Kokomo High School
| Kokomo High School | |
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| Location | |
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2501 S Berkley Kokomo, Indiana, Howard County 46902 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°27′22″N 86°09′27″W / 40.456095°N 86.157630°WCoordinates: 40°27′22″N 86°09′27″W / 40.456095°N 86.157630°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Kokomo School Corporation |
| Principal | Angela Blessing |
| Faculty | 97 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2035 (2013-2014) |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | North Central |
| Team name | Wildkats |
| Website | Official Website |
Kokomo High School (merged with Haworth High School in 1984) is a four-year public high school in Kokomo, Indiana. The school is the only high school in the Kokomo-Center Township Consolidated School Corporation.
The earliest Kokomo High School found in records was in existence from about 1872 to 1916. The construction of the original Kokomo High School started in 1870 on the corner of Armstrong and Taylor with the first class commencing in 1872 according to a newspaper of that time. In 1898 the original High School burned down and a second building was built on the corner of Market and Sycamore. In 1914 the High School was again destroyed by fire. The third campus of Kokomo High School, first known as Howard County's Central School Building, was dedicated on October 19, 1917. Located at 303 East Superior Street, this building now houses Central Middle School.
The current campus of Kokomo High School was built in 1968 Previously, the downtown campus was known as Kokomo High School and the south campus was named Haworth High School. However, in 1983 the Kokomo-Center Township Board of Trustees decided that two high schools were no longer necessary. Consequently, in 1984 Haworth High School was closed and the former Haworth students began attending Kokomo High School. After the reorganization, Kokomo High School was split into two campuses. The downtown campus had 8th and 9th grade students, and the south campus (the former Haworth High School) had 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. After the south campus was expanded, the south campus became the primary location and served 9th to 12th grade students. The downtown campus later became Central Middle School in 1998.
Kokomo High School still has visible reminders of the building's history, including a framed portrait of C.V. Haworth and a case featuring Haworth's mascot, the Haworth Huskies. The C.V. Haworth award is also given to Seniors who show "exceptional ability in writing and speaking". The C.V. Haworth Memorial Scholarship Fund is available to capable seniors from Kokomo High School who are entering a bachelor's degree program at Indiana University at either the Kokomo or Bloomington campuses.
(sung to the tune of On, Wisconsin)
Onward Kokomo Onward Kokomo Dear old red and blue We your sons and daughters love you our loyalty is true
Onward Kokomo Onward Kokomo We'll Fight for your fame! Fight, fellows, fight, fight, fight! Win this Game!
(yell)
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