Richmond High School is a public high school in Richmond, Indiana, United States. It is the home of the Richmond Red Devils, who are members of the North Central Conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). Prior to 1939, the school was known as Morton High School in honor of Indiana's Civil War Governor, Oliver P. Morton. The current principal of Richmond High is Rae Woolpy.
| Richmond High School | |
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380 Hub Etchison Parkway , , 47374 | |
| Coordinates | 39°49′19″N 84°54′06″W / 39.82194°N 84.90167°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Richmond Community Schools |
| Principal | Rae Woolpy |
| Faculty | 81.97 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,332 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.25[1] |
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| Athletics conference | North Central |
| Team name | Red Devils |
| Newspaper | The Register |
| Yearbook | The Pierian |
| Website | rhs |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by N. 16th, E and A Sts., and alley west of N. 10th St. |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Architectural style | Colonial revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000602[2] |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 2015 |
Facilities
editBuilt in 1939-1941, the Colonial revival-style school originally consisted of an academic building called Morton Hall, a gymnasium called Civic Hall, and McGuire Hall, which houses the Richmond Art Museum. After outgrowing the Civic Hall gymnasium, the Tiernan Center was built as the home to boys' and girls' basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. The old Civic Hall gymnasium was converted into the Civic Hall Performing Arts Center, an auditorium which seats 924 and is home to the Richmond Symphony Orchestra in addition to other school and civic performing arts events. The current building consists of 500,000 square feet for instruction and student support services.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[2]
Academics
editStudents can take AP courses in Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, English Language (composition), English Literature, Environmental Science, Government, US History, Physics, and Statistics. Additionally, students can undertake dual-credit coursework to earn college credit while attending the high school. Current dual-credit options are available through Earlham College, Indiana University East, Indiana University, and Ivy Tech Community College.
Athletics
editRHS offers numerous sports for student athletes. This includes baseball (boys'), basketball, cross-country, football, golf, gymnastics (girls'), soccer, softball (girls'), tennis, volleyball (girls'), and wrestling. A bowling team for both boys and girls competes on the club level.
| Sport | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Boys Basketball (1) | 1992 |
| Boys Cross Country (1) | 1994 |
| Boys Golf (5) | 1941, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003 |
| Wrestling (1) | 1958 |
Notable alumni
edit- Timmy Brown, former NFL running back and actor
- John Wilbur Chapman, evangelist
- Vice Admiral Terry Cross, Vice Commandant, United States Coast Guard
- Nathan Davis, former NFL player
- George Duning, Oscar-nominated composer[5]
- Jack Everly, pops conductor, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
- Weeb Ewbank (Class of 1924), coach of the 1958 and 1959 NFL champion Baltimore Colts and the Super Bowl III champion New York Jets[6][7]
- Vagas Ferguson, football player
- Paul Flatley, former NFL Rookie-of-the-Year (Minnesota Vikings)
- Norman Foster, actor, director
- Mary Haas, linguist
- Jeff Hamilton, jazz drummer[8]
- Micajah C. Henley, roller skate maker
- William Holder, writer, author
- Baby Huey, popular music artist
- Charles A. Hufnagel, artificial heart valve inventor[9]
- Dominic James, basketball player at Marquette University, 2006 Big East Rookie of the Year
- C. Francis Jenkins, television pioneer
- Jim Jones, founder-leader of Peoples Temple
- Melvyn "Deacon" Jones, blues organist
- Harry Keenan actor
- Esther Kellner, author[10]
- Jim Logan, football player
- Johnny Logan, professional basketball player
- Lamar Lundy, football player, one of the L.A. Rams Fearsome Foursome
- Kenneth MacDonald, actor[11]
- Dick Murley, former NFL player
- Daniel G. Reid, industrialist and philanthropist
- "Singin' Sam", born Harry Frankel, radio star, minstrel
- Wendell Stanley, Nobel Prize winner[12]
- Mel Thompson, college basketball player and coach[13]
- Bo Van Pelt, professional golfer
- Burton J. Westcott, automobile manufacturer
- Gaar Williams, cartoonist
- Billy Wright, college basketball coach[14]
- Wilbur Wright, aviation pioneer[15]
- Jennifer Niven, Author "All The Bright Places"
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Richmond High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/21/15 through 9/25/15. National Park Service. 2015-10-02.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Chad Slider, Cory Clark, and Scott Zimmerman (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Richmond High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link), Site map, sketch map, and accompanying photographs - ^ "State Championship History" (PDF). IHSAA. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "George Duning". Spaceagepop.com. 2000-02-27. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "Weeb Ewbank | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". Profootballhof.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ Clark, Jan (December 21, 1973). "Ewbank, Logan Top List of 8 More Indiana Football Hall of Famers". Palladium-Item. p. 11. Retrieved September 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jeff Hamilton - Drums - Jazz at Newport". Archived from the original on 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2006-09-09.
- ^ "Dr. Charles A. Hufnagel". Astro4.ast.vill.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "Esther Kellner". Mrlinfo.org. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "Kenneth MacDonald and Frank Ellis". Archived from the original on 2007-01-06. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ^ "Wendell M. Stanley - Biographical". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "7 Jan 1965, Page 23 - The Kokomo Tribune at". Newspapers.com. 1965-01-07. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "Billy Wright Bio - the Official Athletics Site of the Western Illinois University Leathernecks". Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
- ^ Gates, Bill (1999-03-29). "Aviators: The Wright Brothers". TIME. Archived from the original on May 10, 2000. Retrieved 2017-07-13.