- Charlestown Senior High School
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The old Charlestown High School before it was remodeled in 2010.
Official name Charlestown Senior High School Principal Keith Hedges School type Public Operated by Greater Clark County Schools Location #1 Pirate Place,
Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana, United StatesGrades 9-12 Original School Founded 1878 (in the old courthouse)[1] Current School Founded 1954 [2] Renovations 1979, 1997, 2010 Information current as of 2011 Fight Song Washington and Lee Swing Conference Mid-Southern School Colors Royal Blue and White Enrollment size 750 (est.) Teams Pirates and Lady Pirates 
Charlestown Senior High School; under construction on Graduation day 2010.Charlestown High School is located in the northeastern part of Charlestown, Indiana. Charlestown is in the southeastern part of Indiana, not far from Louisville, Kentucky. Charlestown's teams are known as the Pirates, a pattern that descends down to Charlestown's middle and elementary schools. In the 2010-2011 school year it had a student population of nearly 740; the original school could hold 700. This substantial growth was from the new laptop initiative (mentioned below), the new school construction, and many other factors.[3]
On November 14, 2006, the Greater Clark County Schools board voted 7-0 to build a new Charlestown High School. The new school would consist of 100 acres (as opposed to the current building's 30-40 acres) and is intended to educate 900 to over 1000 students. Students were officially allowed into the new Charlestown High School on January 4, 2010. The whole school was expected to be finished by no later than 2011. The last basketball game played in Charlestown High School's Dunn Arena was on February 26, 2010, the arena was 55 years old. It was torn down along with many other parts of the original school for the new schools construction.[4]
The new Charlestown High School Basketball Arena (interior) on Graduation Day 2010.The new state-of-the-art facility includes a massive Wireless Internet network, a smart board in every classroom, a new athletic complex, new baseball and softball fields, a much larger cafeteria, a much larger library, and could hold a total of 1050 students. Many of the lights within the school include motion sensors as well. The school also included its own filtration system which is said to have some of the cleanest water in the City of Charlestown. There were also many features that made the school energy efficient. The school officially held its 'Dedication Ceremony' and allowed tours of the new high school to the public on October 31, 2010, and the new high school was almost 100% complete at that time. Many people who had gone to the school when it was originally built, back in the mid-1950s, attended the event and were quite pleased with all of the changes made within the school.[5][6]
One-To-One Initiative On November 3, 2010, the school began its one-to-one computer initiative, where every student in the school was issued an Apple MacBook computer to be used during school. Students also had the choice to take the laptops home if they paid the Insurance for them. Students on free or reduced lunch got lower costs on insurance as well. Soon after, Charlestown Middle School used this program in their classrooms.[7]
After the initiative was launched, there were many notable changes in the schools curriculum. There were many new technology courses offered as well as certifications. Many students changed from using text books in every class to using online textbooks and teachers began to use digital copies of assignments and study guides within their classrooms. A notable thing for the 2010 School Year was the fact that the graduation rate went up a substantial amount, and was up to almost 80%. College application rates went up as well. Though this could have also had a bit to do with the new lesson plans and initiatives teachers implemented within the school.
Other Schools in the Greater Clark County School District:
Jeffersonville High School Charlestown Senior High School New Washington High School Parkview Middle School River Valley Middle School Charlestown Middle School New Washington Middle School Bridgepoint Elementary School Jonathan Jennings Elementary School Maple Elementary School New Washington Elementary School Northaven Elementary School Parkwod Elementary School Pleasant Ridge Elementary School Riverside Elementary School Spring Hill Elementary School Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Utica Elementary School Wilson Elementary School References
- ^ http://www.cityofcharlestown.com/community/city-history/
- ^ http://www.cityofcharlestown.com/community/city-history/
- ^ http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101031/NEWS02/310310090/Charlestown-High-School-building-project-praised
- ^ http://charlestownpiratepride.com/News.htm
- ^ http://www.charlestownpiratepride.com/ProjectCHS.htm
- ^ http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101031/NEWS02/310310090/Charlestown-High-School-building-project-praised
- ^ "http://www.cityofcharlestown.com/a-historic-moment"
External links
- Official School Site
- Greater Clark County Schools
- CHS Alumni Association - Indiana's Largest And Oldest Alumni Continuing The Tradition Since 1886
- Charlestown Alumni Network - Network with your Classmates! Get in touch - Stay in touch - Have more fun!
- Charlestown Athletics Booster Club - Got Pirate Pride????
- Indiana Department of Education
- A presentation of the new Charlestown High School provided by charlestownpiratepride.com
- City of Charlestown
Coordinates: 38°27′17″N 85°39′59″W / 38.45472°N 85.66639°W
Categories:- High schools in Indiana
- Charlestown, Indiana
- Schools in Clark County, Indiana
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