Northrop High School is a

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, Allen County,

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. Northrop is classified as 5A by the IHSAA. Northrop High School has had a sister school, the Goethe Gymnasium, in Fort Wayne's

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, since 1994.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2181 students enrolled in 2012-2013 was: *Male - 52.1% *Female - 47.9% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.5% *Asian/Pacific islander - 3.6% *Black - 11% *Hispanic - 9.1% *White - 64.4% *Multiracial - 5.4%

Arts

Northrop's Mixed show choir, Charisma competes in competitions and festivals throughout the Midwest. Allure is Northrop's all female show choir. Allure competes similar to Charisma all around the Midwest. The Big Orange Pride or BOP is Northrop High School's Marching Band. They compete as an ISSMA Class A Open school, but switched to Class A Scholastic under the direction of Rob F. Wilson in 2016. They were 1983 ISSMA Class A State Champion.

Athletics

The Bruins are members of the

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. The school's team name is the Bruins and their colors are burnt orange, brown and teal. Many sports are offered at Northrop. Here is a listing, along with the state team championships won. *Baseball (boys) **State champ - 1983 *Basketball (boys & girls) **Boys state champ - 1974 **Girls state champ - 1986 *Cross country (boys & girls) *Football (boys) *Golf (boys & girls) **Boys state champ - 1984 *Gymnastics (girls) *Soccer (boys & girls) *Softball (girls) *Swimming (boys & girls) *Tennis (boys & girls) *Track (boys & girls) **Boys state champ - 1997, 2004 **Girls state champ - 1981, 1991, 2000–2005, 2011, and 2013 *Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

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