Western High School (Indiana)

Western High School
Western High School
Address
	2600 S 600 W; Russiaville, Indiana 46979; United States
Coordinates	40°26′15″N 86°14′31″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Educating, Engaging, and Encouraging Students to Excel
Established	1949
School district	Western School Corp
Superintendent	Randy McCracken
School code	21934
Principal	Steve Edwards
Teaching staff	50.03 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Enrollment	850[1] (2018-19)
Student to teacher ratio	16.99[1]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Hoosier Athletic Conference
Sports	Soccer, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Golf, Wrestling, Volleyball, Cross Country, Track, Softball, Baseball
Nickname	Panthers
Rival	Northwestern, Kokomo
Newspaper	Western Union
Yearbook	Echo
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.

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]

2002 - Girls Golf
2012 - Baseball (3A)
2014 - Girls Basketball (3A)
2019 - Wrestling (2A)

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, and 2019 and Class B State Champions in 1988 for a total of 17 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

Ezra Hendrickson - Former MLS player for the New York Metrostars, Los Angeles Galaxy, Dallas Burn, D.C. United, Chivas USA and Columbus Crew. Hendrickson has also had an accomplished international career playing for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team.
Ryan White - Famous AIDS victim
Brady Miller - 3 Point record holder

Krystal Scott, the “Omegle Cat Killer”

References

"Western High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
"IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
"Western Marching Panthers". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
"Team 292 - PantherTech". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
Ginder, Jeanne White. "Who was Ryan White?".

External links

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[nces-1] "Western High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[2] "IHSAA State Championships by School". 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?".