South Knox Middle-High School is a combination
middle school
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and
high school
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located approximately 6.5 miles southeast of
Vincennes
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,
Indiana
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in an unincorporated community called
Verne.
About
South Knox Middle-High School was formed from the merger of local high schools in
Monroe City,
Fritchton,
Wheatland, and
Decker (which had earlier incorporated Decker Chapel High School), the school's district encompasses most of southern Knox County.
In 1985, the high school and middle school were organized as two separate schools.
Athletics
Its athletic nickname is the Spartans, and it participates in the
Blue Chip Conference
The Blue Chip Conference is a high school athletic conference in southwestern Indiana, United States. The conference's members are small A or AA high schools located in Daviess County, IN, Daviess, Dubois County, IN, Dubois, Gibson County, IN, Gibs ...
. Its colors are red, white, and blue. The school song is "Hail South Knox High."
The dedication of the gymnasium was held in November 1967, with IHSAA Commissioner Phil N. Eskew presiding. The Spartans won the first boys' basketball game played there, defeating North Posey. The first South Knox boys' basketball coach was Sam Alford, father of
Steve Alford
Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Born and raised in Indiana, he was a ...
. In 1968, South Knox became a charter member of the
Blue Chip Conference
The Blue Chip Conference is a high school athletic conference in southwestern Indiana, United States. The conference's members are small A or AA high schools located in Daviess County, IN, Daviess, Dubois County, IN, Dubois, Gibson County, IN, Gibs ...
and has remained a member ever since. In 2013, the boys cross country team was the first team in any sport to appear in the IHSAA State Championship.
See also
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List of high schools in Indiana
References
External links
South Knox High School
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Public high schools in Indiana
High schools in Southwestern Indiana
Blue Chip Conference
Schools in Knox County, Indiana
1967 establishments in Indiana