Richmond High School (Richmond, Indiana)
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380 Hub Etchison Parkway Richmond, Indiana, Wayne County 47374 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°49′19″N 84°54′06″W / 39.82194°N 84.90167°WCoordinates: 39°49′19″N 84°54′06″W / 39.82194°N 84.90167°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Richmond Community Schools |
| Principal | Rae Woolpy |
| Faculty | 94 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,470 (2013-2014) |
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| Athletics conference | North Central |
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| Newspaper | The Register |
| Yearbook | The Pierian |
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Richmond High School
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Richmond High School, April 2016
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| Location | Roughly bounded by N. 16th, E and A Sts., and alley west of N. 10th St. |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Architectural style | Colonial revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 15000602 |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 2015 |
Richmond High School is a public high school in Richmond, Indiana, United States. It is the home of the Richmond Red Devils, who are members of the North Central Conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). Prior to 1939, the school was known as Morton High School in honor of Indiana's Civil War Governor, Oliver P. Morton. The current principal of Richmond High is Rae Woolpy.
Built in 1939-1941, the Colonial revival-style school originally consisted of an academic building called Morton Hall, a gymnasium called Civic Hall, and McGuire Hall, which houses the Richmond Art Museum, believed to be the only public art museum connected with a public high school. After outgrowing the Civic Hall gymnasium, the Tiernan Center was built as the home to boys' and girls' basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. It is the fifth largest high school gym in the United States, with a seating capacity of 8,100. The old Civic Hall gymnasium was converted into the Civic Hall Performing Arts Center, an auditorium which seats 924 and is home to the Richmond Symphony Orchestra in addition to other school and civic performing arts events. The current building consists of 500,000 square feet for instruction and student support services.
The Richmond High School Alumni Association is one of the oldest public high school alumni associations in the United States and boasts a significant scholarship endowment known as the Richmond College Incentive Plan.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
Richmond High School offers a comprehensive educational program for students in grades nine through twelve. Courses are offered at the general academic, honors, and college levels across four primary departments. Over 170 distinct classes are available to students in math and science, the humanities, creative and performing arts, and career and technical programs. RHS recently expanded its Advanced Placement course offerings through a partnership with the University of Notre Dame's Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program. Students can take AP courses in Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, English Language (composition), English Literature, Environmental Science, Government, US History, Physics, and Statistics. Additionally, students can undertake dual-credit coursework to earn college credit while attending the high school. Current dual-credit options are available through Earlham College, Indiana University East, Indiana University (for speech, US History 1A-B, Calculus, and Advanced Composition), and Ivy Tech Community College (for Pre-Calc. 1B, business, Project Lead the Way, radio-TV, automotive, and technical education classes).
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