Warren Central High School (Indiana)
| Warren Central High School | |
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| Address | |
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9500 East 16th Street Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion County 46229 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°47′28″N 86°00′01″W / 39.791167°N 86.000264°WCoordinates: 39°47′28″N 86°00′01″W / 39.791167°N 86.000264°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Wisdom, Courage, Honor, Service" |
| Established | 1924 |
| School district | Metropolitan School District of Warren Township |
| Principal | Rich Shepler |
| Faculty | 146 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3,736 (2016-2017) |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference |
| Team name | Warriors |
| Rivals |
Ben Davis Giants Carmel Greyhounds |
| Newspaper | Warren Central Owl |
| Yearbook | Wigwam |
| Website | [1] |
Warren Central High School, also known as Warren, WC, or WCHS, is a public high school located in Warren Township on the far east side of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the only high school in Warren Township with an enrollment of 3,736 students as of the 2016-2017 school year. Warren Central is known as "The Pride of the Eastside". Its school colors are Black and Vegas Gold and the nickname is the Warriors. The school fight song is Rah, rah for Warren. The original Warren Central opened on January 12th, 1925 at the corner of 10th Street & Post Road on the far east side of Indianapolis. It was a consolidation of the Cumberland and Shadeland schools which both had high schools that were too small for the growing township population. Warren Central was built to house grades 7 to 12 and to give the students a city quality education in a farm community. By the late 1950s, the population of Warren Township had once again outgrown its high school and, on September 6, 1960, a new Warren Central opened at its present location off of 9500 East 16th Street. The new school only housed grades 10-12 with grades 7-9 remaining at the old school. In 1976, the Walker Career Center opened on the property of the high school giving students not going on to college an opportunity to train for a career.
The school is best known for athletic success, competing as a member of the nationally recognized Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference. Warren Central has a total of 24 State Championship titles since winning its first title in 1980. State championships include Boys Cross Country (2), Track (8), Golf (1), Gymnastics (2), Softball (1), Wrestling (2), and Football (8).
Warren Central has enjoyed great success in football. The Warriors first began playing in 1937 and are eight time State Champions (1984 Class 4A), 1985, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 Class 5A), 2013 (Class 6A). The football team won the inaugural 5A State Title in 1985 after winning the 4A Title in the previous season. Future NFL quarterback and #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, Jeff George, was the starting quarterback for those teams (1984, 1985). Record setting running back Darren Evans was signed by the Indianapolis Colts after the lockout ended in 2011. They won their eighth state title in 2013, in the inaugural 6A State Title, beating Carmel 7-6.
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