Wawasee High School
Wawasee High School is a high school located in Syracuse, Indiana, United States. It was founded in the late 1960s after merging the high schools from Syracuse, Milford and North Webster. Wawasee High School (and the Wawasee School Corporation) was named after Chief Wawasee of the Miami tribe who was given tracts of land in what is now present-day Syracuse.
| Wawasee High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Syracuse, Indiana | |
| Coordinates | 41°25′05″N 85°45′23″W / 41.41806°N 85.75639°WCoordinates: 41°25′05″N 85°45′23″W / 41.41806°N 85.75639°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1968 |
| Principal | Don Harmon |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1000 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| Website | http://www.wawasee.k12.in.us http://wawasee.blogspot.com |
Sports
Wawasee High School's mascot is the "Warrior" and their colors are green and gold. Wawasee competes in the Northern Lakes Conference along with Concord, Elkhart Memorial, Goshen, Northridge, NorthWood, Plymouth, and Warsaw.The team has been
Their notable seasons have been:
Girls
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 1972–1973 | Jennifer Cox, State Gymnastics Individual Champion |
| 1974–1975 | Lorene Spearman, 220y Dash State Champion |
| 1975–1976 | Jennifer Cox, Gymnastics Mildred M. Ball Mental Attitude Award |
| 1975–1976 | Girls Track State Champions |
| 1975–1976 | Lorene Spearman, 100y Dash State Champion |
| 1975–1976 | Lorene Spearman, 220y Dash State Champion |
| 1975–1976 | 440y Relay State Champion |
| 1976–1977 | Lorene Spearman, 220y Dash State Champion |
| 1976–1977 | Tracy Rinker, State Gymnastics Individual Champion |
| 1977–1978 | Lorene Spearman, Girls Track & Field Mental Attitude Award |
| 1979–1980 | Tracy Rinker, State Gymnastics Individual Champion |
| 1984–1985 | Girls Basketball runner-up |
| 2004–2005 | Rachel Stichter, runner-up State Cross-Country Championship |
| 2004–2005 | Rachel Stichter, 3200m State Champion |
| 2006–2007 | Girls Basketball runner-up Class 3A |
| 2006–2007 | Megan Walker Girls Basketball Class 3A Patricia L. Roy Mental Attitude Award |
Boys
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 1985–1986 | Boys Football runner-up Class 3A |
| 1985–1986 | Brad Traviolia, Boys Football Class 3A Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award |
| 1985–1986 | Brad Traviolia, Boys Wrestling 155 lb State Champion |
| 1985–1986 | Lance Lantz, Boys Wrestling 167 lb State Champion |
| 1985–1986 | Lance Lantz, Boys Wrestling Ward E. Brown Mental Attitude Award |
| 1991–1992 | Chris Requejo, Boys Wrestling 125 lb State Champion |
| 1993–1994 | Boys Swimming Runner-up |
| 1993–1994 | Boys Swimming 200y Medley Relay State Champions |
| 1993–1994 | Andy Kryder Boys Swimming 100y Freestyle Champion |
| 1993–1994 | Ben Christoffel Boys Swimming 50y Freestyle Champion |
| 1993–1994 | Andy Kryder Boys Swimming Herman F. Keller Mental Attitude Award |
| 1997–1998 | Jason Carr, Boys Wrestling 160 lb State Champion |
| 1998–1999 | Kevin Carr, Boys Wrestling 160 lb State Champion |
| 2003–2004 | Anthony Argentino, Boys Track 300m Intermediate Hurdles State Champion |
| 2004–2005 | Boys Football Runner-up Class 4A |
| 2004–2005 | Kory Lantz, Boys Football Class 4A Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award |
Music
At Wawasee High School music is a part of the lives of many students. Wawasee has a marching band, concert band, drumline, and jazz band. Wawasee also has a concert choir and an orchestra. Wawasee competes in ISSMAcontests in marching band, concert band, choir and orchestra. The marching band is known as the Wawasee High School Marching Warrior Pride.
Info on the IM.com site:
Alumni Associations
There are two community run alumni associations dedicated to Wawasee High School
Notable alumni
Sports
- Shanna Zolman of the WNBA Tulsa Shock
Politics
- Brent McMillan national political director for the Green Party