Wabash High School is a public high school in Wabash, Indiana, United States with approximately 500 students in grades 9–12. The nickname of the students and the athletic teams is "Wabash Apaches."

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 418 students enrolled in 2014-2015 was: *Male - 52.2% *Female - 47.8% *Native American/Alaskan - 1.0% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.5% *Black - 1.0% *Hispanic - 1.9% *White - 94.9% *Multiracial - 0.7% 51.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced price lunch, making this a Title I school.

Athletics

The Wabash Apaches compete in the Three Rivers Conference. School colors are orange and black. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are offered: *Baseball (boys) **State championship - 1986 *Basketball (girls & boys) *Cross country (girls & boys) *Football (boys) *Golf (boys & girls) *Soccer (boys & girls) *Softball (girls) *Swimming (boys & girls) *Tennis (girls & boys) *Track (boys & girls) *Volleyball (girls) *Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

* Adelaide Steele Baylor (1860–1935), federal education official * Gene Stratton-Porter (1863–1924), writer

Notable faculty

Mary E. Byrd Mary Emma Byrd (November 15, 1849 – July 13, 1934) was an American educator and is considered a pioneer astronomy teacher at college level. She was also an astronomer in her own right, determining cometary positions by photography. Early life M ...

(1849–1934), astronomer

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