Fort Branch Marlette High School, commonly known as Fort Branch High School, was a

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located in Fort Branch,

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History

Fort Branch High School, established in 1922, was one of the three high schools under

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that merged into

Gibson Southern High School Gibson Southern High School is a public high school located in Fort Branch, Indiana. Academics Gibson Southern High School received the Indiana Four Star School Award for seven consecutive years. Athletics In 1974, Gibson Southern was original ...

in 1974. Like the current Fort Branch Community School, Fort Branch High School's mascot was the Twigs, and the school colors were black and gold. Fort Branch was part of the Pocket Athletic Conference shortly before the merging.Football - Ft. Branch 1972 Schedule/Results
AlmanacSports.com Retrieved on 2008-02-12. The building was then used as the Fort Branch Middle School (grades 6–8) until 1982, when the current Fort Branch Community School building was completed. The school was then subsequently demolished. The original Fort Branch High School gymnasium continues to be used for community functions.

References

Former Indiana High School Athletic Association members Fort Branch, Indiana Pocket Athletic Conference Defunct schools in Indiana Schools in Gibson County, Indiana Educational institutions disestablished in 1974 {{Indiana-school-stub