Wawasee High School

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Wawasee High School
Location
Wawasee High School
1 Warrior Path

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46567

Coordinates 41°25′05″N85°45′23″W / 41.41806°N 85.75639°W / 41.41806; -85.75639
Information
Type Public
Established1968
School districtWawasee Community School Corporation
PrincipalGeoff Walmer
Teaching staff69.95 (FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment909 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.99 [1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conference Northern Lakes
Nickname Warriors
Website www.wawaseeschools.org
[2]

Wawasee High School is a high school located in Syracuse, Indiana.

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History

Wawasee High School was founded in 1968 after merging the high schools from Syracuse, Milford and North Webster. Wawasee High School (and the Wawasee School Corporation) was named after Chief Wawasee of the Miami tribe who was given tracts of land in what is now Syracuse.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 935 students enrolled for 2013-14 was:

35.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. [2]

Athletics

Wawasee High School's mascot is the "Warrior" and their colors are green and gold. Wawasee competes in the Northern Lakes Conference along with Concord, Mishawaka, Goshen, Northridge, NorthWood, Plymouth, and Warsaw. Girls' track took the state championship in 1976. Principal Kim Nguyen opted to fund a new football field in 2017. [3]

Music

Wawasee has a marching band, concert band, drumline, and jazz band. Wawasee also has a concert choir and an orchestra. Wawasee competes in ISSMA contests in marching band, concert band, choir and orchestra. The marching band is known as the Wawasee High School Marching Warrior Pride. [4]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Wawasee High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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  5. "Shanna Crossley". Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2023.