Northrop High School

Northrop High School
Northrop High School
Address
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	7001 Coldwater Road; Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825; United States
Coordinates	41°8′47″N 85°8′22″W / 41.14639°N 85.13944°WCoordinates: 41°8′47″N 85°8′22″W / 41.14639°N 85.13944°W
Information
Type	Public, Secondary
Established	1971
Locale	Suburban
School district	Fort Wayne Community Schools
Principal	Erica Almas
Teaching staff	90.15 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,087 (2019-20)
Student to teacher ratio	23.15
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Summit Athletic Conference
Nickname	Bruins
Website	https://www.fortwayneschools.org/schools/school-pages.php?school=0219

Northrop High School is a Fort Wayne Community Schools high school located in the northern suburbs of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. Northrop is classified as 5A by the IHSAA. Northrop High School has had a sister school, the Goethe Gymnasium, in Fort Wayne's sister city, Gera, Germany, since 1994.

Demographics[]

The demographic breakdown of the 2181 students enrolled in 2012-2013 was:^[2]

Male - 52.1%
Female - 47.9%
Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
Asian/Pacific islander - 3.6%
Black - 11%
Hispanic - 9.1%
White - 64.4%
Multiracial - 5.4%

Arts[]

Northrop's Mixed show choir, Charisma competes in competitions and festivals throughout the Midwest. Allure is Northrop's all female show choir. Allure competes similar to Charisma all around the Midwest. The Big Orange Pride or BOP is Northrop High School's Marching Band. They compete as an ISSMA Class A Open school, but switched to Class A Scholastic under the direction of Rob F. Wilson in 2016. They were 1983 ISSMA Class A State Champion.^[3]

Athletics[]

The Bruins are members of the Summit Athletic Conference. The school's team name is the Bruins and their colors are burnt orange, brown and teal.^[4] Many sports are offered at Northrop. Here is a listing, along with the state team championships won.^[5]^[6]

Baseball (boys)
- State champ - 1983
Basketball (boys & girls)
- Boys state champ - 1974
- Girls state champ - 1986
Cross country (boys & girls)
Football (boys)
Golf (boys & girls)
- Boys state champ - 1984
Gymnastics (girls)
Soccer (boys & girls)
Softball (girls)
Swimming (boys & girls)
Tennis (boys & girls)
Track (boys & girls)
- Boys state champ - 1997, 2004
- Girls state champ - 1981, 1991, 2000–2005, 2011, and 2013
Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni[]

Dan Butler, American television, film, and stage actor.
Heather Headley, Broadway and R&B singer.
Jon Schaffer, guitarist in the power/thrash metal band Iced Earth.
Eric Wedge, NCAA Baseball manager for Wichita State University, formerly and MLB manager for the Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Mariners.
Josh Gaines, Arena Football League player.
Matt Land, Trine University football coach.
Walter Jordan, NBA basketball small forward.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Northrop High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Northrop High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
^ "Indiana State School Music Association". issma.net. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
^ "IHSAA Member School Directory Search". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
^ "Northrop Athletics". Northrop Athletics. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
^ "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

External links[]

[NCES-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Northrop High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[ed.gov-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Northrop High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[3] "Indiana State School Music Association". issma.net. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[4] "IHSAA Member School Directory Search". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[5] "Northrop Athletics". Northrop Athletics. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[6] "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

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show v t Allen County High Schools
East Allen	East Allen University (alternative) Heritage Junior/Senior High School Leo Junior/Senior High School New Haven High School Woodlan Junior/Senior High School
Fort Wayne Community Schools	North Side High School Northrop High School R. Nelson Snider High School South Side High School Wayne High School
Northwest Allen	Carroll High School
Southwest Allen	Homestead High School
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend	Bishop Dwenger High School Bishop Luers High School
Other private schools	Blackhawk Christian School Canterbury School Concordia Lutheran High School
Closed	Elmhurst High School Paul Harding High School Keystone Schools

show v t Indiana's Summit Athletic Conference (SAC)
Current membership	Bishop Dwenger (Saints) Bishop Luers (Knights) Concordia Lutheran (Cadets) North Side (Redskins) Northrop (Bruins) Snider (Panthers) South Side (Archers) Wayne (Generals)
Former membership	Elmhurst Harding