years. The football field was completed in 1972 and named for R.L. Grider, the first Principal. It was renovated and re-dedicated in 1992. The baseball field, then the only lighted high school field in Fayette County, was completed in 1963. The track and the tennis courts were built in 1967. In the 80's the school received a much needed face lift.

On the academic front, Bryan Station has traditionally produced graduates who are National Merit Scholars and Military Academy appointees. Our graduates have accounted for hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship monies throughout the years in both academics and in sports.

In 1990, the Bryan Station Alumni Association was formed to promote the school and its students. Since its inception, the Association has played a vital role in promoting a positive image of the school with a visual showing of their support.

In 1991, the Alumni built the new sign on Eastin Road and dedicated it in the memory of teacher and coach, Philip M. Pickett.

In 1992, the 1982 graduating class donated the flagpole directly behind the sign and new school and American flags during their 10th reunion. The base of the flag pole is a monument to their deceased classmates.

In 1993, the Alumni helped to refurbish the library by painting the walls, reupholstering chairs, framing prints and purchasing new blinds. The Sight Based Committee. The Alumni had requested their replacement in a 1992 letter to the Board of Education.

In 1993, the graduating class of 1983 donated two park benches to be placed adjacent to the flag pole behind the sign on Eastin Road. These were dedicated during their 10th reunion and are in memory of their deceased classmates.

As Alumni, faculty, staff, students or friends, we should take great pride in the fact that Bryan Station graduates and their families have become an intregal part of their communities, both professionally and charitably, throughout the nation and the world.