Terre Haute South Vigo High School is a public high school located in

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. As the name implies, the school's district covers the southern portion of Terre Haute, as well as most of southern Vigo County, the county in which Terre Haute is located. The school is located at 3737 S 7th St, Terre Haute, Indiana 47802.

History

It was first constructed in 1971 along with Terre Haute North Vigo High School. It is located near the northern edge of Honey Creek Township at 7th and Davis streets. Most of the school is one story. It contains Terre Haute's only planetarium, the Allen Memorial Planetarium. Terre Haute South Vigo High is a consolidation of Terre Haute William H. Wiley High School (1912-1971) and Honey Creek High School (1926-1971). Honey Creek was involved in earlier consolidations as Blackhawk High (1919–71), Pimento High (1919–61), Prairie Creek High (1917–61), Prairieton High (1924–27) were consolidated into Honey Creek. Wiley itself was the second high school in Terre Haute, opening in 1912. After its founding, North added students from Terre Haute State High (a 'laboratory school' for Indiana State University) in 1978. The 'lab school' continued to educate elementary students through 1992. TH Wiley gym

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Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,861 students enrolled in 2014-2015 was: *Male - 53.0% *Female - 47.0% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.2% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 4.0% *Black - 6.4% *Hispanic - 3.3% *White - 78.6% *Multiracial - 7.5% 44.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. For 2014–2015, this was a

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Athletics

THS has won a state championship in girls tennis (2001) and in girls basketball (2002). THS has multiple active Fall, Winter, and Spring sports.

Notable alumni

* Armon Bassett, basketball player *

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, actor * Dylan Schneider, country singer * Brian Evans, NBA forward * Tony McGee, NFL tight end * A. J. Reed, baseball player * Jill Bolte Taylor,

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, NFL quarterback * Timmy Herrin, baseball player

Wiley High School alumni

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infielder * P. Pete Chalos, longest-serving mayor of Terre Haute *

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official * Norman Cottom, NBA basketball player and later, head basketball coach at Wiley * Ernest R. Davidson, chemistry professor *

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* Alvy Moore, actor * Abe Silverstein,

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References

External links

Official website
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