Western Boone Junior-Senior High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Western Boone Junior-Senior High School
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| logo = Logo of Western Boone Junior-Senior High School.jpg
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| location = 1205 North SR 75
| city = Thorntown
| state = Indiana
| county = Boone County
| zipcode = 46071
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|40.056309|-86.613100|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| established =
| type = Public high school
| district = Western Boone County Community School District
| grades = 7-12
| superintendent = Rob Ramey
| principal = Brent Miller
| enrollment = 818 (2022–23){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1812990&ID=181299002066|title=Western Boone Jr-Sr High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=July 14, 2024}}
| campus_size = 3A (IHSAA)
| locale = Rural
| team_name = Stars
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| colors = Red, white, and blue {{color box|red}}{{color box|blue}}{{color box|white}}
| website = {{URL|http://webo.weboschools.org}}
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The Western Boone Junior-Senior High School, colloquially called WeBo, is a public high school located in Thorntown, Indiana.
History
The school was founded after the consolidation of five Boone County public schools: Dover, Pinnell, Thorntown, Washington, and Granville Wells. To represent the five schools, Orion the star was chosen to represent to newly founded school as its mascot.{{Cite web |title=Information |url=https://webo.weboschools.org/121-information |access-date= |website=webo.weboschools.org}}
Athletics
The Western Boone Stars are currently members of the Sagamore Conference. However, between the 2024–25 and 2026-27 school years, Western Boone will be leaving to form a new 6-School conference with Crawfordsville, Frankfort, North Montgomery, Southmont, and an unnamed sixth school.{{Cite web |title=Western Boone to leave Sagamore Conference, will form new six-team league |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/05/10/western-boone-four-other-schools-to-separate-from-sagamore-conference-indiana-high-school-sports/70204392007/ |access-date= |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}} Student athletes at WeBo participate in the following Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered:
- Baseball (Boys)
- Basketball (Boys & Girls)
- Cross Country (Boys & Girls)
- Football (Boys)
- Golf (Boys & Girls)
- Soccer (Boys & Girls)
- Softball (Girls)
- Swimming (Boys & Girls)
- Tennis (Boys & Girls)
- Track & Field (Boys & Girls)
- Volleyball (Boys & Girls)
- Wrestling (Boys & Girls)
= State Championships =
== Diving ==
- 1992 IHSAA One Meter Diving: Brian Carr{{Cite web |title=Brian E Carr – Indiana High School Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame |url=http://ihssdhof.org/brian-e-carr/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=ihssdhof.org}}{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2023 |title=IHSAA Boys Swimming & Diving State Championship Records Book |url=https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/Boys%20Swimming%20Records%20Book_0.pdf |website=ihsaa.org}}
- 1993 IHSAA One Meter Diving: Brian Carr
== Football ==
- 1988 IHSAA 2A Champions[http://www.journalreview.com/sports/article_5d31ba41-5b3e-56e8-ab02-a762dd98aa88.html]{{dead link|date=February 2021}}
- 2018 IHSAA 2A Champions{{Cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/11/23/indiana-high-school-football-western-boone-wins-class-2-state-title-eastbrook-logan-benson/2051426002/|title=How a fiery halftime speech and injured QB spurred Western Boone to Class 2A football state title|first=Kyle|last=Neddenriep|website=The Indianapolis Star}}
- 2019 IHSAA 2A Champions{{Cite web |title=2019-20 Class 2A Football Recap |url=https://legacy.ihsaa.org/Sports/Boys/Football/2019-20/Class-2A-Recap |access-date= |website=legacy.ihsaa.org}}
- 2020 IHSAA 2A Champions{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Jeff |date=2020-11-28 |title=Western Boone wins 3rd straight Indiana 2A high school football state championship |url=https://highschoolfootballamerica.com/western-boone-wins-3rd-straight-indiana-2a-high-school-football-state-championship/ |access-date= |website=High School Football America |language=en-US}}
== Track & Field ==
- 2019 IHSAA Boys High Jump: Logan Benson{{Cite web |last=will.willems@reporter.net |first=Will Willems |date=2019-05-31 |title=Finishing on top: Benson wins state high jump title |url=https://www.reporter.net/sports/finishing-on-top-benson-wins-state-high-jump-title/article_b527b25e-8411-11e9-ae2c-dbd3e54d82ed.html |access-date= |website=Reporter.net |language=en}}
Performing Arts
= Imperial Star Command Band =
Western Boone's marching band was founded in the summer of 1974 under the direction of Richard J. Gress, the former music teacher and band director of Thorntown High School. Continuing the tradition set by the Thorntown High School marching band, The Imperial Star Command Band participated in the summer marching events hosted by the Central Indiana Track Show Association (CITSA) from 1974-1979.
In 1977 Steven A. Meurer was hired as the school's new band director. Under new direction, the band began participating in the Indiana State School Music Association's (ISSMA) Fall marching in 1977. The Imperial Star Command Band would have their highest placement of 8th at the State Finals in 1983 under the direction of Dana H. Heidenreich. They continued to participate in ISSMA events until 1988, when the program took a five year absence until their return in 1994.
In 2006, Brad Hisey took over the program and continued to participate in ISSMA events until 2009. In 2010, the program returned to the Summer marching events hosted by CITSA and has continued to participate, most recently in the 2023 Indiana State Fair Band Day event. In the 2023 season, under the direction of Leslie Baker, the Imperial Star Command Band placed 11th place in the preliminary scoring. That placement allowed the band to participate in the Indiana State Fair Band Day Finals for the first time since 1979. The band competed in the finals in the following years (with finals score placements):{{Cite web |title=Indiana State Fair Band Day & CITSA |url=https://www.indianatrackmarchingbands.com/ |access-date= |website=Indiana State Fair Band Day & CITSA}}{{Cite web |title=Indiana Fall Band History |url=https://www.indianafallbandhistory.com/ |access-date= |website=Indiana Fall Band History}}{{Cite web |last=kiara.conley@reporter.net |first=Kiara Conley |date=2023-08-09 |title=Western Boone Imperial Star Command Band glows at State Fair Band Day |url=https://www.reporter.net/news/local_news/western-boone-imperial-star-command-band-glows-at-state-fair-band-day/article_2cf58f16-3545-11ee-8550-e3a4681e14a8.html |access-date= |website=Reporter.net |language=en}}
- 1974 (16th place)
- 1975 (16th place)
- 1976 (16th place)
- 1979 (14th place)
- 2023 (11th place)
See also
References
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External links
- [http://webo.weboschools.org Official Website]
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