Wawasee High School

Wawasee High School
Wawasee High School
Location
	1 Warrior Path; Syracuse, Indiana 46567; United States
Coordinates	41°25′05″N 85°45′23″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1968
School district	Wawasee Community School Corporation
Principal	Geoff Walmer
Teaching staff	55.94 (on a FTE basis)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	962[1] (2014-15)
Student to teacher ratio	17.20
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Northern Lakes
Nickname	Warriors
Website	www.wawasee.k12.in.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=9
	[2]

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

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:

Male - 52.5%
Female - 47.5%
Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.5%
Black - 0.8%
Hispanic - 9.5%
White - 85.8%
Multiracial - 3.0%

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, Elkhart Memorial, 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

Shanna Zolman - Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars and Tulsa Shock[5]
Brent McMillan - National political director for the Green Party
Brittany Brees - Wife of Drew Brees, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints

References

"Wawasee High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Wawasee High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
"IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
"IndianaMarching.com - Wawasee HS - 2015 Band Profile". indianamarching.com. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
https://web.archive.org/web/20150109183213/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/shanna_crossley/bio.html. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

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[1] "Wawasee High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

[ed.gov-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.

[4] "IndianaMarching.com - Wawasee HS - 2015 Band Profile". indianamarching.com. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[bio-5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20150109183213/http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/shanna_crossley/bio.html. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)