Castle High School (Newburgh, Indiana)

"For schools of the same name, see Castle High School"

Infobox School2 | name =Castle High School
native_name = John H. Castle High School


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established =1975
type =Public high school
locale =Suburban
grades =9-12
district =Warrick County School Corporation
head_name =Principal
head =Phillip DeLong
head_name2 =Asst. Principals
head2 =Andy Byers
Doug Gresham
city =Newburgh
state =Indiana
country =USA
students =1,814
faculty =99
athletics =
colors =color box|navy color box|gold color box|white
mascot =Knights
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website = [http://www.castlehs.com Castle High School]

John H. Castle High School, more commonly known as simply Castle is a 9-12 education facility located about a mile northeast of Newburgh, Indiana on Indiana 261, and around 1000 feet north of the Lloyd Expressway. On several occasions the school was the largest in Southwestern Indiana. Because of its closeness and the fact that Castle is the only extra-Evansville school that plays in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference, Castle is often considered to be an Evansville School, even by people in other parts of Warrick County.

History

Castle High School was built in 1975, and is located on 92 acres. In 2004 a new wing was added to the school containing a large Band Facility, two science labs, and several classrooms. Also associated with this project was the addition of air-conditioning to the smaller South Gym and a new state-of-the-art weight room facility and brand new locker rooms for the varsity sports. In 2008 Castle is now building a new Media Center and a new Olympic size pool.

As of 2006, CHS has 1768 students. CHS is the largest school in the Warrick County School Corporation compared to Boonville High School with 915 students and Tecumseh High School with 312 students.

Facilities

Castle High School is on a 92 acre site. The High School has a 6,000 seat football/track stadium. There is also a baseball and softball field, a soccer field, and 5 tennis courts. the building contains 2 gymnasiums, the North gym with a capacity of 3500, and the South gym with a capacity of 600. There is also a 6-lane convert|25|yd|sing=on pool. [http://www.warrick.k12.in.us/] .

Extracurricular Activities

The Knight is the mascot of all the sports teams. Castle offers 12 sports in Varsity competition. Castle also offers the following club sports: archery, bowling, soccer, and hockey. The School has won 5 state championships in athletics. The Football team has won 2 State championships, once in 1982 and again in 1994. The Boy's Soccer Team won a state championship in 2000. The Softball team won a state championship in 2001. The Girl's Basketball Team won a state championship in 2006. The marching band has made the state finals for the past 10 years and in 2005 were state-runner ups. Wrestler Caleb Schmitt won state at 135 pounds in February of 2007. The Archery Team won their 2007 State competition. The Competition Government, or "We the People," team has placed first in state competition seven times since the "We the People" competition's introduction in 1987.

Notable alumni

*Bryce Hunt- Olympic Swimmer in the 2004 200 yard Backstroke

*Michael Rosenbaum- Actor, Lex Luthor on "Smallville

*Jamey Carroll- Second Baseman, Cleveland Indians

Citations

http://www.castlehs.com

http://www.warrick.k12.in.us/