John H. Castle High School
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3344 Highway 261 Newburgh, Indiana, Warrick County 47630 United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°59′6″N 87°23′4″W / 37.98500°N 87.38444°WCoordinates: 37°59′6″N 87°23′4″W / 37.98500°N 87.38444°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | LEARN TODAY TO LEAD TOMORROW |
| Established | 1959 |
| Locale | Suburban |
| School district | Warrick County School Corporation |
| Principal | Doug Gresham |
| Assistant Principals | Richard Lance Ryan Frazier |
| Faculty | 100 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,918 (2013-2014) |
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| Athletics conference | Southern Indiana Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Knights |
| Gym Capacity | 3,789 |
| Website | Castle High School |
Castle High School, previously known as John H. Castle High School is a public high school located about a mile northeast of Newburgh, Indiana on Indiana 261. Castle is one of three high schools in the Warrick County School Corporation. It is the only non-Evansville school that plays in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference. Castle High School offers classes in agriculture, art, business and computers, English, family and consumers science, industrial technology, mathematics, music and fine arts, physical education, science, social studies, resource education, and world languages. Castle also offers advance placement, or AP, classes in English language, English literature, calculus, physics, chemistry, US history, biology, government, and European history.
In the 2010–11 school year, Castle's graduation rate within four years was 89.7% compared to a state average of 86%. The Indiana Board of Education awarded Castle and all of its feeder schools an "A" grade, the highest possible.
The Castle High School Marching Band, known as the Castle Marching Knights, is under the direction of Tom Dean, Mark Eifler, and percussion director Nikki Miller. The color guard director is Sharon Ryles. The band features over 200 members in the wind, percussion and color guard sections. Their 2015 production was entitled "Archangel," and was inspired by pieces including "Angels in the Architecture" and "Doxology." In the 2015 season, the Marching Knights placed 2nd at the Clarksville, TN Bands of America Regional, 6th at the Indianapolis, IN Bands of America Super Regional, and 4th in Class A at the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) State Finals. In 2016, the band traveled to Indianapolis for Bands of America's Grand Nationals. They finished 10th out of the 100 bands competing.
Castle High School was founded in 1959 and later moved in 1975 to its current location on 92 acres (370,000 m2). In 2004 a new wing was added to the school containing a large Band Facility, two science labs, and several classrooms. Also associated with this project was the addition of air-conditioning to the smaller South Gym and a new state-of-the-art weight room facility and brand new locker rooms for the varsity sports. In 2008, Castle began construction on a library, to supplement the existing Media Center, and also broke ground on the natatorium, containing an Olympic-size pool, both completed by the 2009-2010 school year.
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