Wawasee High School is a high school located in

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, Indiana.

History

Wawasee High School was founded in 1968 after merging the high schools from Syracuse,

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and North Webster. Wawasee High School (and the Wawasee School Corporation) was named after Chief Wawasee of the Miami tribe who was given tracts of land in what is now Syracuse.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 935 students enrolled for 2013-14 was: *Male - 52.5% *Female - 47.5% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.4% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.5% *Black - 0.8% *Hispanic - 9.5% *White - 85.8% *Multiracial - 3.0% 35.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics

Wawasee High School's mascot is the "Warrior" and their colors are green and gold. Wawasee competes in the Northern Lakes Conference along with Concord, Mishawaka, Goshen, Northridge, NorthWood,

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, and Warsaw. Girls' track took the state championship in 1976. Principal Kim Nguyen opted to fund a new football field in 2017.

Music

Wawasee has a marching band, concert band, drumline, and jazz band. Wawasee also has a concert choir and an orchestra. Wawasee competes in

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contests in marching band, concert band, choir and orchestra. The marching band is known as the Wawasee High School Marching Warrior Pride.

Notable alumni

* Shanna Zolman - Former WNBA player for the

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and

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* Brent McMillan - National political director for the

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*Brittany Brees - Wife of Drew Brees,

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quarterback for the New Orleans Saints

References

External links

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District website
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