FJ Reitz High School

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Type Public high school Principal Elizabeth Carnahan Phone +1 812-435-8206 Founded 1918		Established 1918 Teaching staff 119.91 (FTE) Number of students 1,312

Motto High Performance Counts! School district Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Address 350 Dreier Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712, USA District Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Similar Reitz Memorial High Sch, Mater Dei High School, Central High School, Castle High School, Harrison High School

Francis Joseph Reitz High School is a historic public high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1918 in honor of Francis Joseph Reitz, and is the second oldest high school still in use today in the city. It is a member of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. It is also known by the IHSAA as Evansville Reitz High School and locally known as simply Reitz High School.

Academics

13 AP courses are offered at Reitz.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,343 students enrolled in 2012-2013 was:

Male - 49.7%

Female - 50.3%

Native American/Alaskan - 0.1%

Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.8%

Black - 5.9%

Hispanic - 0.7%

White - 89.1%

Multiracial - 0.4%

39.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Sports

Reitz Panthers compete in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference. The school colors are navy and grey. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are offered:

Feeder schools

Perry Heights Middle School

Hefrich Park STEM Academy

Notable alumni and faculty

Jay Buente, baseball player, pitched for Purdue University, the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays

Rudy Charles, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling senior referee

Bob Hamilton, professional golfer; 1944 PGA Championship winner

Don Hansen, played football at Illinois and for 11 seasons in the NFL

Lilly King, swimmer, gold medalist at 2016 Summer Olympics

Matt Williams, producer of The Cosby Show, Home Improvement, and Roseanne

References

FJ Reitz High School Wikipedia

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