Western High School (Indiana)

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Western High School
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Western High School (Indiana)
2600 S 600 W

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Coordinates 40°26′15″N86°14′31″W / 40.43750°N 86.24194°W / 40.43750; -86.24194
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Type Public high school
MottoEducating, Engaging, and Encouraging Students to Excel
Established1949
School districtWestern School Corp
SuperintendentMark DuBois
School code21934
PrincipalSteve Edwards
Teaching staff49.75 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Enrollment824 [1]  (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio16.56 [1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conference Hoosier Athletic Conference
SportsSoccer, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Golf, Wrestling, Volleyball, Cross Country, Track, Softball, Baseball
Nickname Panthers
Rival Northwestern, Kokomo
NewspaperWestern Union
YearbookEcho
Website whs.western.k12.in.us

Western High School is a high school located in Russiaville, Indiana. The school is a part of Western School Corporation.

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About

Western High School is one of 5 public high schools in Howard County: Kokomo High School, Northwestern High School, Eastern (Greentown) High School, and Taylor High School.

Western was founded in 1949 by combining three smaller school systems into one corporation, Western School Corporation. The New London Quakers, West Middleton Broncos, and Russiaville Cossacks came together and formed the Western Panthers.

Athletics

Western High School is one of the 11 schools associated with the Hoosier Athletic Conference.

Currently, the teams are as follows: Boys- Football, Soccer, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming, Track and Field, Golf, and Baseball. Girls- Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Swimming, Track and Field, Softball, Golf, and Soccer. In addition, there was a club bowling team added in 2010, however its events do not count towards conference standings since not all of the other schools have a team.

Team state championships

The following teams have taken IHSAA state championships: [2]

Band program

The Western High School Marching Panthers have been ISSMA Class C State Champions in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021 and Class B State Champions in 1988 for a total of 18 State Championships. [3]

Extracurricular activities

Western High School is host to FIRST Robotics Competition Team 292. [4]

Ryan White incident

Western School Corporation gained notoriety for expelling Ryan White in 1984 because of his diagnosis of HIV, a disease that, at the time, was just coming into the national spotlight. [5]

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Western High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. "IHSAA State Championships by School" (PDF). ihsaa.org. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. "Western Marching Panthers" . Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. "Team 292 - PantherTech" . Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. Ginder, Jeanne White. "Who was Ryan White?".
  6. "Local woman arrested for allegedly torturing animals" . Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. Tribune, BRYAN GASKINS Kokomo (2024-09-05). "Western to posthumously recognize Fulk before Friday's game". Kokomo Tribune. Retrieved 2024-10-13.