William A. Wirt High School

William A Wirt Senior High School
William A Wirt Senior High School crest
Location
Gary, Indiana USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	1939
Color(s)	Cardinal & White
Team name	Troopers
Website	Official Site

William A Wirt Senior High School was a four-year (9-12) public high school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana. In May 2009 the school announced that after over 70 years, it would finally be closing. As of 2011, the site is used for the Wirt Emerson VPA Academy, a magnet school for the visual and performing arts.

Staff

The faculty included nearly 50 teachers.

History

Wirt High School was established in 1939; it was named after Dr. William Albert Wirt, who served as the first superintendent of the Gary Schools from 1907 to early 1938. Former MLB player Ron Kittle is an alumnus of Wirt as is Self Help Author, Professional Dating Coach and Radio Personality Alan Roger Currie. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Crystal Taliefero is also an alumna of Wirt.

Wirt High School was closed in 2009 due to Gary Community School Corporation budget cuts.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/wirt-high-school-closing-leaves-staff-athletes-feeling-lost/article_aedd552a-4149-52c9-b8c7-773943f4dcf1.html

External links

Gary Community School Corporation

Ungraded	Gary Area Career Center

Magnet K-12 schools	Lincoln Achievement Center

Magnet 6-12 schools	Wirt-Emerson VPA

Magnet 7-12 schools	Chase Alternative

High schools	Roosevelt West Side

Magnet High schools	King Academy

Middle schools	Bailly Dunbar-Pulaski Tolleston

Closed/former school buildings	Lew Wallace William Wirt Emerson (1909-2008) Horace Mann High School

Coordinates: 41°35′57″N 87°19′39″W / 41.59917°N 87.32750°W / 41.59917; -87.32750

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