Western Boone Junior-Senior High School

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Western Boone Junior-Senior High School
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Location
Western Boone Junior-Senior High School
1205 North SR 75

Thorntown
,
Boone County
,
Indiana
46071

United States
Coordinates 40°03′23″N86°36′47″W / 40.056309°N 86.613100°W / 40.056309; -86.613100
Information
Type Public high school
LocaleRural
School districtWestern Boone County Community School District
SuperintendentRob Ramey
PrincipalBrent Miller
Faculty48.50 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment794 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.04 [1]
Campus size3A (IHSAA)
Color(s)Red, white, and blue    
Team nameStars
Website webo.weboschools.org

The Western Boone Junior-Senior High School, colloquially called WeBo, is a public high school located in Thorntown, Indiana.

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History

The school was founded after the consolidation of five Boone County public schools: Dover, Pinnell, Thorntown, Washington, and Granville Wells. To represent the five schools, Orion the star was chosen to represent to newly founded school as its mascot. [2]

Athletics

The Western Boone Stars are currently members of the Sagamore Conference. However, between the 2024–25 and 2026-27 school years, Western Boone will be leaving to form a new 6-School conference with Crawfordsville, Frankfort, North Montgomery, Southmont, and an unnamed sixth school. [3] Student athletes at WeBo participate in the following Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered:

State Championships

Diving

  • 1992 IHSAA One Meter Diving: Brian Carr [4] [5]
  • 1993 IHSAA One Meter Diving: Brian Carr

Football

  • 1988 IHSAA 2A Champions [6]
  • 2018 IHSAA 2A Champions [7]
  • 2019 IHSAA 2A Champions [8]
  • 2020 IHSAA 2A Champions [9]

Track & Field

  • 2019 IHSAA Boys High Jump: Logan Benson [10]

Performing Arts

Imperial Star Command Band

Western Boone's marching band was founded in the summer of 1974 under the direction of Richard J. Gress, the former music teacher and band director of Thorntown High School. Continuing the tradition set by the Thorntown High School marching band, The Imperial Star Command Band participated in the summer marching events hosted by the Central Indiana Track Show Association (CITSA) from 1974-1979.

In 1977 Steven A. Meurer was hired as the school's new band director. Under new direction, the band began participating in the Indiana State School Music Association's (ISSMA) Fall marching in 1977. The Imperial Star Command Band would have their highest placement of 8th at the State Finals in 1983 under the direction of Dana H. Heidenreich. They continued to participate in ISSMA events until 1988, when the program took a five year absence until their return in 1994.

In 2006, Brad Hisey took over the program and continued to participate in ISSMA events until 2009. In 2010, the program returned to the Summer marching events hosted by CITSA and has continued to participate, most recently in the 2023 Indiana State Fair Band Day event. In the 2023 season, under the direction of Leslie Baker, the Imperial Star Command Band placed 11th place in the preliminary scoring. That placement allowed the band to participate in the Indiana State Fair Band Day Finals for the first time since 1979. The band competed in the finals in the following years (with finals score placements): [11] [12] [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Western Boone Jr-Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Information". webo.weboschools.org.
  3. ↑ "Western Boone to leave Sagamore Conference, will form new six-team league". The Indianapolis Star.
  4. ↑ "Brian E Carr – Indiana High School Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame". ihssdhof.org. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  5. ↑ "IHSAA Boys Swimming & Diving State Championship Records Book" (PDF). ihsaa.org. July 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ Neddenriep, Kyle. "How a fiery halftime speech and injured QB spurred Western Boone to Class 2A football state title". The Indianapolis Star.
  8. ↑ "2019-20 Class 2A Football Recap". legacy.ihsaa.org.
  9. ↑ Fisher, Jeff (2020-11-28). "Western Boone wins 3rd straight Indiana 2A high school football state championship". High School Football America.
  10. ↑ will.willems@reporter.net, Will Willems (2019-05-31). "Finishing on top: Benson wins state high jump title". Reporter.net.
  11. ↑ "Indiana State Fair Band Day & CITSA". Indiana State Fair Band Day & CITSA.
  12. ↑ "Indiana Fall Band History". Indiana Fall Band History.
  13. ↑ kiara.conley@reporter.net, Kiara Conley (2023-08-09). "Western Boone Imperial Star Command Band glows at State Fair Band Day". Reporter.net.
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