Knox Community High School
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Knox Community High School is the only high school in Knox
, Indiana
. Knox is located centrally in Starke County
, in the northwest/north central part of the state.
There are 39 full-time faculty members, two administrators, one full-time athletic director, and two guidance counselors. Knox High School has over 100 course offerings. Students are also encouraged to aspire to a Core 40 or Academic Honors Diploma. There are 19 varsity athletic programs, marching band, concert band, choir, show choir, the fall play, and the spring musical in which to participate.
The mascot is an Indian. The school colors are red, white, and blue.
Knox Community High School received a Bronze Medal rating in the U.S. News
/School Matters Best High Schools survey.
state finalist. The Redskin Brigade was the 2000, 2002, and 2003 Class D State Champion Runner-Up, and the 2005 Indianapolis Regional Bands of America Class A Champion. In 2004, Knox was named one of the American Music Conference's "Top 100 Communities for Music." The Knox High School band was also the first Conn-Selmer band in the nation.
, which allows for more time for class instruction while still giving students the opportunity to explore many class choices. Knox High School has provided professional development training for over 60 high schools in the state of Indiana since adopting the Block 8 schedule.
Knox, Indiana
Knox is a city in Center Township, Starke County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,704 at the 2010 census. Knox is also within the Chicago Metropolitan Area along with the City of Valparaiso. The city is the county seat of Starke County. The city was founded in 1851 and is named after...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. Knox is located centrally in Starke County
Starke County, Indiana
Starke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 23,363. The county seat is Knox.-History:Starke County was created in 1835 and organized in 1850. It was named for Gen...
, in the northwest/north central part of the state.
General information
Knox High School is a public school that houses approximately 830 students in grades 9-12. As of 2009, the school's principal is Dr. Elizabeth Ratliff.There are 39 full-time faculty members, two administrators, one full-time athletic director, and two guidance counselors. Knox High School has over 100 course offerings. Students are also encouraged to aspire to a Core 40 or Academic Honors Diploma. There are 19 varsity athletic programs, marching band, concert band, choir, show choir, the fall play, and the spring musical in which to participate.
The mascot is an Indian. The school colors are red, white, and blue.
Knox Community High School received a Bronze Medal rating in the U.S. News
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
/School Matters Best High Schools survey.
Redskin Brigade
The Redskin Brigade of Knox High School is a six time Indiana State School Music Association Class D marching band state finalist and a three time ISSMA Class C marching bandMarching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
state finalist. The Redskin Brigade was the 2000, 2002, and 2003 Class D State Champion Runner-Up, and the 2005 Indianapolis Regional Bands of America Class A Champion. In 2004, Knox was named one of the American Music Conference's "Top 100 Communities for Music." The Knox High School band was also the first Conn-Selmer band in the nation.
Block scheduling
Knox High School operates on an alternating day Block 8 scheduleBlock scheduling
Block scheduling is a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day but each class is scheduled for a longer period of time . A student might be taking 7 different classes, but only 4 per day, and the specific daily classes would rotate through a changing daily cycle...
, which allows for more time for class instruction while still giving students the opportunity to explore many class choices. Knox High School has provided professional development training for over 60 high schools in the state of Indiana since adopting the Block 8 schedule.