Knox Community High School

Public high school in Knox, Starke County, Indiana, United States

Athletics conferenceHoosier North Athletic Conference^[2]MascotIndianTeam nameRedskinsWebsiteOfficial Website

Knox Community High School is the only high school in Knox, Indiana. Knox is located centrally in Starke County, in the northwest/north central part of the state.

General information

Knox High School is a public school that houses approximately 830 students in grades 9-12. As of 2016^[update], the school's principal is Mr. Glenn Barnes.^[3]

There are 45 full-time faculty members, two administrators, one full-time athletic director, and two guidance counselors.^[4] Knox High School has over 100 course offerings. Students are also encouraged to aspire to a Core 40 or Academic Honors Diploma. There are 19 varsity athletic programs and a large arts department, which includes marching band, concert band, jazz band, indoor percussion, a fall play, and a spring musical, along with academic teams such as Spell Bowl, Academic Super Bowl, and the Speech Team.

The mascot is an Indian. The school colors are red, white, and blue.^[5]

Knox Community High School has received multiple Bronze Medal ratings in the U.S. News/School Matters Best High Schools survey.^[6]

Music

Knox was first named as one of the NAMM Foundation's "Best Communities for Music Education" in 2016, an honor that it has maintained annually.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Knox Community High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ IHSAA. "IHSAA Athletic Conferences".
^ "School Snapshot". Indiana Dept. of Education. Archived from the original on 2006-10-05. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
^ "Knox Community High School (7833) Teacher Count". IDOE: Compass.
^ "School Directory" (PDF). Indiana High School Athletic Association. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
^ "Best High Schools Search". U.S. News & World Report. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
^ "2016 Best Communities for Music Education Districts - NAMM Foundation".