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, and is located a mile and a half north of the town of West Lebanon. It is administered by the

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in Williamsport.

History

Seeger High School was established in 1957 through a $250,000 donation from local grain dealer and broker Ura Seeger; classes began in the fall of 1959. The school's original mascot was the Indian, and its colors red and grey, but in 1973 due to the consolidation of Pine Village, Williamsport, and Seeger High Schools, the mascot was changed to the

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and the colors to red, white and blue. Gary McMillen became the consolidated school's first principal. He was followed by Steve Lee, Dr. Roy Stroud, Richard Schelsky, Gary Kiger, Dan Nelson, and Rob Beckett.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 568 students enrolled in 2013-14 was: *Male - 53.7% *Female - 46.3% *Native American/Alaskan - 0% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.5% *Black - 0.2% *Hispanic - 0.7% *White - 98.2% *Multiracial - 0.4% 39.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics

The Seeger Patriots compete in the Wabash River Conference. The school colors are scarlet, navy blue and white. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are available: •Baseball (boys) •Cheerleading (girls & boys) •Basketball (girls & boys) •Cross country (girls & boys) •Football (boys) (state champions, 2004) •Golf (girls & boys) •Softball (girls) •Swimming (girls & boys) •Tennis (girls & boys) •Track (girls & boys) •Volleyball (girls) •Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

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- WNBA player and head coach

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