Mississinewa High School

Mississinewa High School is a high school in Gas City, Indiana, with more than 700 students. The nickname of the students and the athletic teams is "Mississinewa Indians".[2] This school is a part of the Mississinewa School Corporation, which also features Westview Elementary School, Northview Elementary School, and R.J. Baskett Middle School.

Mississinewa High School
Address
One Indian Trail

Gas City
,
Grant County
,
Indiana
46933

United States
Coordinates40°29′48″N 85°36′48″W
Information
School districtMississinewa Community School Corporation
SuperintendentTab McKenzie
PrincipalSteve Quaderer
Faculty50.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment812 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.24[1]
Color(s)   
Athletics conferenceCentral Indiana Conference
NicknameIndians
WebsiteSchool website

Athletic Conference and History

This school is a part of the Central Indiana Conference (CIC), which it has been since 1979. Prior to 1979 it was a part of numerous athletic conferences. The Grant County Conference from the school's founding in 1948 until 1965. The school joined the Mississinewa Valley Conference in 1952, concurrently playing in both until it left the GCC in 1965. It continued in the MVC until 1975, moving to the Classic Athletic Conference where it remained until 1979. It currently has an IHSAA Class of AAA for the sport of Football.

Notable alumni
  • Ron Horn - NBA forward[3]
  • Herb McPherson - NBA draft pick (Houston Rockets|San Diego Rockets]], ABA draft pick (Oakland Oaks)[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Mississinewa High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  2. "Mississinewa Community Schools / Homepage". http. Retrieved 2021-03-01. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. "Ron Horn". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. "Grant County Sports Hall of Fame: Hall of Fame".
  5. "Herb McPherson College Stats".
Mississinewa High School in 2019


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