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Greater South Shore Athletic Conference (IHSAA)
The Greater South Shore Conference is a nine-member Indiana High School Athletic Association athletic conference spanning Lake and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana. Two other members, Boone Grove and South Central, participate only in football, otherwise participating in the Porter County Conference. Hanover Central High School joined the conference in 2013, Griffith High School joined the conference in 2017, and Illiana Christian High School joined the conference in 2021. Marquette Catholic High School and North Newton High School left the conference concurrent with Griffith joining, with Marquette becoming an independent and North Newton joining the Midwest Conference. The conference has two divisions for football, with the North Division including Boone Grove, Hammond Bishop Noll, Lake Station Edison, River Forest and South Central, and the South Division including Calumet, Griffith, Hanover Central, Wheeler and Whiting. Boone Grove and South Central are football-playing me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana (GSSC)
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 38th-largest by area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 17th-most populous of the List of states and territories of the United States, 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on December 11, 1816. It is bordered by Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west. Various Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples inhabited what would become Indiana for thousands of years, some of whom the U.S. government expelled between 1800 and 1836. Indiana received its name because the state was largely possessed by native tribes even after it was granted statehood. Since then, settlement patterns in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanover Central Junior-Senior High School
Hanover Central High School (HCHS) is a 9–12 public high school located in Cedar Lake, Indiana. It is the only high school in the Hanover Community School Corporation. Academics In the 2021 '' U.S. News & World Report'' annual survey of high schools, Hanover Central ranked 186th in Indiana and 8,004th nationally. Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 722 students enrolled in 2019–20 was: *Male – 48.6% *Female – 51.4% *Native American/Alaskan – 0.1% *Asian – 1.1% *Black – 2.4% *Hispanic – 12.0% *White – 80.3% *Multiracial – 4.0% 28.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2019–20, Hanover Central was a Title I school. Athletics The Hanover Central Wildcats are members of the Greater South Shore conference. The school colors are cardinal red and Columbia blue. The following Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered: *Basketball (boys) *Cross country (girls and boys) *Football (boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Township, Porter County, Indiana
Union Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,811. History Union Township was organized in 1836, and named for the federal union A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governi ... of the United States. Cities and towns The township has no incorporated communities. Wheeler, located in the northern part of the township on State Route 130, continues to be an important community.Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986 Education The township is served by the Union Township School Corporation. Its high school is Wheeler High School near the community of Wheeler. References External links Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana Townships in Porter County, Indiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler High School (Indiana)
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 Vincennes University (VU) is a public college with its main campus in Vincennes, Indiana. Founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy, VU is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Indiana. VU was chartered in 1806 as the Indiana Terri .... Junior and senior students may also take vocational classes at other area schools via the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaPorte County, IN
LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 111,467. The county seat is the city of La Porte, and the largest city is Michigan City. This county is part of the Northwest Indiana and Michiana regions of the Chicago metropolitan area. The LaPorte County Courthouse is located in the county seat of La Porte and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History LaPorte County was formed in 1832. ''La porte'' means "the door" or "the port" in French. French travelers or explorers so named the area after discovering a natural opening in the dense forests that used to exist in this region, providing a gateway to lands further west. From 1832 to 1835 LaPorte County had its boundaries and jurisdiction of the land west of it going all the way to the east border of Chicago in Cook County, IL (land which is now Porter and Lake Counties). Before European-American settlement, all of the land that forms modern-day LaPorte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Mills, Indiana
