Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Carroll High School is a school in the unincorporated suburbs of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Northwest Allen County Schools and is accredited by the North Central Association.

Carroll High School
Address
3701 Carroll Road

Fort Wayne
,
Indiana
46818

United States
Coordinates41°11′25″N 85°11′33″W
Information
Established1969
LocaleSuburban
School districtNorthwest Allen County Schools
SuperintendentChris Himsel
PrincipalBrandon Bitting
Faculty144
Grades9-12
Enrollment2411 (2017-2018)
Color(s)         
NicknameChargers
NewspaperThe Charger Online
WebsiteWebsite
[1][2][3]

History

Indiana school reorganization

The Indiana General Assembly passed the Indiana School Reorganization Act of 1959, which required school districts with fewer than 2,000 students to consolidate with nearby districts. This resulted in the three Allen County townships of Lake, Eel River and Perry combining into Northwest Allen County Schools (NACS). At that time, high schools existed in Arcola and Huntertown. The NACS school board voted to combine the two high schools in 1967 into a single newly built school south of Huntertown.[4] The new high school, which opened in 1969, was named after Carroll Road, a rural arterial road that connects U.S. Route 33 and State Road 3 in northern Allen County.

Farmland to suburban boom

Booming enrollment from the suburban sprawl of nearby Fort Wayne into Perry Township caused NACS to build Carroll Middle School (CMS) adjacent to the main high school in 1984. By the fall of 2004 as enrollment continued to increase, the school district built other middle schools (including a new Carroll Middle School), and the old CMS was absorbed into Carroll High School as its "freshman campus."[4]

General information

The school opened in 1969 and constructed additions to the facility in 1992 and 1996. A freshman campus was created in 2005.

Athletics

The Carroll High School Chargers compete independently, without conference affiliation. The school colors are royal blue and white. The following Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sports are offered:[5]

  • Baseball (boys)
    • State champion - 2010, 2011[6]
  • Basketball (girls and boys)
  • Cross country (girls and boys)
    • Boys state champion - 2016[6]
    • Girls state champion - 2018, 2019[6]
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (girls and boys)
  • Gymnastics (girls)
  • Soccer (girls and boys)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming and diving (girls and boys)
  • Tennis (girls and boys)
  • Track and field Girls and boys)
  • Unified flag football (coed)
  • Unified track and field (coed)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni
  • Justin Busch, Indiana State Senator, 16th District [7]
  • Jon Fitch, professional mixed martial artist, formerly with the UFC[8]
  • Drue Tranquill, NFL Linebacker, Los Angeles Chargers
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See also

References
  1. "IDOE: Compass". compass.doe.in.gov. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  2. https://www.nacs.k12.in.us/cms/lib/IN01906695/Centricity/Domain/401/Profile%202017.pdf
  3. "IDOE: Compass". compass.doe.in.gov. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  4. Huntertown Historical Society, "History of Northwest Allen County Schools" Archived August 8, 2005, at the Wayback Machine Link accessed May 22, 2006.
  5. "myIHSAA". www.myihsaa.net. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  6. staff (March 27, 2019). "All‐Time IHSAA State Championships by School" (pdf). ihsaa.org. Indiana High School Athletic Association. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  7. "Justin Busch Bio". Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  8. "Jon Fitch UFC Bio". Retrieved January 1, 2014.
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