John Glenn High School is a

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Walkerton, Indiana Walkerton is a town in Lincoln Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,144 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN- MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Walkerton was pl ...

. It is the only high school in the

John Glenn School Corporation John Glenn School Corporation is a school district headquartered in Walkerton, Indiana. It is named after John Glenn. It includes Walkerton and North Liberty in St. Joseph County. It also includes territory in Marshall County. History In Augus ...

, which serves Walkerton and North Liberty. John Glenn High School is a member of the

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(N.C.A.). Credits earned at John Glenn High School are accepted by all high schools and colleges in Indiana and by all schools that are members of the N.C.A. John Glenn has a First Class commissioned rating from the Indiana Department of Public Instruction. The school was dedicated on October 20, 1968, with

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, for whom it is named, present. Glenn is said to have delivered an inspiring speech on the occasion. Glenn has won 18 state spell bowl competitions. The school's predecessor was Walkerton High School, whose first building was constructed in 1914 and housed all twelve grades. Then in 1942 a new building was constructed and the high school relocated there.Sheneman, ''Southern St. Joseph County'', p. 31. When the Glenn school was constructed and occupied, the existing high school building was repurposed as the Harold C. Urey Middle School.

Academics

John Glenn is given a score of 7/10 on greatschools.org. The school has scored higher than the state averages on the End-of-Course-Assessments given by the state of Indiana. The student-teacher ratio is slightly larger than the state average at 20 (Indiana average is 17) Source: 1NCES, 2008-2009 John Glenn offers 13 AP and college-credit courses including : * Calculus AB * Chemistry * English Literature & Composition * Government & Politics: U.S. * Physics B John Glenn offers the following foreign languages: Spanish French Chinese

Student Demographics

The ethnic make-up of John Glenn is as follows: (State Averages in parentheses) White - 92% (73%) Hispanic - 5% (8%) Multiracial - 2% (4%) Black, non-Hispanic - >1% (12%) Asian - >1% (2%) Native American - >1% (>1%) Source: IN Dept. of Education, 2010-2011 Student Sub-groups Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program - 31% (47%) English learners - <1% (5%) Special education - 7% (15%)

Student Activities

The following is a list of clubs and activities available for John Glenn High School students. (Taken from the student handbook) * Academic Decathlon Team * Drama Club * Yearbook * ''Aerial'' (literary magazine) * Spanish Club * French Club * Spell Bowl Team * Art Club * F.F.A. * F.C.C.L.A. * S.A.D.D. * Student Council * Chess Club * Swing Choir * Jazz Band * Marching Band * Concert Band * Color Guard The school's literary magazine, ''The Arial'', was nominated for the highest award in Indiana, but ended up finishing second.

Athletics

John Glenn High School's athletic teams are the Falcons and they are part of the

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in the IHSAA. (In the era of the 1950s and thereabouts the teams were known as the Walkerton Indians.) The school is currently athletic rivals with the inter-conference team Bremen Lions of Bremen High School in

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. The Falcons were formerly rivals with the North Liberty Shamrocks; however, this rivalry ended after the two schools merged. The school offers a wide range of athletics including: *

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* Cross Country

Notable alumni

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References

External links

Official website

John Glenn School Corporation
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