Mooresville High School (Indiana)

Mooresville High School
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Location
550 N Indiana St Mooresville , Morgan County , Indiana 46157 United States
Coordinates	39°37′10″N86°22′36″W / 39.619404°N 86.376700°W / 39.619404; -86.376700
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation
Superintendent	Dr. Jake Allen
Principal	Mr. Wes Upton
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,380 (2023–2024)
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Mid-State
Team name	Pioneers
Newspaper	The Pulse
Website	Official Website

Mooresville High School is a public high school located in Mooresville, Indiana.

Mooresville was the first high school in central Indiana, built in 1861 as a subscription high school with students from as far away as Iowa boarding with local residents to attend school. ^[1] The expense of operating the school was met by charging a tuition fee. In the first year, the school operated during a fall session at a cost of $11 and a spring session at a cost of $9. Beginning in the fall of 1862, the school held three sessions each year at a cost of $7.50 for each pupil enrolled for each session. Students who lived outside Mooresville boarded with local families at a cost of $1.50 to $2 per week.

The community of Mooresville is located southwest of Indianapolis, Indiana. The school district includes the Town of Mooresville as well as Brown Township, Madison Township, and Harrison Township.

As of the 2023–2024 school year, about 1,380 students attend Mooresville High School in grades 9–12.

Honors and recognition

In 2005, Mooresville was the first high school to win the national State Farm Project Ignition Teen Safe Driving Program. ^[2]

In 2006, the school's Junior State of America was honored as the JSA National Chapter of the Year by receiving the National Civic Impact award. The program was recognized as JSA National Chapter of the Year again in the early 2010s. The chapter continued to receive recognition at the state and national level until JSA's worldwide closure in 2024. ^[3]

Mooresville's marching band, the Pioneer Regiment, consistently placed in the "Sweet 16" of the Indiana State Fair Band Day competition from 2010 to 2019. ^[4]

Notable alumni

Mooresville High School has had several graduates go on to prestigious careers, including:

• Sammy Lee Davis, Medal of Honor recipient – Davis is known at The "Real" Forrest Gump ^[5] as parts of his Vietnam story and footage for his Medal of Honor ceremony were utilized in the Forrest Gump movie.
• Tim Franklin, distinguished journalist – Franklin has a Nobel prize jurist; managing editor of Bloomberg News: past editor at the Indianapolis Star, the Orlando Sentinel, and the Baltimore Sun; and currently serves as the president of The Poynter Institute. ^[6]
• Joseph Van Bokkelen, federal judge – Van Bokkelen serves as a judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. ^[7]
• William G. Bray, United States Representative – Bray served the U.S. House of Representatives from 1951 to 1967.
• Clifford C. Furnas, Olympian – Furnas was an American author, Olympic athlete, scientist, expert on guided missiles, university president, and public servant.
• Stu O’Dell, former football linebacker for the then Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Colts. Playing in 39 games between 1974 and 1978.
• Norman Connell, President and CEO of Citizens Bank 1975–2001 ^[8]

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana

References

1. "The Academy Building – Central Indiana's First High School" (PDF). www.mooresvilleschools.org.
2. "Project Ignition".
3. "JSA National Civic Impact Award". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
4. "Indiana State Fair Band Day Results".
5. "The "Real" Forrest Gump".
6. "Tim Franklin Biography".
7. "US Courts Biography – Joseph Van Bokkelen".
8. "Norman Kay Connell Obituary - the Indianapolis Star". July 11, 2021.

External links

• Official Website