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Kokomo High School

{{about|Kokomo High School which in 1984 absorbed Haworth High School in Indiana|Haworth High School in Oklahoma|Haworth High School}}

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{{Infobox school

| name = Kokomo High School

| native_name =

| seal_image =

| image =

| image_size =

| alt = South Side Exterior of Kokomo High School in Kokomo, Indiana, USA.jpg

| caption = Exterior of Kokomo High School

| motto = Legacy Matters

| location =

| address = 2501 South Berkley Road

| city = Kokomo

| state = Indiana

| county = Howard County

| postcode =

| zipcode = 46902

| pushpin_map = #USA Indiana#USA

| country = United States of America

| coordinates = {{coord|40.456095|-86.157630|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| established = 1872

| schooltype =

| type = Public high school

| district = Kokomo School Corporation

| us_nces_district_id = 1805370

| grades = 9-12

| superintendent = Michael Sargenthttps://www.kokomoschools.com/kokomo_support/administration_service_center/administrators

| us_nces_school_id = 180537000947

| principal = Angela Blessing

| enrollment = 1,472 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1805370&ID=180537000947|title=Kokomo High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 10, 2024}}

| teaching_staff = 114.33 (FTE)

| ratio = 12.88

| team_name = Wildkats

| conference = North Central

| mascot = Koko the Kat

| rivals =

| newspaper = The Red and Blue

| yearbook = The Sargasso

| colors = {{color box|red}} {{color box|#273F87}}

| website = [https://www.kokomoschools.com/ Official Website]

| footnotes =

| fight_song = Onward Kokomo!

}}

Kokomo High School (merged with Haworth High School in 1984) is a four-year public high school in Kokomo, Indiana, USA. The school is the only high school in the Kokomo School Corporation.

History

The earliest Kokomo High School found in records was in existence from about 1872 to 1916. The construction of the original Kokomo High School started in 1870 on the corner of Armstrong and Taylor with the first class commencing in 1872 according to a newspaper of that time.{{Cite web|url=http://newspaperarchive.com/kokomo-journal/1870-05-20/page-3?tag=kokomo+high+school&rtserp=tags/?pc=15127&psi=38&pci=7&pep=kokomo-high-school&psb=dateasc|title=Kokomo Journal Newspaper Archives, May 20, 1870, p. 3|date=20 May 1870}} In 1898 the original high school burned down and a second building was built on the corner of Market and Sycamore. In 1914 the high school was again destroyed by fire.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kokomoschools.com/cms/lib07/IN01906634/Centricity/Domain/505/kokomo_school_history.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728164625/http://www.kokomoschools.com/cms/lib07/IN01906634/Centricity/Domain/505/kokomo_school_history.pdf |archive-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead }} The third campus of Kokomo High School, first known as Howard County's Central School Building, was dedicated on October 19, 1917.http://kokomo.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewer.aspx?pubdateid=11366376&src=browse Located at 303 East Superior Street, this building now houses Central Middle International School.{{Cite web |url=http://blackboard.kokomoschools.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=%2Fbin%2Fcommon%2Fcourse.pl%3Fcourse_id%3D_395_ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-09-11 |archive-date=2008-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016044219/http://blackboard.kokomoschools.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=%2Fbin%2Fcommon%2Fcourse.pl%3Fcourse_id%3D_395_ |url-status=dead }}File:Old Kokomo High School.jpg

The current campus of Kokomo High School was built in 1968 Previously, the downtown campus was known as Kokomo High School and the south campus was named Haworth High School. However, in 1983 the Kokomo-Center Township Board of Trustees decided that two high schools were no longer necessary. Consequently, in 1984 Haworth High School was closed and the former Haworth students began attending Kokomo High School. After the reorganization, Kokomo High School was split into two campuses. The downtown campus had 8th and 9th grade students, and the south campus (the former Haworth High School) had 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. After the south campus was expanded, the south campus became the primary location and served 9th to 12th grade students. The downtown campus later became Central Middle School in 1998.

