Western High School (Russiaville, Indiana)
| Western High School | |
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| Address | |
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2600 S 600 W Russiaville, Indiana, Howard County 46979 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′15″N 86°14′31″W / 40.43750°N 86.24194°WCoordinates: 40°26′15″N 86°14′31″W / 40.43750°N 86.24194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Educating, Engaging, and Encouraging Students to Excel |
| Established | 1949 |
| School district | Western School Corp |
| Superintendent | Randy McCracken |
| School code | 21934 |
| Principal | Rick Davis |
| Faculty | 56 |
| Enrollment | 833 (2013-2014) |
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| Athletics conference | Hoosier Athletic Conference |
| Sports | Soccer, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Golf, Wrestling, Volleyball, Cross Country, Track, Softball, Baseball |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Rival | Northwestern, Kokomo |
| Newspaper | Western Union |
| Yearbook | Echo |
| Website | Website |
Western High School is a high school located in Russiaville, Indiana. The school is a part of Western School Corporation.
Western High School is one of 5 public high schools in Howard County: Kokomo High School, Northwestern High School, Eastern (Greentown) High School, and Taylor High School.
Western was founded in 1949 by combining three smaller school systems into one corporation, Western School Corporation. The New London Quakers, West Middleton Broncos, and Russiaville Cossacks came together and formed the Western Panthers.
The Western student average was over the statewide average in Algebra and English for the End of Course Assessment (ECA) tests, including being 15 percent over the state average in English.
The Western High School Marching Panthers have been ISSMA Class C State Champions in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016 and Class B State Champions in 1988 for a total of 16 State Championships. They now have the most state championships in the state. The Western Marching Band has also been Bands of America Grand National Class A Champions in 1984, 1985, 1990, and 2012.
Western High School is one of the 11 schools associated with the Hoosier Athletic Conference.
Currently, the teams are as follows: Boys- Football, Soccer, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming, Track and Field, Golf, and Baseball. Girls- Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Swimming, Track and Field, Softball, Golf, and Soccer. In addition, there was a club bowling team added in 2010, however its events do not count towards conference standings since not all of the other schools have a team.
The following teams have taken IHSAA state championships:
Western School Corporation gained notoriety for expelling Ryan White in 1984 because of his diagnosis of HIV, a disease that, at the time, was just coming into the national spotlight.
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