Type Public high school NCES District ID 71 Faculty 41 Number of students 635 (2013–2014) | Established 1968 Principal William Morton Phone +1 574-586-3195 Mascot Falcon | |
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School district John Glenn School Corporation Address 201 John Glenn Dr, Walkerton, IN 46574, USA District John Glenn School Corporation Similar Union‑No United School C, Plymouth High School, Mishawaka High School, New Prairie High Sch, Oregon Davis High School Profiles | ||
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John Glenn High School is a public high school in Walkerton, Indiana. It is the only high school in the John Glenn School district.
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- Shipoopi the music man john glenn high school walkerton indiana
- Academics
- Student Demographics
- Student Activities
- Athletics
- References
John Glenn High School is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (N.C.A.). This association is an organization, which establishes the highest standards of education for their member schools. Credits earned at John Glenn High School are accepted by all high schools and colleges in Indiana and by all schools that are members of the N.C.A. John Glenn has a First Class commissioned rating from the Indiana Department of Public Instruction.
The school was dedicated on October 20, 1968 with NASA astronaut John Glenn present.
Glenn has won 18 state spell bowl competitions.
Academics
John Glenn is given a score of 7/10 on greatschools.org. The school has scored higher than the state averages on the End-of-Course-Assessments given by the state of Indiana.
The student-teacher ratio is slightly larger than the state average at 20 (Indiana average is 17) Source: 1NCES, 2008-2009
John Glenn offers 13 AP and college-credit courses including :
John Glenn offers the following foreign languages: Spanish French Chinese
Student Demographics
The ethnic make-up of John Glenn is as follows: (State Averages in parentheses)
White - 92% (73%)
Hispanic - 5% (8%)
Multiracial - 2% (4%)
Black, non-Hispanic - >1% (12%)
Asian - >1% (2%)
Native American - >1% (>1%)
Source: IN Dept. of Education, 2010-2011
Student Sub-groups
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program - 31% (47%)
English learners - <1% (5%)
Special education - 7% (15%)
Student Activities
The following is a list of clubs and activities available for John Glenn High School students. (Taken from the student handbook)
The school's literary magazine, The Arial, was nominated for the highest award in Indiana, but ended up finishing second.
Athletics
John Glenn High School's athletic teams are the Falcons and they are part of the Northern Indiana Athletic Conference in the IHSAA. The school is currently athletic rivals with the inter-conference team Bremen Lions of Bremen High School in Bremen. The Falcons were formerly rivals with the North Liberty Shamrocks; however, this rivalry ended after the two schools merged.
The school offers a wide range of athletics including: