Warren Central High School (Indiana)

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Warren Central High School
Address
9500 East 16th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
Information
Motto "Wisdom, Courage, Honor, Service"
Established 1924
School district Metropolitan School District of Warren Township
Principal Rich Shepler
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 3,685
Campus Urban-Suburban
Color(s) Black and Old Gold         
Athletics conference Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference
Mascot Warriors
Rival Ben Davis Giants
Newspaper Warren Central Owl
Yearbook Wigwam

Warren Central High School, also known as WCHS or WC, is a public high school located in Warren Township on the east side of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the only high school in Warren Township, and is one of the largest high schools in Indiana with an enrollment of around 3,685 students annually. The school is best known for athletic success, competing as a member of the nationally recognized Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference.

Athletics

The Warren Central Warriors have a total of 22 State Championship titles since winning their first title in 1980, in sports including Cross Country (2), Track (7), Golf (1), Gymnastics (2), Softball (1), Wrestling (1) and Football (8).[1]

They won a state record four consecutive Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) class 5A football championships (1984-1985, 2003-2006, 2009, 2013), attaining a ranking as high as #2 in the USA Today Prep Top 25 poll. The football team won the inaugural 5A State Title in 1985 after winning the 4A Title in the previous season. Future NFL quarterback and #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, Jeff George, was the starting quarterback for those teams (1984, 1985). Record setting running back Darren Evans was signed by the Indianapolis Colts after the lockout ended in 2011. They won their eighth state title in 2013, in the inaugural 6A State Title, beating Carmel 7-6.

Warren was ranked the third-best athletic program in the US and first among public schools by Sports Illustrated in 2007.[2]

Speech team

In the 2005-2006 speech season, the Warren Central Speech Team won the Indiana High School Forensic Association AAA State Championship as well as the Grand Champion title for the first time since 1967. In the 2006-2007 season, Warren continued to improve at state level with a better performance overall placing second overall and second in AAA division. In the 2007-2008 speech season, Warren Central won back the title of IHSFA Grand Champions with their third state title in team history. And in the 2008-2009 speech season, Warren Central won the AAA State Championship, and earned second place overall.

Winter Guard

The Warren Central Winter Guard competes in Scholastic World Class in the Indiana Circuit (Indiana High School Color Guard Association, IHSCGA), TriState Circuit, as well as the international circuit (Winter Guard International, WGI). They have one state title in A Class (2002), four state titles in Open Class (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), and were the Open Class silver medalist at WGI World Championships in 2007. Warren Central now competes in World Class. They won fourth place in 2012 with their performance, "The Elephant in the Room", and seventh place in 2013 with their performance "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" at WGI World Championships. Warren Central has two other winter guards that compete in the Indiana Circuit in the Cadet and A Classes.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "IHSAA State Championships by School", May 7, 2014
  2. ↑ Kevin Armstrong and Jon Mahoney, "Nation's Top 10 athletic programs", Sports Illustrated, June 19, 2007

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