New Palestine High School is a rural public high school (grades 9–12) located in New Palestine, Indiana, managed by the Community School Corporation of Southern Hancock County. As of the 2016–2017 school year it serves 1,137 students and employed 61 faculty members.[2]
| New Palestine High School | |
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| Address | |
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4485 S Victory Dr , , 46163 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°43′07″N 85°53′26″W / 39.718653°N 85.890571°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1919 |
| School district | Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation |
| Principal | James Voelz |
| Faculty | 61 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,172 [1] (2019–2020) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.9:1 |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Hoosier Heritage Conference |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Newspaper | Crimson Messenger |
| Yearbook | Avalon |
| Website | NPHS |
New Palestine High School has repeatedly been named a Four-Star School by the Indiana Department of Education.[3] In 2012, it was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.[4]
New Palestine High School is a rural school surrounded by an agricultural way of life, it has students from the communities of Finly A.K.A Carrolton, New Palestine, Gem, Sugar creek and Fountaintown.
Athletics and extracurricular activities edit
New Palestine High School is part of the Hoosier Heritage Conference and offers soccer, tennis, cross country, American football, golf, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, swimming, wrestling, baseball, softball and track and field. In addition, New Palestine High School has award-winning marching band, choir and journalism programs.
New Palestine has won nine Indiana High School Athletic Association state championships: in baseball (2004), softball (2004, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019), and football (2014, 2018, 2019[5]). In addition, the Dragons have had State Finals appearances in baseball (2003, 2004), softball (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018) and football (1990, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019), as well as team state finals appearances in golf and gymnastics. NPHS also has eight individual IHSAA state championships, won by Kyle Ulrey (1), Chad Red (4) and Alec White (1) in wrestling, as well as Lori Swegman (1, 880 yard run) and Samuel Voelz (1, 800 meter run) in track and field.[6]
A former football coach, Marvin Shepler, is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame and a former basketball coach, Fred Keesling, is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, and the IHSAA's Mental Attitude Award for boys' golf is named for him. Former football player, Todd Yoder, was also inducted in the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
Notable graduates edit
- Angela Ahrendts, senior vice president, retail and online stores, Apple Inc.; former CEO of Burberry
- Todd Yoder, former professional football player
- Kent Raymond, former professional basketball player
- Matt Canada, American football coach
- Patrick Feeney, former professional track athlete[7]
References edit
- ^ https://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/enrollment.aspx?type=school&id=2565
- ^ "New Palestine High School". Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ "Four Star Schools | IDOE". Archived from the original on 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Yorktown, New Palestine High Schools make Blue Ribbon list". 13 WTHR Indianapolis. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle. "Special New Palestine senior class cements legacy with another state title". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "IHSAA Track & Field Individual State Champions". Archived from the original on 2010-04-02.
- ^ "USA VS. THE WORLD NIKE MEN'S 4X400M RELAY - PENN RELAYS 2015".