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South Knox High School
South Knox Middle-High School is a combination middle school and high school located approximately 6.5 miles southeast of Vincennes, Indiana in an unincorporated community called Verne. About South Knox Middle-High School was formed from the merger of local high schools in Monroe City, Fritchton, Wheatland, and Decker (which had earlier incorporated Decker Chapel High School), the school's district encompasses most of southern Knox County. In 1985, the high school and middle school were organized as two separate schools. Athletics Its athletic nickname is the Spartans, and it participates in the Blue Chip Conference. Its colors are red, white, and blue. The school song is "Hail South Knox High." The dedication of the gymnasium was held in November 1967, with IHSAA Commissioner Phil N. Eskew presiding. The Spartans won the first boys' basketball game played there, defeating North Posey. The first South Knox boys' basketball coach was Sam Alford, father of Steve Alford. In 19 ...
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Vincennes, Indiana
Vincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the lower Wabash River in the Southwestern Indiana, southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville, Indiana, Evansville and Terre Haute, Indiana, Terre Haute. Founded in 1732 by French fur traders, notably François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, for whom the Fort was named, Vincennes is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Indiana and one of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians. According to the 2010 census, its population was 18,423, a decrease of 1.5% from 18,701 in 2000. Vincennes is the principal city of the Vincennes, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises all of Knox County and had an estimated 2017 population of 38,440. History The vicinity of Vincennes was inhabited for thousands of years by different cultures of Indigenous peoples of the Americas#Migration into th ...
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Wheatland, Indiana
Wheatland is a town in Steen Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census. History Wheatland was laid out in 1858. It was named from the production of wheat in the vicinity. Geography Wheatland is located at (38.664166, -87.307775). According to the 2010 census, Wheatland has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 480 people, 191 households, and 132 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 220 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.9% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population. There were 191 households, of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.9% had a male householder with no wife presen ...
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High Schools In Southwestern Indiana
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Public High Schools In Indiana
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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 Clinton County Crawford County D Daviess County Dearborn County Decatur County DeKalb County Delaware County Dubois County E Elkhart County F Fayette County Floyd County Fountain County Franklin County Fulton County G Gibson County Grant County * Oak Hill High School is located in Grant County, though its mailing address is in Converse, which is in Miami County. Greene County H Hamilton County Hancock County Harrison County Hendricks County Henry County Howard County Huntington County J Jackson County Jasper County Jay County Jefferson County Jennings County Johnson County K Knox County Kosciusko County L Lagrange County Lake County LaPorte County Lawre ...
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Steve Alford
Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Born and raised in Indiana, he was a two-time consensus first-team All-American playing in college for the Indiana Hoosiers. He led them to a national championship in 1987. After playing professionally for four years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he has been a college head coach for almost 30 years. Alford was named Indiana Mr. Basketball in high school before playing at Indiana University Bloomington under coach Bobby Knight. He helped the Hoosiers claim their fifth national championship, and finished his career as Indiana's all-time leading scorer. Alford was selected in the second round of the 1987 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, and played four years in the league with Dallas and the Golden State Warriors. Alford then became a college head coach. He ...
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Blue Chip Conference
The Blue Chip Conference is a high school athletic conference in southwestern Indiana, United States. The conference's members are small A or AA high schools located in Daviess County, IN, Daviess, Dubois County, IN, Dubois, Gibson County, IN, Gibson, Knox County, IN, Knox, and Martin County, IN, Martin counties. The BCC was founded in 1968, with Barr-Reeve, Bloomfield, Loogootee, North Daviess, North Knox, South Knox, and Springs Valley. Barr-Reeve had to wait until 1969 to be released from the Patoka Valley Conference to play in the league, and Loogootee also had to wait until 1970 to leave the Southwestern Indiana Conference. The conference grew to 11 schools in the mid-1970s, but for the most part has stabilized at nine schools since then with the only exception being the 6 year period between the addition of Wood Memorial in 2000 and loss of Forest Park in 2006 where the count was at 10. Member schools # North Knox is a member of the Southwest Football Conference for football. ...
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Decker, Indiana
Decker is a town in Johnson Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 249 at the 2010 census. It was founded in 1869 by Isaac Decker. Decker is near the White River, and is well known for the watermelon and cantaloupe produced in the surrounding rural area. Geography Decker is located at (38.518391, -87.523814). According to the 2010 census, Decker has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census, there were 249 people, 92 households and 68 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 109 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the town was 97.6% White, 1.2% African American, 0.8% Asian and 0.4% from two or more races. There were 92 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.2% had a male householder with no wife present and 26.1% were non-fam ...
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Fritchton, Indiana
Fritchton is an unincorporated community in Palmyra Township, Knox County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ... approximately 4 miles east of Vincennes, IN. History A post office was established at Fritchton in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915. Emil H. Fritch served as postmaster. The high school was built in 1911 and closed in 1967. The school served grades 1 through 12. Geography Fritchton is located at . References Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{KnoxCountyIN-geo-stub ...
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Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 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, 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 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 Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants fro ...
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Monroe City, Indiana
Monroe City is a town in Harrison Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 545 at the 2010 census. Monroe City was named for one of its founders, Monroe Alton. Geography Monroe City is located at (38.615891, -87.355232). According to the 2010 census, Monroe City has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 545 people, 217 households, and 153 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 238 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.7% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, and 0.6% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population. There were 217 households, of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.5% were non-families. 29. ...
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Verne, Indiana
Verne is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Knox County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s .... A post office was established at Verne in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. References Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{KnoxCountyIN-geo-stub ...
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