Burris Laboratory School is a
kindergarten
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through twelfth grade
public
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laboratory school
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located on the west side of
Muncie
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,
Indiana
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. The school is a division of
Ball State University and provides University pre-service teachers an opportunity for classroom observation and practice. The school also shares a campus with the
Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities. Currently Burris has implemented a system for middle school called impact.
History
The school was established in 1929 and is named after
Benjamin J. Burris, the first president of what was then known as
Ball Teachers College. Originally part of the Muncie school district, it became independent in 1974. Its district is now coterminous with the entire state of Indiana. Students are admitted via a lottery system.
Athletics
Burris Laboratory School was affiliated with the
Mid-Eastern Conference
The Mid-Eastern Conference is an IHSAA-sanctioned conference in East Central Indiana. The conference formed in 1963 as schools from Delaware, Henry, and Randolph counties banded together with impending consolidations making their conference situ ...
(MEC) from 1979 through the 2013/2014 school year,
with the Owl serving as the school's mascot. Burris has a
girls' volleyball program with four national championships, and 21 state championships, 14 of which are consecutive. Starting in the 2014-2015 school year, the school is a member of the
Pioneer Conference.
Notable alumni
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Greg Adams, music writer and reissue producer (class of 1988)
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Angelin Chang, Grammy-award winning classical pianist and music educator
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S. T. Joshi, award-winning literary scholar and editor (Class of 1976)
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Patrick Tovatt, actor (class of 1959)
See also
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List of high schools in Indiana
References
External links
Ball State University site for BurrisHistoric photographs of Burris Laboratory School
from the Ball State University Digital Media Repository
{{Ball State University
Educational institutions established in 1929
Public elementary schools in Indiana
Public middle schools in Indiana
Public high schools in Indiana
Vocational & technical high schools in Indiana
Laboratory schools in the United States
University-affiliated schools in the United States
Schools in Delaware County, Indiana
Ball State University
Buildings and structures in Muncie, Indiana
1929 establishments in Indiana