Union Mills is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana. History Joseph Wheaton, one of the earliest settlers, came to the Mill Creek in 1832 and laid out a small village. The gristmill was built on Mill Creek was built in 1836 by Sylvanus Everts. Everts named the mill "Union Mills" and Wheaton's village followed to be known as Union Mills. In 1838 the village had only five log houses. A general store opened in 1840. The construction of three rail lines near Union Mills stimulated growth.La Porte County Interim Report, Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory; Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana and the Indian Department of Natural Resources; Indianapolis, Indiana; March 1898 Union Mills was platted in 1849, but there had been a settlement at the site for some time prior. The community took its name from a gristmill constructed in the 1830s. Geography Union Mills is located at . Education Union Mills has a public library A public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Central Junior-Senior High School (Union Mills, Indiana)
South Central Junior-Senior High School is a public high school located in Union Mills, Indiana, United States. It is schooling 464 students and has existed since around 1961. Notable alumni * Sean Manaea – Major League Baseball player See also * List of high schools in Indiana This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana. A Adams County Allen County B Bartholomew County Benton County Blackford County Boone County Brown County C Carroll County Cass County Clark County Clay County ... References External links Official Website Schools in LaPorte County, Indiana Public middle schools in Indiana Public high schools in Indiana {{Indiana-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northland Conference (IHSAA)
The Northland Conference was an IHSAA-sanctioned conference in Northern Indiana. The conference formed in 1998 with six schools, and disbanded in 2008, after two schools left to join the Greater South Shore Conference Greater may refer to: *Greatness, the state of being great *Greater than, in inequality * ''Greater'' (film), a 2016 American film *Greater (flamingo), the oldest flamingo on record * "Greater" (song), by MercyMe, 2014 *Greater Bank, an Australian .... History The conference formed in 1998, when Westville left the Porter County Conference to join with four independents: Argos, Michigan City Marquette, Oregon-Davis and South Central (Union Mills), and River Forest, which previously competed in the defunct Northwest Hoosier Conference. South Central left for the Porter County Conference after the 2002–03 school year, and was replaced for the 2004–05 season by Elkhart Christian. The conference shrank to four members when Marquette and River Forest left to co-found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Station, Indiana
Lake Station is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,572 at the 2010 census. History Initially, the site of modern Lake Station was the starting point of two Amerind trails leading to Fort Dearborn.Workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Project Administration, 1939. ''The Calumet Region Historical Guide'', p.117. Later it became an early stagecoach depot stop, as the Fort Dearborn-Detroit Stagecoach Route passed through the site during the wet season. The location became known as Lake Station as far back as 1851 when it began to serve as a depot, the western terminus of the Michigan Central Railroad (on what would later become its Detroit to Chicago line). This was the first train station in Lake County. The Michigan Central Railroad built a park and railroad shops around its two-story depot. A year later, in April 1852, George Earle mapped out and platted a town of about on the site, continuing its name of Lake Station. Being a bedroom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Forest Junior-Senior High School
River Forest High School is a secondary school located in Lake Station, Indiana, with a Hobart postal address, serving grades 6– 12. It is the secondary school in the River Forest Community School Corporation, serving the entire town of New Chicago, portions of the cities of Gary, Hobart and Lake Station, and unincorporated areas in Hobart Township, Lake County. It opened in 1958. The Golden Ingot Marching Band can be viewed in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in the film '' The Fugitive''. Academics River Forest's high school academic team consists of United States Academic Decathlon, Spell Bowl and Academic Super Bowl. River Forest participated in the Online Nationals for United States Academic Decathlon. Athletics River Forest's athletic teams are known as the Ingots, harking back to the steel-making heritage of the area. They belong to the Greater South Shore Athletic Conference and their colors are cardinal red and gold. River Forest offers the following sports: *Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Station, IN
Lake Station is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,572 at the 2010 census. History Initially, the site of modern Lake Station was the starting point of two Amerind trails leading to Fort Dearborn.Workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Project Administration, 1939. ''The Calumet Region Historical Guide'', p.117. Later it became an early stagecoach depot stop, as the Fort Dearborn-Detroit Stagecoach Route passed through the site during the wet season. The location became known as Lake Station as far back as 1851 when it began to serve as a depot, the western terminus of the Michigan Central Railroad (on what would later become its Detroit to Chicago line). This was the first train station in Lake County. The Michigan Central Railroad built a park and railroad shops around its two-story depot. A year later, in April 1852, George Earle mapped out and platted a town of about on the site, continuing its name of Lake Station. Being a bedroom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas A
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
