Valparaiso High School
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| Established | 1874 |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Principal | Patrick Weil |
| Location | Valparaiso, Indiana, USA |
| Students | 2048 |
| Colors | Green and White |
| Mascot | Victor Viking |
| Website | Valparaiso High School |
Valparaiso High School is a public high school in Valparaiso, Indiana. This high school is currently a 3 star and accredited High School. The principal is Mr. Patrick Weil. Valparaiso High School competes yearly in the Duneland Athletic Conference. Several teams have won state championships, including football, boys & girls cross country, and gymnastics.
Also strong are its music programs, with the "A" Band (1985, 1988 through 1997, and 2003), Concert Choir (1998 & 1999), and Chamber Orchestra (2004) all having won ISSMA state championships. The groups consistently rank highly in these state-wide competitions. The music department has also been named a GRAMMY Signature School for the last three years running (2004 to present).
Valparaiso High School first opened its doors in 1874 on the site of the current Central Elementary. In 1927, the high school moved to what is now Benjamin Franklin Middle School. The current building opened in 1972, and since then has seen some additions, such as the pool locker rooms in 1978, and the field house in 1988. In 1993, there was a $19 million addition and renovation which added more classrooms to the already modern facility. A new roof was put on the original structure in 1997.
[edit] Slashing Incident
On Wednesday, November 24, 2004, five students were injured in an attack by a fellow student. Freshman James Lewerke, then 15, came to school armed with a machete and a tree saw blade, and began slashing students in an early morning Spanish class. The students fled into the hallways, and the school was placed on lockdown. Lewerke's attack was brought to a halt when he was tackled in a hallway by Assistant Principal Mr. Gordon. None of the students involved suffered fatal injuries, and all but one were treated and released from the hospital the same day.[1]
The attack resulted in a security evaluation of the high school by an independent consultant. [2]
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