John H. Castle High School

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Castle High School
Address
John H. Castle High School
3344 Indiana 261

Newburgh
,
Warrick County
,
Indiana
47630

United States
Coordinates 37°59′6″N87°23′4″W / 37.98500°N 87.38444°W / 37.98500; -87.38444
Information
Type Public high school
Established1959
LocaleSuburban
School district Warrick County School Corporation
PrincipalJim Hood [1]
Teaching staff104.00 (on a FTE basis) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,961 (2022-23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio18.86 [2]
Color(s)    [3]
Athletics conference Southern Indiana Athletic Conference [3]
Nickname Knights [3]
Gym Capacity3,789
Website castle.warrick.k12.in.us

Castle High School, previously known as John H. Castle High School is a public high school located about a mile northeast of Newburgh, Indiana on Indiana 261. Castle is one of three high schools in the Warrick County School Corporation. Until 2020, it was the only non-Evansville school that played in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference as well as the largest high school in southwestern Indiana by enrollment. Castle High School offers classes in agriculture, art, business and computers, English, family and consumers science, industrial technology, mathematics, music and fine arts, physical education, science, social studies, resource education, and world languages. Castle also offers advanced placement classes in English language, English literature, calculus, chemistry, US history, biology, government, macroeconomics, art history, and CS principles. [4]

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History

Castle High School was founded in 1959 and later moved in 1975 to its current location on 92 acres (37 ha). In 2004, a new wing was added to the school containing a large band facility, two science labs, and several classrooms. Also associated with this project was a new weight room facility and new locker rooms for the varsity sports. In 2008, Castle began construction on a library, to supplement the existing media center, and also broke ground on the natatorium, containing an Olympic-size pool, both completed by the 2009-2010 school year.[ citation needed ]

Facilities

Castle High School is on a 92-acre (37 ha) site. The high school has a 6,000-seat football and track stadium. There is also a baseball and softball field, a soccer field, five tennis courts and an Olympic-size pool. The building contains two gymnasiums, the north gym with a capacity of 3500, and the south gym with a capacity of 600.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,940 students enrolled in 2014-2015 was:

19.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. [5]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The Castle Knights are members of the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference. The school colors are blue, white, and gold. The following IHSAA-sanctioned sports are offered: [3]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (boys and girls)
    • Girls state champion - 2006 [6]
  • Cross country (boys and girls)
  • Football (boys)
    • State champion - 1982, 1994 [6]
  • Golf (boys and girls)
  • Soccer (boys and girls)
    • Boys state champion - 2000 [6]
  • Softball (girls)
    • State champion - 2001 [6]
  • Swimming (boys and girls)
  • Tennis (boys and girls)
  • Track (boys and girls)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Unified track (co-ed)
  • Wrestling (boys)

Castle also offers the following club sports: archery, bowling and lacrosse (boys and girls).[ citation needed ]

Arts

The marching band, known as the Marching Knights, features over 200 members in the wind, percussion, and color guard sections. The marching band placed 2nd in the Indiana State School Music Association State Finals in 2005 and 2017, [7] and performed in the Bands of America Grand National Finals in 2016, 2017, 2022 and 2024. In 2017 being considered the class AAA national champion. During the 2022 awards, the Marching Knights were invited to the 2024 Rose Bowl Parade. The Marching Knights also received The Sudler Shield in 2016. Castle's top jazz ensemble has performed in the ISSMA State Jazz Finals each year since its inception in 2016 and was deemed the honor band in 2017 and 2022. [8]

Castle is home to the Knightingales, the basic all-girls show choir, and the Knight Sensations, the advanced mixed show choir.

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Castle High School - Administration". Castle High School. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Castle High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2017-2018 School directory" (PDF). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ "AP Course Information". castle.warrick.k12.in.us. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Castle High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 IHSAA. "IHSAA State Championships by School". www.ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Indiana State School Music Association". www.issma.net. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Indiana State School Music Association". www.issma.net. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  9. ↑ Engelhardt, Gordon. "Dodgers honor Castle grad Jamey Carroll" . Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  10. ↑ Engelhardt, Gordon. "Castle grad Michael Rosenbaum reprising 'Smallville' role". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
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