East Noble High School

East Noble High School
Location
901 Garden Street Kendallville, Indiana, Noble County 46755 United States
Coordinates	41°26′06″N 85°15′22″W / 41.43500°N 85.25611°WCoordinates: 41°26′06″N 85°15′22″W / 41.43500°N 85.25611°W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1966
School district	East Noble School Corporation
Principal	Steve Peterson
Faculty	68
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	1,257 (2013-2014)
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Northeast Eight Conference
Team name	Knights
Information	[phone]
Website	Official Website

East Noble High School is a public high school located in Kendallville, Indiana and is the only high school that is part of the East Noble School Corporation. It serves to educate more than 1,200 students^[1] from the cities and towns of Rome City, Brimfield, Kendallville, Avilla and LaOtto.^[2]

On March 5, 2014, the school gained unwanted media attention when a student tossed a grenade into a classroom where Kendallville mayor Suzanne Handshoe was preparing a speech. Witnesses reported that Dave Hoagland, the teacher, made the student come back and pick it up. Hoagland then escorted the student to the principal's office, where he was promptly arrested and suspended from school, along with two other students who were involved. A SWAT team was deployed, the school was evacuated, and classes didn't resume until the next day due to the investigation. Hoagland was praised by the faculty for his handling of the incident. ^[3]

About

East Noble High School has its origins from the school consolidations^[4] that occurred in Indiana in the 1950s and 1960s, due to an act of the Indiana General Assembly.^[5] At that time, the high schools in Rome City, Avila, and Kendallville were made into junior high/middle schools. In 1966, construction of East Noble High School was completed and the first class entered East Noble (also known as EN) that fall. East Noble's first graduating class was in 1967.

Athletics and extracurricular

• Undefeated Wrestling Team 1985-1986
• Football team won State Championship in (2000-2001)**
• Football team won state runner (2003-2004)
• East Noble Marching Knights are a 16 time ISSMA State Finalist and placed 2nd at the 1985 State Finals
• East Noble Spell Bowl team won Hoosier Spell Bowl (state) in 1998.
• East Noble Show Choirs have been to ISSMA state every year that they have held the competition

Notable alumni

• David M. McIntosh - Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana's 2nd congressional district (1995-2001). Republican nominee for Governor of Indiana in 2000^[6]
• Sara Engerman - Former Miss Indiana, 1996
• Brad Miller - Former NBA player for the Minnesota Timberwolves (2011-2012), Houston Rockets (2010-2011), Chicago Bulls (2009-2010; 2000-2002), Sacramento Kings (2003-2009), Indiana Pacers (2002-2003), and Charlotte Hornets (1998–2000). Miller was also a two-time NBA All-Star. Miller attended East Noble for 3 years; however, he graduated from the Maine Central Institute.^[7]
• Amy Yoder Begley (1996) - Middle and long distance runner. US Olympian in the 10,000 meter event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China^[8]
• Ben Van Ryn - Former MLB pitcher for the California Angels (1996), Chicago Cubs (1998), San Diego Padres (1998), Toronto Blue Jays (1998)^[9]

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana

References

1. School Snapshot
2. Noble County Answer Book 2003
3. http://wane.com/2014/03/07/east-noble-student-throws-fake-grenade-into-classroom/
4. Witwer guided News-Sun through many changes
5. Liberty Intermediate School History
6. "U.S. Congress Bio - David McIntosh". Congress.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
7. "Basketball Reference Bio - Brad Miller". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
8. "IAAF - Amy Yoder Begley". IAAF.org. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
9. "Baseball Reference - Ben Van Ryn". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

External links

• East Noble School Corporation website
• Indiana Department of Education Data on East Noble High School