Concord High School (Indiana)
| Concord High School | |
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| Address | |
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59117 Minuteman Way Elkhart, Indiana 46517 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′1″N 85°55′38″W / 41.63361°N 85.92722°WCoordinates: 41°38′1″N 85°55′38″W / 41.63361°N 85.92722°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1926 |
| School district | Concord Community Schools |
| Superintendent | John Trout |
| Principal | Greg Dettinger |
| Faculty | 109 (2015-16) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,716 (2016-17) |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Minuteman |
| Website | School website |
Concord High School is a public high school in Dunlap, a census-designated place in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States,
It serves Dunlap, small sections of southern Elkhart and a small section of northern Goshen.
In the 2016-17 school year, total enrollment is at 1,716 students.
Concord High School has a diverse student population with Hispanic being the largest minority population. In the 2016-17 school year the ethnicity breakdown was: White - 53.3% Hispanic - 30.5% Black - 8.0% Asian - 1.2% Multi-racial - 7.0%
The school was host to President Barack Obama's first order of business meeting outside of Washington, D.C., as well as the site of one of his campaign rallies before the 2008 election.
Concord's music department includes several choirs, a string orchestra, a dance team, two jazz bands, three concert bands, one of the largest pep bands in the area, and a championship marching band.
The marching band is known as the Concord Marching Minutemen. Since the inception of the ISSMA marching band state finals in 1983, the band has only failed to qualify for the state championship once, in 2000. The band holds ISSMA Class B state championship titles from 1992, 2003, 2005, 2011 and 2015 The book "American Band" by Kristen Laine follows the Marching Minutemen through their 2004 state runner-up season.
The marching band has appeared in the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Orange Bowl parades and was in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1974, 1978, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2007, and 2013.
Concord High School was the first high school recognized by Conn-Selmer as an All-American School, an award to "recognize the most outstanding high school instrumental music programs in America."
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