John Glenn High School (Walkerton, Indiana)

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John Glenn High School
John Gleen High School from the air
Address
Map
201 John Glenn Drive

Northern Indiana

Walkerton
,
St. Joseph
,
Indiana
46574

United States
Coordinates41°27′27″N 86°28′47″W / 41.457545°N 86.479735°W / 41.457545; -86.479735
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1968
School districtJohn Glenn School Corporation
NCES District ID71
PrincipalWilliam Morton
Faculty41
Grades9-12
Enrollment635 (2013-2014)
Color(s)     
Fight songBased off Illinois Loyalty
AthleticsFootball, Basketball, wrestling, volleyball, baseball
Athletics conferenceIHSAA District 1[1]
Northern State Conference[1]
MascotFalcon
NicknameGlenn
Team nameFalcons
RivalBremen High School
WebsiteOfficial Website

John Glenn High School is a public high school in Walkerton, Indiana. It is the only high school in the John Glenn School district.

John Glenn High School is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (N.C.A.). This association is an organization, which establishes the highest standards of education for their member schools. Credits earned at John Glenn High School are accepted by all high schools and colleges in Indiana and by all schools that are members of the N.C.A. John Glenn has a First Class commissioned rating from the Indiana Department of Public Instruction.

The school was dedicated on October 20, 1968 with NASA astronaut John Glenn present.[2]

Glenn has won 18 state spell bowl competitions.[citation needed]

Academics

John Glenn is given a score of 7/10 on greatschools.org. The school has scored higher than the state averages on the End-of-Course-Assessments given by the state of Indiana.[3]

2011 ECA Scores Algebra I English Biology
John Glenn 83% 76% 52%
Indiana 72% 72% 47%

The student-teacher ratio is slightly larger than the state average at 20 (Indiana average is 17) Source: 1NCES, 2008-2009

John Glenn offers 13 AP and college-credit courses including :

  • Calculus AB
  • Chemistry
  • English Literature & Composition
  • Government & Politics: U.S.
  • Physics B

John Glenn offers the following foreign languages: Spanish French Chinese

Student Demographics

The ethnic make-up of John Glenn is as follows: (State Averages in parentheses)

White - 92% (73%)

Hispanic - 5% (8%)

Multiracial - 2% (4%)

Black, non-Hispanic - >1% (12%)

Asian - >1% (2%)

Native American - >1% (>1%)

Source: IN Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Student Sub-groups

Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program - 31% (47%)

English learners - <1% (5%)

Special education - 7% (15%)

Student Activities

The following is a list of clubs and activities available for John Glenn High School students. (Taken from the student handbook)

  • Academic Decathlon Team
  • Drama Club
  • Yearbook
  • Aerial (literary magazine)
  • Spanish Club
  • French Club
  • Spell Bowl Team
  • Art Club
  • F.F.A.
  • F.C.C.L.A.
  • S.A.D.D.
  • Student Council
  • Chess Club
  • Swing Choir
  • Jazz Band
  • Marching Band
  • Concert Band
  • Crimson Guard

The school's literary magazine, The Arial, was nominated for the highest award in Indiana, but ended up finishing second.[4]

Athletics

John Glenn High School's athletic teams are the Falcons and they are part of the Northern Indiana Athletic Conference in the IHSAA.[1] The school is currently athletic rivals with the inter-conference team Bremen Lions of Bremen High School in Bremen. The Falcons were formerly rivals with the North Liberty Shamrocks; however, this rivalry ended after the two schools merged.[5]

The school offers a wide range of athletics including:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "IHSAA - Conferences". Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  2. ^ Franklin N. Sheneman, Southern St. Joseph County, Images of America, Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia, 2004, ISBN 978-0-7385-3292-9, p. 60.
  3. ^ "ECA Results". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. ^ "John Glenn Website". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  5. ^ "IHSAA Athletic Conferences". ihsaa.org. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

External links

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