Kokomo High School still has visible reminders of the building's history, including a framed portrait of C.V. Haworth and a case featuring Haworth's mascot, the Haworth Huskies. The C.V. Haworth award is also given to Seniors who show "exceptional ability in writing and speaking". The C.V. Haworth Memorial Scholarship Fund is available to capable seniors from Kokomo High School who are entering a bachelor's degree program at Indiana University at either the Kokomo or Bloomington campuses.http://www.cfhoward.org/images/annualreport99{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Extracurricular activities

= Arts =

Kokomo High School is host to a variety of visual and performing arts programs. Within the school are ceramic, drawing, painting and multimedia studios. Students' works are displayed in the Student Gallery.{{Cite web|url=https://khs.kokomoschools.com/for_students/student_recognition/virtual_art_gallery|title=Virtual Art Gallery - Kokomo High School|website=khs.kokomoschools.com|access-date=2019-01-08}} Seniors submit art for the annual senior art show in May.

Performing arts are enjoyed in diverse student activities. Kokomo High School hosts six choirs: Chorale, Karisma, Choraliers, Vocal Jazz, Chamber, and Advanced Chamber. Summer Marching Band serves as the school's most popular extracurricular activity, placing second at Indiana's State Fair Band Day in 2019, first in 2022 and first in 2023.https://www.indianatrackmarchingbands.com/results/2020s.html{{Cite book|title=All The Right Notes|last=Marvin|first=Amanda|publisher=Kokomo High School|year=2019|location=Kokomo, Indiana|pages=10}} Summer Color Guard and Winter Guard are similarly popular. Extracurricular music activities include Jazz Band, Winter Wind Ensemble, and Indoor Percussion. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Percussion, Music Theory, and Elementary and Advanced Orchestra comprise the school's music classes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kokomoschools.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_164962/Image/Our%20Programs/International%20Exchange/Int%20Brochure%20Heidi%20single%20pages%20for%20Web%20Sep%202017.pdf|title=Kokomo High School Guide|date=2017|website=Kokomo Schools|access-date=January 7, 2019}}

Athletics

Kokomo High School offers more than 20 sports under the Indiana High School Athletic Association. It is a member of the North Central Conference. Boys' teams compete under the name Wildkats; girls' team compete as Lady Kats. Fall sports offered by the school include boys' and girls' cross country, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' tennis, girls' golf, boys' football, and girls' volleyball.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kokomoathletics.com/Teams/Fall|title=Fall Sports - Kokomo High School|website=www.kokomoathletics.com|access-date=2023-08-09}} Winter sports include boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' swimming and diving, and co-educational wrestling.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kokomoathletics.com/Teams/Winter|title=Winter Sports - Kokomo High School|website=www.kokomoathletics.com|access-date=2023-08-09}} Spring sports include boys' golf, girls' tennis, boys' baseball, girls' softball, boys' and girls' track and field, and unified track and field.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kokomoathletics.com/Teams/Spring|title=Spring Sports - Kokomo High School|website=www.kokomoathletics.com|access-date=2023-08-09}} Cheerleading and competitive dance are available as non-IHSAA club sports. The competitive dance team advanced to state finals for the 2017–2018 school year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kokomoschools.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_164962/Image/Our%20Programs/International%20Exchange/Int%20Brochure%20Heidi%20single%20pages%20for%20Web%20Sep%202017.pdf|title=Kokomo High School Guide|date=2017|website=Kokomo High School|access-date=January 7, 2019}} The basketball teams compete about 4 miles off campus in historic Memorial Gymnasium.

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|+State Championships{{Cite web |title=State championship history |url=https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/State%20Championship%20History.pdf |access-date=January 30, 2023 |website=IHSAA}}

!Sport

!Year(s)

Baseball (1)

|1985

Boys Basketball (1)

|1961

Girls Basketball (3)

|1992, 1993, 2003

Boys Golf (4)

|1958, 1985, 1986, 1988

Boys Swimming (1)

|1969

Boys Track (9)

|1911, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1994

Notable alumni

See also

References

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External links

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  • [https://www.kokomoschools.com/ Kokomo Schools]
  • [http://www.technokats.org TechnoKats Robotics Team]
  • [https://www.kokomoathletics.com/ Kokomo Athletics]
  • [http://www.high-schools.com/report/in/public-school-enrollment-rank-in-indiana.html Enrollment rank], high-schools.com

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Category:Public high schools in Indiana

Category:Educational institutions established in 1872

Category:Schools in Howard County, Indiana

Category:1872 establishments in Indiana