North Posey High School

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North Posey High School
Address
North Posey High School
5900 High School Road

Poseyville address
,
Indiana
47633

United States
Coordinates 38°08′32″N87°48′07″W / 38.142104°N 87.801916°W / 38.142104; -87.801916
Information
Type Public high school
Established1959
School district MSD of North Posey
PrincipalSean Fisher
Faculty32.58 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment428 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.14 [1]
Color(s)   
Athletics conference Pocket Athletic Conference
Team nameVikings
Rival Mt. Vernon High School
YearbookValhalla
Website North Posey High School

North Posey Senior High School is a public high school located in Posey County, Indiana, with a Poseyville postal address. [2] North Posey is the high school for the MSD of North Posey County, which includes Bethel, Robb, Smith, Harmony, Center and Robinson Townships in Posey County, Indiana.

Contents

The school district includes the towns of Poseyville, New Harmony, Cynthiana and Griffin. The census-designated place of Parkers Settlement is in the district. [3]

History

Plans to build a unified secondary school for the district were to commence in fall 1957. [4]

North Posey was opened in 1959,[ citation needed ] after the four separate schools of Poseyville, Cynthiana, Wadesville and Griffin consolidated. [4]

In 2012, New Harmony School consolidated with North Posey. [5]

The New Harmony consolidation meant that people from that community could take Advanced Placement courses, as the New Harmony School did not have those classes. Additionally, North Posey had American football teams and New Harmony did not. [6]

Campus

The facility is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Poseyville, to the southwest. [4]

As of 1957 the plans were for a 40 acres (16 ha) site. [4]

Athletics

Teams

North Posey's athletic teams are nicknamed the Vikings and the school's colors are red and black. The Vikings compete in the Pocket Athletic Conference. North Posey competes in the following sports:

State championships

Baseball

Softball

Demographics

96.9% of the student population at North Posey Sr. High School identify as White American (Caucasian), making up the majority of the student body. For the 2014/2015 school year, there were 477 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12. The student body makeup is 51% male and 49% female.[ citation needed ]

Facilities

North Posey High School has a 2,000 seat newly remodeled basketball court. There is also a second auxiliary gym, baseball and softball field, a soccer field, a football/track stadium and 5 tennis courts.

Notable alumni

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Home". North Posey High School. Retrieved 2024-06-12. 5900 High School Road Poseyville, IN 47633
  3. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2024-06-11. - Text list
  4. 1 2 3 4 "North Posey School Projects to Be Started This Fall". Evansville Press . Evansville, Indiana. 1957-08-18. p.  13 (Text detail 1 and Text detail 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Decision finalized to merge Hew Harmony and N. Posey". 21 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Mark (2022-01-20). "New Harmony keeps school's memory alive 10 years after emotional decision to close it". Courier & Press . Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  7. ↑ IHSAA. "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "'That just happened': Erin Hoehn's legenday performance lifts North Posey to championship".
  9. ↑ "US Congress Bio - John Hostettler". Congress.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
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