Tell City Jr-Sr High School

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{{Infobox school

| name = Tell City Junior Senior High School

| logo =

| location = 900 12th Street

| city = Tell City

| county = Perry County

| state = Indiana

| zipcode = 47586

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|37.954674|-86.763373|type:edu|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| type = Public high school

| established = 1922

| district = Tell City Troy Township School Corporation

| superintendent =

| principal = Brad Ramsey

| teaching_staff = 44.00 (on a FTE basis)

| grades = 7-12

| enrollment = 616 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1811260&ID=181126001819|title=Tell City Jr-Sr High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 12, 2024}}

| ratio = 14.00

| conference = Pocket Athletic Conference

| nickname = Marksmen

| rival = Perry Central High School

| newspaper =

| website = {{URL|http://www.tellcity.k12.in.us/1/Home}}

| footnotes =

{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1811260&ID=181126001819|title=Tell City Jr-Sr High School|publisher=NCES|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}

| colors = {{color box|crimson}} {{color box|white}}

}}

Tell City Jr.-Sr. High School is a public school in Tell City, Indiana.

History

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Previously Troy had its own high school, but at one point the students were moved to Tell City High School.{{cite web|last= Blackford|first=Nathan|url=https://www.evansvilleliving.com/schools-out-forever/|title=School's Out Forever|magazine=Evansville Living|place=Evansville, Indiana|date=2014-07-15|access-date=2024-06-12}}

Athletics

The Tell City Marksmen are members of the Pocket Athletic Conference. The school colors are cream and crimson. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are offered:{{cite web|title=2017-18 School Directory|url=https://www.ihsaa.org/Portals/0/ihsaa/documents/schools/201718SchoolDirectory.pdf|website=ihsaa.org|publisher=IHSAA|accessdate=25 November 2017|page=114}}

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  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (girls and boys)
  • Cross country (girls and boys)
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (girls and boys)
  • Soccer (girls and boys)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming (girls and boys)
  • Tennis (girls and boys)
  • Track (girls and boys)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)

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Arts

Tell City has a marching band and a chorus that participate in interscholastic competition.

Notable alumni

  • Krista Blunk - tv personality {{cite web |url= https://hoopshall.com/inductees/krista-blunk/|title=Krista Blunk}}
  • Wally Bruner - journalist, radio station owner - Class of 1949
  • Paul D. Etienne - Archbishop of Seattle - Class of 1977
  • Bob Polk - college basketball coach{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/robert-polk-1.html|title=Sports Reference - Bob Polk|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}
  • Burke Scott - college basketball player and high school basketball coach{{cite web|url=https://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/burke-scott/?back=HallofFame|title=Hoops Hall Bio - Burke Scott|publisher=Hoopshall.com|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}
  • Tommy Kron - NBA basketball player{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kronto01.html|title=Basketball Reference Bio - Tommy Kron|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}

See also

References

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