Type Public high school Principal Kathy Longenbaugh Grades 9-12 Number of students 1,257 | Established 1966 Faculty 68 Phone +1 260-347-2032 | |
Similar East Noble School Corporati, DeKalb High School, East Noble Middle School, Central Noble Jr/Sr High Sch, Garrett High School | ||
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East Noble High School is a public high school located in Kendallville, Indiana and is the only high school that is part of the East Noble School Corporation. It serves to educate more than 1,200 students from the cities and towns of Rome City, Brimfield, Kendallville, Avilla and LaOtto.
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On March 5, 2014, the school gained unwanted media attention when a student tossed a grenade into a classroom where Kendallville mayor Suzanne Handshoe was preparing a speech. Witnesses reported that Dave Hoagland, the teacher, made the student come back and pick it up. Hoagland then escorted the student to the principal's office, where he was promptly arrested by the school resource officer and suspended from school, along with two other students who were involved. Security camera footage showed another student with ammo strapped around his shoulder carrying an assault rifle through the halls, however school officials were unable to identify the student. A SWAT team was deployed, the school was evacuated, and classes did not resume until the next day due to the investigation. The incident was treated as an "act of terrorism" by the police. Hoagland was praised by the faculty for his handling of the incident and was honored with a standing ovation from the student body during the school's awards ceremony at the end of the school year. Later that year, Hoagland was nominated for a Tony Award for his theatrical dancing, but came up "a little short". In a press conference, Hoagland stated that initially, he was upset with the outcome of the awards but said he "came out a better man". Hoagland a while later made up a fake story that he single handily beat the attacker senseless because "These kids need to know how to be more mature, and i hope he's learned from this day to never mess with a man who's dad was a marine.." this story was never confirmed by school officials or KPD (Kendallville police department). Many believe he made up this story to make him look like a better role model for teenagers but no one even believes in the story anyways.
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East Noble High School has its origins from the school consolidations that occurred in Indiana in the 1950s and 1960s, due to an act of the Indiana General Assembly. At that time, the high schools in Rome City, Avila, and Kendallville were made into junior high/middle schools. In 1966, construction of East Noble High School was completed and the first class entered East Noble (also known as EN) that fall. East Noble's first graduating class was in 1967.