Wabash High School is a public

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Wabash, Indiana Wabash is a city in Noble Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 10,666 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Wabash County. Wabash is notable as claiming to be the first electrically lighted ci ...

, United States with approximately 500 students in grades 9–12. The nickname of the students and the athletic teams is "Wabash Apaches."

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 418 students enrolled in 2014-2015 was: *Male - 52.2% *Female - 47.8% *Native American/Alaskan - 1.0% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.5% *Black - 1.0% *Hispanic - 1.9% *White - 94.9% *Multiracial - 0.7% 51.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced price lunch, making this a

Title I The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1965. Part of Johnson's "War on Poverty", the act has been one of the most far-rea ...

school.

Athletics

The Wabash Apaches compete in the Three Rivers Conference. School colors are orange and black. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are offered: *Baseball (boys) **State championship - 1986 *Basketball (girls & boys) *Cross country (girls & boys) *Football (boys) *Golf (boys & girls) *Soccer (boys & girls) *Softball (girls) *Swimming (boys & girls) *Tennis (girls & boys) *Track (boys & girls) *Volleyball (girls) *Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

Adelaide Steele Baylor Adelaide Steele Baylor (October 14, 1860 – December 18, 1935) was an American educator and school administrator. She was chief of the Home Economics Education Service in the United States Office of Education from 1923 to 1935. Early life and ...

(1860–1935), federal education official *

Gene Stratton-Porter Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 – December 6, 1924), born Geneva Grace Stratton, was an American author, nature photographer, and naturalist from Wabash County, Indiana. In 1917 Stratton-Porter urged legislative support for the conservat ...

(1863–1924), writer

Notable faculty

* Mary E. Byrd (1849–1934), astronomer

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