North Posey Senior High School is a public high school located in Posey County,

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, with a Poseyville postal address. North Posey is the high school for the MSD of North Posey County, which includes

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, Robb, Smith,

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. The school district includes the towns of Poseyville, New Harmony, Cynthiana and

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of Parkers Settlement is in the district.

History

Plans to build a unified secondary school for the district were to commence in fall 1957. North Posey was opened in 1959, after the four separate schools of Poseyville, Cynthiana, Wadesville and Griffin consolidated. In 2012, New Harmony School consolidated with North Posey. The New Harmony consolidation meant that people from that community could take

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courses, as the New Harmony School did not have those classes. Additionally, North Posey had American football teams and New Harmony did not.

Campus

The facility is from Poseyville, to the southwest. As of 1957 the plans were for a site.

Athletics

Teams

North Posey's athletic teams are nicknamed the Vikings and the school's colors are red and black. The Vikings compete in the Pocket Athletic Conference. North Posey competes in the following sports: *Boys American Football *Girls Volleyball *Girls Softball *Boys Baseball *Boys Wrestling *Girls and Boys Basketball *Boys and Girls track & field *Boys and Girls soccer *Boys and Girls golf *Boys and Girls tennis *Boys an Girls swimming

State championships

Baseball *2005 Indiana 2A Champions *2006 Indiana 2A Champions Softball *2023 Indiana 2A Champions

Demographics

96.9% of the student population at North Posey Sr. High School identify as White American (Caucasian), making up the majority of the student body. For the 2014/2015 school year, there were 477 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12. The student body makeup is 51% male and 49% female.

Facilities

North Posey High School has a 2,000 seat newly remodeled basketball court. There is also a second auxiliary gym, baseball and softball field, a soccer field, a football/track stadium and 5 tennis courts.

Notable alumni

* John Hostettler (1979) - Former six-term Republican Representative of

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(1995-2007)

References

External links

North Posey High SchoolMSD of North Posey County
{{High Schools in Southwestern Indiana Public high schools in Indiana Pocket Athletic Conference Schools in Posey County, Indiana High schools in Southwestern Indiana Educational institutions established in 1959 1959 establishments in Indiana