From 1910 to 1955, the high school serving white students in the Henderson city limits was Barret Manual Training High School. Though the school was named Barret in honor of James Barret, who donated property for the school, all logos still used an “H” and it was considered to be a continuation of HHS.

The 1916 Barret Manual Training High School basketball team won the first state high school tournament, held at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. That first tournament was an invitational and consisted of only eight schools. Barret is one of the few schools to win the Kentucky State Tournament with an undefeated season. This tournament was two years before the formation of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association and is not shown in the press guides.