Wheeler High School (Indiana)

Wheeler High School
Wheeler High School
Address
	587 West 300 North; Valparaiso, Indiana 46385; United States
Coordinates	41°28′45″N 87°10′46″W / 41.47917°N 87.17944°W
Information
Type	Public
School district	Union Township School Corporation
Principal	Dan Klimczak
Faculty	28.68 (FTE)
Enrollment	434 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	18.69
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Greater South Shore
Team name	Bearcats
Website	wheeler.union.k12.in.us

Wheeler High School is a public high school located in Union Township, west of Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. The school is attached to Union Township Middle School and was previously located in Wheeler, Indiana. It is a part of the Union Township School Corporation.

Academics

Vocational education

Wheeler High School features a Law Enforcement Career Academy. This program is available to all juniors and seniors and is intended for students wishing to pursue careers in Police, Courts, or Corrections. Students at all area schools are allowed to enroll. The students can also receive three college credits from Vincennes University.^[2]^[3]

Junior and senior students may also take vocational classes at other area schools via the Porter County Vocational Education program.^[4]

Fine arts

Wheeler High School has a choir, band (marching band, pep and colorguard) art department, and drama department.

Athletics

Wheeler High School offers multiple athletic teams during the academic year and includes an indoor swimming pool, a fieldhouse, and a standard gym on campus. Athletic teams are known as the Bearcats and the school has won state championships in boys basketball (2010) and softball (2010).^[5]

Boys sports

Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Swimming and Diving
Tennis
Track and Field
Wrestling

Girls sports

Basketball
Bowling
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Swimming

Demographics

In the 2009–2010 school year, Wheeler High was 49.4% female and 50.6% male. The racial breakdown was:^[6]

White 89.9%
Black 1.7%
Hispanic 2.9%
Asian 0.5%
Native American 0.5%
Multiracial 4.4%

Accomplishments

2010 IHSAA Boys Basketball Class 2A Champions
2010 IHSAA Girls Softball Class 2A Champions

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Wheeler High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ "Law Enforcement Career Academy". Union Township School Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
^ "SATELLITE PROGRAMS". Porter County Career and Technical Education. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
^ "Porter County Career & Technical Education". Porter County Career & Technical Education. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
^ "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ "Unknown".^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

[NCES-1] "Wheeler High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[2] "Law Enforcement Career Academy". Union Township School Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

[3] "SATELLITE PROGRAMS". Porter County Career and Technical Education. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

[4] "Porter County Career & Technical Education". Porter County Career & Technical Education. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

[5] "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

[6] "Unknown".^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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