Washington High School (East Chicago, Indiana)

The Washington High School Senators athletic teams competed in the Indiana Lake Shore conference from 1969 until the school closed in 1986. Prior to 1969, the school was a member of the Northern Indiana conference (1927-1962), the Northwestern conference (1963-1967) and the Tri-City conference (1968).[1] The school was also a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), the organization which governs athletic activities in Indiana.

The school sponsored various interscholastic athletics teams. The Senators won state championships in basketball (1960, 1971).[2] The 1971 "Dream Team" was ranked No.1 in the state for the entire season, and went undefeated (29-0) and won the Indiana state high school basketball championship. The team featured Tim Stoddard (who played baseball and basketball at N.C. State and spent 15 year in Major League Baseball, Pete Trgovich (who played at UCLA), and Junior Bridgeman (who played at Louisville and in the NBA). The three would all go on to reach the Final Four.[3]

• Vince Boryla, professional basketball player, coach, and executive
• Junior Bridgeman, professional basketball player and businessman
• Emilio A. De La Garza, posthumous winner of the Medal of Honor
• Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson family
• Kenny Lofton, professional baseball player
• Nick Mantis, professional basketball player
• Art Murakowski, professional football player and legislator
• Vincent Mroz, United States Secret Service agent involved in the 1950 shootout at Blair House
• Ray Ragelis, professional basketball player and coach
• Quentin P. Smith, Tuskeegee Airman
• Tim Stoddard, professional baseball player and coach
• Pete Trgovich, college basketball player and coach
• Warren W. Wiersbe, Christian clergyman and author

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: George Washington High School