John Glenn High School (Walkerton, Indiana)

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John Glenn High School
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John Glenn High School from the air
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John Glenn High School (Walkerton, Indiana)
201 John Glenn Drive

Walkerton
,
St. Joseph
,
Indiana
46574

United States
Coordinates 41°27′27″N86°28′47″W / 41.457545°N 86.479735°W / 41.457545; -86.479735
Information
Type Public high school
Established1968
School district John Glenn School Corporation
NCES District ID71
PrincipalChris Manering
Faculty42.83 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment625 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.59 [1]
Color(s)   
Fight song Based on Illinois Loyalty
Athletics conference IHSAA District 1 [2]
Northern Indiana Conference [2]
MascotFalcon
Nickname Glenn
Team nameFalcons
Rival Bremen High School
Website Official Website

John Glenn High School is a public high school in Walkerton, Indiana. It is the only high school in the John Glenn School Corporation, which serves Walkerton and North Liberty. [3]

Contents

John Glenn High School is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (N.C.A.). Credits earned at John Glenn High School are accepted by all high schools and colleges in Indiana and by all schools that are members of the N.C.A. John Glenn has a First Class commissioned rating from the Indiana Department of Public Instruction.[ citation needed ]

The school was dedicated on October 20, 1968, with NASA astronaut John Glenn, for whom it is named, present. [4] Glenn is said to have delivered an inspiring speech on the occasion. [5]

Glenn has won 18 state spell bowl competitions.[ citation needed ]

The school's predecessor was Walkerton High School, whose first building was constructed in 1914 and housed all twelve grades. [6] Then in 1942 a new building was constructed and the high school relocated there. [7] When the Glenn school was constructed and occupied, the existing high school building was repurposed as the Harold C. Urey Middle School. [7]

Academics

John Glenn is given a score of 7/10 on greatschools.org. The school has scored higher than the state averages on the End-of-Course-Assessments given by the state of Indiana. [8]

2011 ECA ScoresAlgebra IEnglishBiology
John Glenn83%76%52%
Indiana72%72%47%

The student-teacher ratio is slightly larger than the state average at 20 (Indiana average is 17) Source: 1NCES, 2008-2009

John Glenn offers 13 AP and college-credit courses including :

John Glenn offers the following foreign languages: Spanish French Chinese

Student Demographics

The ethnic make-up of John Glenn is as follows: (State Averages in parentheses)

White - 92% (73%)

Hispanic - 5% (8%)

Multiracial - 2% (4%)

Black, non-Hispanic - >1% (12%)

Asian - >1% (2%)

Native American - >1% (>1%)

Source: IN Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Student Sub-groups

Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program - 31% (47%)

English learners - <1% (5%)

Special education - 7% (15%)

Student Activities

The following is a list of clubs and activities available for John Glenn High School students. (Taken from the student handbook)

The school's literary magazine, The Aerial, was nominated for the highest award in Indiana, but ended up finishing second. [9]

Athletics

John Glenn High School's athletic teams are the Falcons and they are part of the Northern Indiana Athletic Conference in the IHSAA. [2] (In the era of the 1950s and thereabouts the teams were known as the Walkerton Indians. [7] ) The school is currently athletic rivals with the inter-conference team Bremen Lions of Bremen High School in Bremen. The Falcons were formerly rivals with the North Liberty Shamrocks; however, this rivalry ended after the two schools merged. [10]

The school offers a wide range of athletics including:

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Glenn High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "IHSAA - Conferences". Indiana High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  3. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. Joseph County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  4. ↑ Franklin N. Sheneman, Southern St. Joseph County, Images of America, Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia, 2004, ISBN   978-0-7385-3292-9, p. 60.
  5. ↑ Jessi Schultz, "Walkerton high school remembers John Glenn", WSBT 22, December 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ Sheneman, Southern St. Joseph County, p. 30.
  7. 1 2 3 Sheneman, Southern St. Joseph County, p. 31.
  8. ↑ "ECA Results" . Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "John Glenn Website". Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "IHSAA Athletic Conferences". ihsaa.org. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ Friedlander, Blaine (March 10, 2021). "Walter LaFeber, revered history professor, dies". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  12. ↑ Miltko, Caelin. "'We knew that she had this potential'". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
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