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Allen County, Indiana
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Monroeville address. One of five secondary schools in the
East Allen County Schools
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system, Heritage serves students in grades 7-12 in the communities of:
Hoagland, Monroeville, and
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city limits coincides with this school's attendance zone.
History
Heritage High School was created by the consolidation of Hoagland and Monroeville High Schools
It opened for the 1968/1969 school year.
Prior to 1995 there had been proposals to close Heritage High School and consolidate EACS schools for racial balance reasons. Monroeville-area residents by then were generally not willing to move to a different high school.
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Demographics
In 1995 the school had 718 students, with 39 being of races other than non-Hispanic white.[
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Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 804 students enrolled in 2014-15 was:
*Male - 49.9%
*Female - 50.1%
*Black - 25%
*Hispanic - 20%
*White - 30%
*Asian - 25%
100% of the students are eligible for free lunch
Athletics
The school's teams, known as the Heritage Patriots, compete in the Indiana High School Athletic Association
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's AAA size classification in the Allen County Athletic Conference
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. Teams are fielded in baseball, basketball, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.
State championship titles held by the school's teams include:
*Girls' basketball: 1981-82
See also
* List of high schools in Indiana
This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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Adams County
Allen County
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Bartholomew County
Benton County
Blackford County
Boone County
Brown County
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Carroll County
Cass County
Clark County
Clay County ...
References
External links
Official Website
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Public high schools in Indiana
Schools in Allen County, Indiana
Public middle schools in Indiana
1968 establishments in Indiana