FAST FACTS ABOUT CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL

Indiana Deparment of Education Snapshot

 

Community
Population: 30,000
Location and Type: Small town of Newburgh, adjacent to Evansville, IndianaSchool Facts
Team Mascot: Knights
Public School: Grades 9-12
Total Enrollment: 1,767
Size of Senior Class: 405
Indiana Four Star School
Accreditation: North Central Association and the Indiana Department of Education
Academic Calendar: 2 semesters, 90 days each, 55 minute class, 7 class periods, all daily
Number of Administrators: 3
Number of Faculty: Around 100
Number of Counselors: 4
Number of Media Personnel: 2

 

Curriculum Features
Pre-core 40, 40 credits needed to graduate
Core 40, 40 credits needed to graduate, meets minimum Core 40 requirements
Academic Honors, 47+ credits, meets Academic Honors requirements

 

History
Castle High School was built in 1975. In 2004 a new wing was added to the school containing a large Band Facility, two science labs, and several classrooms. Also associated with this project was the addition of a new state-of-the-art weight room facility and brand new locker rooms for the varsity sports. In 2008 Castle is now building a new Media Center and a new Olympic-size pool.CHS is the largest school in the Warrick County School Corporation compared to Boonville High School with 915 students and Tecumseh High School with 312 students.

 

Facilities
Castle High School is on a 92-acre site. The High School has a 6,000 seat football/track stadium. There is also a baseball and softball field, a soccer field, and 5 tennis courts. The building contains two gymnasiums, the North gym with a capacity of 3500, and the South gym with a capacity of 600. There is also a 6-lane 25-yard pool.

 

Extracurricular Activities
The Knight is the mascot of all the sports teams. Castle offers 12 sports in Varsity competition. Castle also offers the following club sports: archery, bowling, soccer, and hockey. The School has won FIVE state championships in athletics. The Football team has won two state championships, once in 1982 and again in 1994. The Boy's Soccer Team won a state championship in 2000. The Softball team won a state championship in 2001. The Girl's Basketball Team won a state championship in 2006. The marching band has made the state finals for the past 10 years and in 2005 were state-runner ups. Wrestler Caleb Schmitt won state at 135 pounds in February of 2007. The Archery Team won their 2007 State competition. The Competition Government, or "We the People," team has placed first in state competition seven times since the "We the People" competition's introduction in 1987.

 

Notable Alumni

Bryce Hunt- Olympic Swimmer in the 2004 200 yard Backstroke

Michael Rosenbaum - Actor, Lex Luthor on Smallville

Jamey Carroll - Second-Baseman, Cleveland Indians

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Information Courtesy of Wikipedia