Clay High School (Indiana)
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| Clay High School | |
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| Address | |
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19131 Darden Road , , 46637 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°43′53″N 86°14′19″W / 41.7314°N 86.2385°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1939 |
| School district | South Bend Community School Corporation |
| Principal | Mansour Eid |
| Faculty | 72 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1275 (2013–14) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Northern Indiana Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Colonials |
| Rival | South Bend Washington |
| Newspaper | The Colonial |
| Yearbook | Minuteman |
| Website | School website |
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Clay High School is a public high school located in South Bend, Indiana. It is the Fine Arts school in the South Bend Community School Corporation magnet program.
Fine arts
Clay High School is the Magnet High School for the Visual and Performing Fine Arts, and offers various fine arts classes such as dance, theatre tech, music theory, drawing, photography, ceramics, and piano/keyboarding. Clay also offers a Fine Arts Connection course which traces the relationships in the fine arts throughout history with hands-on activities. All magnet students are entitled to free private music lessons.
Advanced courses in Clay High School's music department require auditions. For those not interested in auditioning, basic classes are offered such as Mixed Choir, Orchestra, and Band. More advanced classes, such as Swing Choir, Advanced Choir, Women's Choir, Chamber Orchestra, and Jazz Band, require auditions (which usually occur at the beginning or end of the school year). The band, orchestra, and swing choir have all received Gold Division awards at ISSMA competitions.
Magnet grants also allow the school to perform four theatrical performances each school year: one play, two musicals, and a series of one-act plays. The school's thespian group performs shortened versions of these plays along with monologues and skits for competitions.
Visual Arts has also thrived. Since the beginning of the magnet program, many artists from Clay have attained varies from many contests such as the Scholastics Art and Writing. Visual Arts has established a strong base in the magnet program, create future artists respectively.
Athletics
Rivals include the South Bend Washington Panthers, the South Bend Riley Wildcats, the South Bend John Adams Eagles, the South Bend St. Joseph's Indians, the Mishawaka Cavemen, and the Mishawaka Marian Knights.
Notable alumni
- Jaraan Cornell – former International Basketball League player for the Gary Steelheads (2000–2001). Former Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team player (1996–2000).[2]
- Jon Gruden – current ESPN football analyst. Former NFL head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002–2008) and Oakland Raiders (1998–2001).[3][4]
- Lee Nailon – current professional basketball player for the Panteras de Aguascalientes of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. Former NBA player for the Philadelphia 76ers (2005–2006), New Orleans Hornets (2004–2005), Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2004), Orlando Magic (2004), Atlanta Hawks (2003), New York Knicks (2002–2003), Charlotte Hornets (2000–2002).[5]
- John Newcomer – Game designer of coin-op titles such as Joust[6]
- Dean Norris – Actor[7]
- Don Schlundt – former Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team player (1951–1955) and member of the 1953 National Championship team. Member of the Indiana University athletics Hall of Fame (1982) and of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.[8][9]
- David Simkins – Screenwriter and television producer[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Clay High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Purdue Basketball Bio – Jaraan Cornell". Purduesports.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "Pro-Football-Reference Bio – Jon Gruden". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "ESPN Media Bio – Jon Gruden". ESPNmediazone.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "NBA Bio – Lee Nailon". NBA.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ Bevan, Mike. "The Making of Joust". Retro Gamer (63): 36–41.
- ^ "IMDB Bio – Dean Norris". IMDB.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame – Don Schlundt". Hoopshall.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "IU Athletics Hall of Fame – Don Schlundt". iuhoosiers.cstv.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ Bonfiglio, Jeremy D. (January 21, 2007). "The cat herder". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved June 19, 2013.