Ben Davis High School (BDHS) is a three-year

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History

Ben Davis was first established in 1892. The current school building was constructed in 1965. The school underwent extensive construction and renovation from 1998 to 2002 and experienced another addition of more classrooms which was completed prior to the 2007/2008 school year. With the newly opened Ninth Grade Center, the school boasts over under one continuous roof. The school is named for the 1880s Vandalia Railroad Executive Benjamin Davis. He was instrumental in getting a stop on the railroad for a small community that would come to bear his name. The community members were so appreciative of Davis's efforts that they named the stop after him. The community around the stop became known as "Ben Davis". The first Ben Davis High School was built in 1892. That school was replaced in the early 20th century by a bigger building at the corner of what is now Morris Street and High School Road. During the

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, a larger school was built just up the road as part of the

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. Ben Davis High School remained in that location until the current building was established in 1965. The old Ben Davis Junior High School was renovated and now serves as Ben Davis University High School. Ben Davis High School has received the

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award from the

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. The school is part of the

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Athletics

Ben Davis High School has won multiple state championships under the

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(IHSAA). They have won a total of 29 IHSAA state championships: * Nine in Football (1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2017); * Four in Cross Country (1962, 1989, 1990, 1995); * Three in Girls' Swimming (1978, 1979, 1980), * Four in Girls' Basketball (2000, 2001, 2009, 2010); * Three in Boys' Basketball (1995, 1996, 2017); * Three in Boys' Track and Field (2008, 2009,2010); * Volleyball in 1979; * Baseball in 1981; * Boys' Golf in 1992 Ben Davis High School is a member of the

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, which is known as one of the most competitive conferences in the

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. The team's nickname is the Giants. The 2008/2009 Lady Giants basketball team finished the season ranked number one in the nation by ''

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s Top 25 poll and

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's Rise Poll. This marks the third team national championship in school history. Boys' Track and Field 2009 being the second and the 1991 football team was national champion in the former ESPN/Scholastic Sports America poll, as well as the National Prep Poll and National Sports News Service Poll.

Academic clubs

The school also has a

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, and

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s program. Ben Davis is home to

WBDG WBDG (90.9 FM) is a high school radio station broadcasting a Variety format from Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The station is currently owned by Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township. WBDG broadcasts ...

Giant 90.9 FM, a 400-Watt FM radio station operated by students. WBDG went on the air in 1966 and continues to broadcast today 24 hours, 7 days per week. BDHS publishes a student

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called ''Keyhole'', ''Giant Visions'', a literary magazine, and a

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, ''Spotlight''. In 2003, the school re-launched BDTV, a video production house, within the Area 31 Career Center where students produce a weekly school

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and a variety of other video productions for the township. Ben Davis provides a career center which provides

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and serves ten regional schools, ( Avon High School,

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, Decatur Central High School, Monrovia High School, Mooresville Consolidated High School, Plainfield High School, Speedway High School, Tri-West High School). The school has been authorized to offer the

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Performing arts

The Ben Davis

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Giants have traveled across the country on invitation to march in various parades and festivals, including the King Kamehameha parade in

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, the

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, the

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and The Inaugural Parade for President Reagan Jan. 1985 in Washington DC. The band has also won numerous Indiana state titles, finishing first in the Indiana state competition in 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984–88, and 1993. Also, the band has had success on the national level, finishing ninth in the Bands of America National Marching Band Competition in 1981 and second in 1982, and finishing ninth and tenth in the

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Grand National Championships in 2004 and 2008, respectively. In 2012, the Marching Giants traveled to Pasadena to again represent Ben Davis High School in the Tournament of Roses Parade. The Marching Giants were also the champions at the

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five times in 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, and 1967. In 2014, the Ben Davis Winter Guard won the school's first IHSCGA Open Class State Championship. The guard were repeat champions in 2015. Ben Davis has three competitive choirs. "Purple-Aires" is an advanced

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that has been named grand champion at numerous competitions throughout the years. "Premiers" is a mixed

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which consistently places in the top five at area competitions. In 2010, the "Premiers" attended the ISSMA Choir State Championships where they placed 2nd overall and won the best vocal sound caption award. "Sounds," formerly known as "Soundsations," is a women's

. "Sounds" placed second at the 2010 ISSMA State Show Choir State Championships. Sounds were named ISSMA Women's Show Choir State Champions at the 2011 and 2013 championships. Ben Davis' Theatre Department is expanding, increasing their season to include four shows throughout the year. In the 2008–2009 school year, they were invited to perform in

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at the

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, and in 2009, they performed for the first time in the Indy Fringe Festival.

Notable alumni

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and for 1981 NCAA champion

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School partnerships

References

External links

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