New Prairie United School Corporation

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New Prairie United School Corporation operates five schools in Indiana.

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The district, mostly in LaPorte County, includes the Hudson Lake and Rolling Prairie census-designated places, as well as a northeast portion of the City of LaPorte. The district includes almost all of Kankakee Township, and all of the townships of Galena, Hudson, and Wills. [1]

Athletics

New Prairie High School's athletic director is Mr. Brian Williamson. New Prairie High School is a founding member of the Northern State Conference, which includes the schools of Bremen, Culver Community, Jimtown, John Glenn, Knox, Laville, Triton, and New Prairie.

IHSAA sports offered include:

Extra-curricular

Robotics team

New Prairie's FIRST Robotics Competition team, Las Pumas, completed their ninth season of competition in 2015. In Indiana's inaugural District Competitions, they claimed their first ever championship. They were chosen as the third member of the victorious alliance of team 234 CyberBlue and team 1024 Kil-A-Bytes, both from Indianapolis, at the Purdue District Event, held at the Co-Rec. [3] [ failed verification ]

Choral Department

The program includes four choirs:

All choirs are under the direction of Mr. Forrester. [4]

Theater Company

New Prairie Theater Company has fall play and spring musical each year. In 2010–11, the theater presented Moon over Buffalo and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In 2011–12, the theater presented Once Upon a Mattress and The Murder Room. In 2012–13, the theater presented Footloose and The Glass Menagerie. In 2013–14, the theater presented Les Miserables and The Matchmaker. In 2014–15, the theater presented Into the Woods and The Night of January 16th . In 2015-16, the theater presented Grease. In 2016-17 the theater presented "Camp Rock". In 2017-18 the theater presented "Annie". In 2018-19 the theater presented "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." Mrs. Kortney Brennan and Mr. Bennett are the current[ when? ] directors. All current Alumni are currently fighting or have lost their fight with the lung diseases they caught due to the stage 3 asbestos that was and still is in the NPHS auditorium.

Band / Marching Band

Directors:

Color Guard Instructors:


The New Prairie “Marching Cougars” are a competitive marching band that performs in many parades and competitions in the area, along with the home game halftime shows. They perform in summertime parades in Walkerton, Bremen, LaPorte, New Carlisle, and Michigan City. In 2010 and 2011, the marching band won first place in the LaPorte Fourth of July Parade. They were invited to march at the Indy 500, as well as Indiana and Purdue Universities. The Marching Cougars compete in many ISSMA competitive marching competitions from September–October. In 2014, the band competed in Scholastic Class A state finals, with their show "Twisted Wonderland", and in 2018, they went to Class B semi-state with their show "Breathe." The concert band season takes place during the winter and spring, and jazz band and pep band play at the home girls and boys basketball games. Many NPHS band students have been selected to perform in a variety of honor ensembles, including IBA All-District, Ball State Honor Festival, ISU Honor Festival, and IMEA All-State Honor Bands.

Clubs

Other clubs include anime club, art club, color guard, dance team, academic decathlon, bowling, cheerleading, discussion club, environmental club, FBLA, French club, French honor society, Hoosier academic super bowl, Hoosier state spell bowl, HOSA, karate club, kazoo club, [5] key club, mock trial, model club, national honor society, pep club, PSA, quiz bowl, robotics, rocket club, RSVP, SADD, soccer, Spanish club, Spanish honor society, student senate, varsity letter club, and yearbook.

Board of education

The district is operated by a 5-member Board of Education. Members (as of 2015) are:

Schools

The district, located in northwest Indiana, includes 1 High School, 1 Middle School, and 3 Elementary Schools.

High school

Principal: Mr. J.R. Shelt
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Robyn Kubsch
Mascot: Cougars [8]

Middle school

Principal: Mr. Heinold
Assistant Principal: Mr. Justin Heinold
Mascot: Cougars [9]

Elementary schools

Principal: Mrs. Tara Bush
Mascot: Tigers [10]
Principal: Mrs. Rhonda Myers
Mascot: Bobcats [11]
Principal: Mrs. Becky Bartlett
Mascot: Bull Dogs [12]

In December 2011, Prairie View Elementary and Rolling Prairie Elementary Schools of the New Prairie United School Corporation were recognized as 2010-2011 Four Star Schools by the Indiana Department of Education. Out of 1,780 Indiana public schools, 162 earned this distinction. Eleven of 238 non-public schools also received the honor this year. To be considered a Four Star School, a school's combined English/Language Arts and Math ISTEP+ passing percentages must fall into the top 25th percentile when compared to schools statewide. A school must also have made adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act to qualify.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: LaPorte County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 5, 2024. - Text list
  2. ↑ "Welcome to the Athletics/Activities Department!". Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Home". laspumas2197.org.
  4. ↑ "Home". npchoir.weebly.com.
  5. ↑ "Instagram".
  6. ↑ "New Prairie United School Corporation".
  7. ↑ "School Office Staff – New Prairie United School Corporation".
  8. ↑ http://hs.npusc.k12.in.us/ New Prairie High School
  9. ↑ http://ms.npusc.k12.in.us/ New Prairie Middle School
  10. ↑ http://ol.npusc.k12.in.us/ Olive Township Elementary School
  11. ↑ http://pv.npusc.k12.in.us/ Prairie View Elementary School
  12. ↑ http://rp.npusc.k12.in.us/ Rolling Prairie Elementary School
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