Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

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Carroll High School
Established 1969
School type Public high school
Locale Rural
Grades 9-12
Principal Deborah Neumeyer
Location Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Students 1,713
Mascot Chargers
Snapshot CHS
Website CHS

Carroll High School is a school in the unincorporated suburbs of Fort Wayne, Indiana accredited by North Central Association in the upper-middle class rural district of Northwest Allen County Schools. At about 1,700 students and expanding, officials established a freshman campus in 2005 for ninth graders.

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[edit] History

[edit] Indiana school reorganization

In 1959, the Indiana General Assembly passed the School Reorganization Act that requires school districts with fewer than 2,000 students to consolidate with nearby districts. This resulted in the three Allen County, Indiana townships of Lake, Eel River and Perry combining into Northwest Allen County Schools (NACS). At that time, high schools existed in Arcola, Indiana and Huntertown, Indiana. The NACS school board voted to combine the two high schools in 1967 into a single newly built school south of Huntertown. [1] The new high school, which opened in 1969, was named after Carroll Road, a rural arterial road that connects U.S. Route 33 and State Road 3 in northern Allen County.

[edit] Farmland to suburban boom

Booming enrollment from suburban sprawl of nearby Fort Wayne into Perry Township caused NACS to build Carroll Middle School (CMS) adjacent to the main high school in 1984. By the fall of 2004 as enrollment continued to increase, the school district built other middle schools (including a new Carroll Middle School) and the old CMS was absorbed into Carroll High School as its "freshman campus."[2]

In 2006, the school district approved a $56 million addition to Carroll, which is scheduled to include a $9 million new gymnasium and upgrades to classrooms and dining facilities. The project also will link the main high school with the freshman campus into one contiguous structure upon its planned completion in the autumn of 2009.[3]


[edit] General Information

The school opened in 1969 and constructed additions to the facility in 1992 and 1996.

As of April of 2006, the school had 73 teachers, 4 guidance counselors and 5 full-time administrators. To graduate, students must complete 44 credits from 6 classes over a 7-period day.[4]

Carroll boasts an approximately 97 percent attendance rate, with a 98 percent graduation rate. Approximately 85 percent of graduates continue their education after graduation.

The school's principal is Deborah Neumeyer. The principal of the freshman campus (CFC) is Ken Folks. Assistant principals include Sam Diprimio and Park Ginder

Carroll's school newspaper is The Charger

[edit] Administrators

Principal Deborah Neumeyer
Principal (CFC) Ken Folks
Assistant Principal Park Ginder
Assistant Principal Sam DiPrimio
Vice-Principal (CFC) Christi Thomas
Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Dave Hey
Assistant Athletic Director Teri Delagrange

[edit] Athletics

Fall Sports Winter Sports Spring Sports
Cross Country - Boys & Girls Basketball - Boys Varsity/Reserve Baseball - Boys Varsity
Football - Varsity Basketball - Boys Freshman Baseball - Boys Reserve
Football - Reserve Basketball - Girls Varsity/Reserve Golf - Boys
Football - Freshman Basketball - Girls Freshman Softball - Girls Varsity
Golf - Girls Gymnastics Softball - Girls Reserve
Soccer - Boys Varsity/Reserve Swimming - Boys & Girls Tennis - Girls
Soccer - Girls Varsity/Reserve Wrestling - Varsity/Reserve Track - Boys Varsity/Reserve
Tennis - Boys   Track - Girls Varsity/Reserve
Volleyball    

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Huntertown Historical Society, "History of Northwest Allen County Schools" Link accessed May 22, 2006.
  2. ^ Huntertown Historical Society, "History of Northwest Allen County Schools" Link accessed May 22, 2006.
  3. ^ Kelly Soderlund, "Board votes to build new gym, classes at Carroll", May 16, 2006, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
  4. ^ Author unknown, "General Background" (www.nacs.k12.in.us), Carroll High School, (unknown date). Link accessed May 10, 2006.