Lew Wallace High School

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Lew Wallace High School
Location
Gary, Indiana, USA
Information
Principal	Mrs. Janice Minor
Enrollment	1000 (approximate)
Faculty	105 (approximate)
Type	Public
Team name	Hornets
Color(s)	Black & Gold
Established	1926
Homepage	Official Site

Lew Wallace High School is a four year (9-12) public high school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana, United States.

Contents 1 Staff 2 History 3 School Uniforms 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Staff

The faculty includes nearly 65 teachers.

[edit] History

In 1926 the 45th Avenue School of Gary, Indiana was officially named Lew Wallace High School named after General Lew Wallace of the Union Army in the Civil War. The current "A and B wings" of Lew Wallace were constructed in 1933. The most recent addition includes the Richard Polk Gymnasium and was opened in 1972.

[edit] School Uniforms

All GCSC students from pre-Kindergarten through the 12 grade are required to wear school uniforms. ^[1] Starting the 2007-2008 Academic School year, all schools will follow the new "school uniform" policy.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Lew Wallace High School Official Site

	v • d • e Gary Community School Corporation
Ungraded	Gary Area Career Center
Magnet K-12 schools	Lincoln Achievement Center
Magnet 6-12 schools	Emerson VPA
Magnet 7-12 schools	Chase Alternative
High schools	Roosevelt | Lew Wallace | West Side | Wirt
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Middle schools	Bailly | Dunbar-Pulaski | Tolleston