- Washington High School (South Bend, Indiana)
Infobox Secondary school
name = Washington High School
established = 1960
city = South Bend
state =Indiana
country = USA
campus = Urban
type = Public secondary
principal = George McCullough
grades = 9–12
mascot = Panther
colors = Green and White
newspaper = The Hatchet
yearbook = Memory Lane
free_label_1 = Military
free_1 = United States Air Force JROTC
website = [http://community.michiana.org/washngtn/index.html]Sports Website WashingtonPanther.piczo.comseealso|Washington High School "for schools of the same name"
Washington High School is a
public high school located at 4747 W. Washington on the West Side ofSouth Bend, Indiana . It is part of theSBCSC magnet program, where it is the Medical/Allied Health Magnet Program.History
Washington High School first opened its doors to staff members on February 1, 1960. The project had been started in 1956, when the financing for the building was allocated. Approximately $4,000,000 dollars were set aside for the construction. Maurer and Maurer architectural firm was hired to build the facility, and ground breaking occurred on October 22, 1958. Since 1959, the building has undergone some changes. A second gymnasium has been added, along with updates to the athletic fields. Beginning in 2002, a massive school renovation began. The building gained many classrooms, a new lunchroom, and new gymnasium.
Athletics
Washington has been very active in sports over the past two years. In the past they won the 1973-1974 state football championship under the leader ship of Coach Bob Van Camp. The recent spotlight has been on the girls basketball team. In the 2005-2006 season, coach Marilyn Coddens led the Lady Panthers to a state runner-up finish. After the runner-up setback, they followed up with a state championship in the 2006-2007 season. The South Bend Washington Lady Panthers basketball team, has produced one the nations girls basketball top prospects in Skylar Diggins. The Washington Baseball program has experienced many winning seasons under now retired IHSAA hall of fame coach Rick Tomaszewski. The unofficial sports website is WashingtonPanthers.piczo.com
Academics
In 2005, the South Bend Community School Corporation moved into a magnet school corporation. Washington was chosen as the Medical/Applied Health Magnet Program. The 2006 graduation rate was 70%, with a total number of 261 graduates. The 2006-2007 enrollment is 1465, of which 43% are Black, 38% are White, 15% are Hispanics, 3% are Multiracial, 1% are Native American, and 0% are Asian.
Other Washington High Schools
Note that there are two other high schools in Indiana with the same name, one in Indianapolis and one in Washington. There are also many others in different states. See
Washington High School .External links
* [http://community.michiana.org/washngtn/index.html Washington High School website]
* [http://www.sbcsc.k12.in.us/school-washington.htm District website]
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