John Adams High School (South Bend, Indiana)

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John Adams High School (South Bend, Indiana)
Established 1940
Type Public, Secondary
Principal Todd Wiedemann
Location South Bend, Indiana
Colors Scarlet and Blue
Mascot Eagle
Newspaper The Tower
Homepage http://www.johnadamshighschool.org

John Adams High School (often referred to locally simply as Adams) is a public secondary school in South Bend

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[edit] Location

The campus is located in the River Park community on the East Side of South Bend, Indiana. Its address is 808 South Twyckenham Drive, South Bend, IN 46615.

The school was built over an underground spring. They had to install a pump that runs 24/7 so the school wouldn't flood. A small flood will occur when the pump shuts down for more then three hours.

[edit] History

John Adams High School was opened on September 30, 1940 as a program sponsored by the Federal Works Agency, Public Works Administration under Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The school opened late due to the polio epidemic of the 1930’s. It is one of the four current South Bend Community School Corporation high schools. It sits on around 20 acres across from Indiana University South Bend. It has been renovated two times, the most recent being completed in early 2006. The school sports a large front lawn with many walking areas, giving it a campus-like feel. The front of the building has a tower built in, once home to a radio studio where Kate Smith sang God Bless America across the United States. It has since been renovated and remains idle. The school auditorium was once the only large performing stage in South Bend. It has been the site of many historical events and performances such as The Chicago Symphony, The Fred Waring Chorus, Ezio Pinza, Oscar Robinson, and Johnny Wooden. The auditorium was remodeled and still seats over two-thousand people, but is now home to the schools basketball court. In 2005, the school celebrated its 65th anniversary with the finishing of the most recent remodeling. It was only 11 years ago when the school was to be shut down due to a budget crisis. Large outcries by the community kept the school going, and will keep it going for many years. The school was first led by Galen Sargent in 1940, and currently is led by Todd Wiedemann.

[edit] Athletics

Indiana State Championship Play[1]

Year Sport Coach Place
1972-1973 Boys Basketball Dave Hadaway 2nd
1972-1973 Boys Golf George Griffith 1st
1971-1972 Boys Golf George Griffith 2nd
1987-1988 Boys Golf Jerry Flanagan 2nd
1994 Boys Soccer Jim Tillman 2nd
1961-1962 Boys Swimming Don Coer 2nd
1962-1963 Boys Swimming Don Coer 2nd
1963-1964 Boys Swimming Don Coer 2nd
1961-1962 Boys Swimming Don Coer 2nd
1965-1966 Boys Swimming Don Coer 1st
1966-1967 Boys Swimming Don Coer 1st
1967-1968 Boys Swimming Don Coer 1st
1973-1974 Boys Swimming Steve Smith 2nd
1976-1977 Boys Swimming Steve Smith 2nd
1973-1974 Boys Swimming Steve Smith 2nd
1974-1975 Boys Tennis John McNarney 1st
1982-1983 Boys Tennis Michael Allen 1st
1965-1966 Boys Wrestling Mo Aronson 1st
1978-1979 Girls Tennis ? 2nd
1979-1980 Girls Tennis ? 2nd
1976-1977 Girls Volleyball Sue Ganser 1st
1978-1979 Girls Volleyball Sue Ganser 1st

[edit] Academics

  • Nevin Longenecker created the Science Research program at John Adams High School to further the education of students with a predisposition for science. Over the years Adams students have garnered grants and awards totalling over one million dollars. [2]
  • Under the leadership of Rosemary Hess, the school has recently been approved as an International Baccalaureate certified school. [3]
  • The students are 44% White, 38% Black, 13% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% Multiracial..
  • The Mock Trial program at John Adams High School has consistently won the Indiana High School Mock Trial State Championship in recent years. John Adams High School won the state championship every year since 1998 with the exclusion of 2000. [4] Over the years, Mock Trial teams from John Adams High School representing the state of Indiana have achieved numerous Top 10 finishes, including 10th, 9th, 7th, and 3rd place. [5]

[edit] Notable Alumni

Jason Kelly 1991 - Author [1]Sports Writer for the South Bend Tribune [2]

Matt Radecki 1990 - Film Maker [3]

Anthony Johnson- born 10/25/67 played football and went to notre dame eventually moving on to the NFL to the indianapolis colts.

[edit] Other High Schools With This Name

[edit] External links

[edit] Citations

  1. ^ IHSAA Championships. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
  2. ^ Researchers from John Adams High School - South Bend, IN.. Retrieved on 2006-05-25.
  3. ^ IB at John Adams High School - South Bend, IN.. Retrieved on 2006-05-25.
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