Northrop High School

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.

Northrop High School
Address
7001 Coldwater Road

Fort Wayne
,
Indiana
46825

United States
Coordinates41°8′47″N 85°8′22″W
Information
TypePublic, Secondary
Established1971
LocaleSuburban
School districtFort Wayne Community Schools
PrincipalErica Almas
Teaching staff92.94 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,032 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.03[1]
Color(s)   
Athletics conferenceSummit Athletic Conference
NicknameBruins
Websitehttps://www.fortwayneschools.org/schools/school-pages.php?school=0219
[2]

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

See also

References
  1. "Northrop High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. "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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