North Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
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North Side High School is a secondary school in the Fort Wayne Community Schools system, serving the North Central area of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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[edit] Mission
[edit] History
Established 1927, North Side High School is dedicated to giving the best education available. Recently it has had a renovation to accommodate the growing number of students expected to attend in coming years.
The North Side High School Gym was home to the Fort Wayne Pistons of the Basketball Association of America (later the National Basketball Association) from 1948 to 1952.
[edit] Staff
- Principal: Chuck Deford
- Asst. Principal: Manju Hayes
[edit] 2005-2006 Facts
- Enrollment:
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- Seniors: 306
- Juniors: 348
- Sophomores: 364
- Freshmen: 508
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Graduation rate: 70.5%
North Side Marching Redskins competed in the ISSMA State Finals and received 6th place.
The men's basketball team are defending (2005-2006) Summit Athletic Conference Champions and star guard Eshaunte "Bear" Jones was an Indiana Junior All-Star.
[edit] Notable alumni
Paul Helmke, 3 term Mayor of Fort Wayne
Craig Johnson, professional trumpet player
Graham Richard, Current Mayor of Fort Wayne
Drake Hogestyn, soap opera actor
Henry James, former NBA player (Atlanta & Cleveland)[1]
Bob Cowan, former professional football player (Cleveland & Baltimore), Former North Side adminstrator.[2]
[edit] Address
North Side High School
475 E State Blvd
Fort Wayne, IN
46805-3399
[edit] References
- ^ "Making a long shot: Henry James came out of nowhere to play in the NBA." No. 24. Northeast Indiana's Top 50 Athletes of the Century Fort Wayne: News-Sentinel, 2006.
- ^ "Hoosier hero: Former pro football player Bob Cowan is the only athlete in three Indiana halls of fame" No. 18. Northeast Indiana's Top 50 Athletes of the Century Fort Wayne: News-Sentinel, 2006.
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