New Palestine High School is a rural

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(grades 9–12) located in New Palestine,

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, managed by the Community School Corporation of Southern Hancock County. As of the 2016–2017 school year it serves 1,137 students and employed 61 faculty members. New Palestine High School was named an Indiana Four Star School by the Indiana Department of Education for the 2018-2019 academic year. In 2012, it was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education. New Palestine High School is a rural school, it has students from the communities of Finly A.K.A Carrolton, New Palestine, Gem, Sugar Creek, Philadelphia and Fountaintown.

Athletics and extracurricular activities

New Palestine High School is part of the Hoosier Heritage Conference and offers

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, cross country,

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and

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. In addition, New Palestine High School has award-winning marching band, choir and journalism programs. New Palestine has won eleven IHSAA state championships: in baseball (2004), softball (2004, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019), and football (2014, 2018, 2019, 2024). In addition, the Dragons have had State Finals appearances in baseball (2003, 2004), softball (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018) and football (1990, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019), as well as team state finals appearances in golf and gymnastics. NPHS also has eight individual IHSAA state championships, won by Kyle Ulrey (1), Chad Red (4) and Alec White (1) in wrestling, as well as Lori Swegman (1, 880 yard run) and Samuel Voelz (1, 800 meter run) in track and field. A former football coach, Marvin Shepler, is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame and a former basketball coach, Fred Keesling, is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, and the IHSAA's Mental Attitude Award for boys' golf is named for her. Former football player, Todd Yoder, was also inducted in the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Notable graduates

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* Matt Canada, American football coach * Patrick Feeney, former professional sprinter * Maxen Hook, college football player * Kyle King, professional football player * Kent Raymond, former professional basketball player * Todd Yoder, former professional football player

References

External links

New Palestine High School website

PublicSchoolReview

New Palestine Sports
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