FJ Reitz High School
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| Francis Joseph Reitz High School Evansville Reitz High School | |
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| Address | |
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350 Dreier Boulevard , , 47712 | |
| Coordinates | 37°58′24″N 87°36′21″W / 37.9732°N 87.605904°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | High Performance Counts! |
| Established | 1918 |
| School district | Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation |
| Principal | Elizabeth Carnahan |
| Assistant Principals | Megan Baker Faril Bunner |
| Teaching staff | 116 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,312 (2013-2014) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.94 |
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| Athletics conference | SIAC |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Rival | Mater Dei High School |
| Gym capacity | 3,200 |
| Website | Official website |
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Francis Joseph Reitz High School is a historic public high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1918 in honor of Francis Joseph Reitz, and is the second oldest high school still in use today in the city. It is a member of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. It is also known by the IHSAA as Evansville Reitz High School and locally known as simply Reitz High School.
Academics
13 AP courses are offered at Reitz.[2]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,343 students enrolled in 2012-2013 was:
- Male - 49.7%
- Female - 50.3%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.1%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.8%
- Black - 5.9%
- Hispanic - 0.7%
- White - 89.1%
- Multiracial - 0.4%
39.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]
Sports
Reitz Panthers compete in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference. The school colors are navy and grey. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are offered:[3]
- Baseball (boys')
- Basketball (boys' and girls')
- Girls' team state champion - 1981[4]
- Cross country (boys' and girls')
- Football (boys')
- State champions - 2007, 2009[4]
- Golf (boys' and girls')
- Soccer (boys & girls)
- Softball (girls)
- Swimming (boys' and girls')
- Tennis (boys' and girls')
- Track (boys' and girls')
- Volleyball (girls')
- Wrestling (boys')
Feeder schools
- Perry Heights Middle School
- Hefrich Park STEM Academy
Notable alumni and faculty
- Jay Buente, baseball player, pitched for Purdue University, the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays
- Rudy Charles, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling senior referee
- Brian Claybourn, former American football punter and placekicker at Western Kentucky University, and later a player with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League
- Bob Hamilton, professional golfer; 1944 PGA Championship winner
- Don Hansen, played football at Illinois and for 11 seasons in the NFL
- Lilly King, swimmer, gold medalist at 2016 Summer Olympics
- Matt Williams, producer of The Cosby Show, Home Improvement, and Roseanne
See also
References
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Francis Joseph Reitz High Sch". ed.gov. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "F.J. Reitz High School: Advanced Placement (AP) Course Listings". edlinesites.net. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "IHSAA 2014-2015 School directory" (pdf). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. p. 51. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ a b "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
External links
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| Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) |  | |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville | ||
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