Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

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name = Carroll High School


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established = 1969
type = Public, Secondary
locale = Rural
grades = 9-12
head_name = Principal
head = Deborah Neumeyer
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city = 3701 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne
state = Indiana
country = United States flagicon|US
students = 1,713
faculty =
athletics =
colors = Blue and White color box|blue color box|white
mascot = Chargers
free_label = Snapshot
free = [http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapshot.cfm?schl=0091 CHS]
website = [http://www.nacs.k12.in.us/chs.htm CHS]

Carroll High School is a school in the unincorporated suburbs of Fort Wayne, Indiana accredited by North Central Association in the upper-middle class rural district of Northwest Allen County Schools. At about 1,700 students and expanding, officials established a freshman campus in 2005 for ninth graders.

History

Indiana school reorganization

In 1959, the Indiana General Assembly passed the Indiana School Reorganization Act of 1959 that requires school districts with fewer than 2,000 students to consolidate with nearby districts. This resulted in the three Allen County, Indiana townships of Lake, Eel River and Perry combining into Northwest Allen County Schools (NACS). At that time, high schools existed in Arcola, Indiana and Huntertown, Indiana. The NACS school board voted to combine the two high schools in 1967 into a single newly built school south of Huntertown. [Huntertown Historical Society, [http://www.huntertownhistoricalsoc.org/Schools/northwest_allen_co_schools_windmiller.htm "History of Northwest Allen County Schools"] Link accessed May 22, 2006. ] The new high school, which opened in 1969, was named after Carroll Road, a rural arterial road that connects U.S. Route 33 and State Road 3 in northern Allen County.

Farmland to suburban boom

Booming enrollment from suburban sprawl of nearby Fort Wayne into Perry Township caused NACS to build Carroll Middle School (CMS) adjacent to the main high school in 1984. By the fall of 2004 as enrollment continued to increase, the school district built other middle schools (including a new Carroll Middle School) and the old CMS was absorbed into Carroll High School as its "freshman campus." [Huntertown Historical Society, [http://www.huntertownhistoricalsoc.org/Schools/northwest_allen_co_schools_windmiller.htm "History of Northwest Allen County Schools"] Link accessed May 22, 2006. ]

In 2006, the school district approved a $56 million addition to Carroll, which is scheduled to include a $9 million new gymnasium and upgrades to classrooms and dining facilities. The project also will link the main high school with the freshman campus into one contiguous structure upon its planned completion in the autumn of 2009. [Kelly Soderlund, [http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/14590537.htm "Board votes to build new gym, classes at Carroll"] , May 16, 2006, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette".]

2006 free speech controversy

In January of 2006, school officials expelled a 17-year-old senior for writing a satirical book — a takeoff of "America (The Book)" by Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" — that ridiculed teachers and administrators for their methods. [Author unknown, [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:yHfI2hEMbBYJ:www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/13735739.htm+%22carroll+the+book%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2 "Carroll: The expulsion" (Google cache of FortWayne.com)] , "Fort Wayne Journal Gazette", January 28, 2006. Link accessed May 10, 2006.] The controversy garnered both local and national press coverage critical of the school's move. [Kelly Soderlund, [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:nAaw05QKzXYJ:www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/local/13706650.htm+&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 "Satirist studying off campus" (Google cache of FortWayne.com)] , "Fort Wayne Journal Gazette", January 25, 2006. Link accessed May 10, 2006.] [Frank Gray, [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:IASY3_9sMZoJ:www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/13685433.htm+Expulsion+harsh+in+student+prank&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 "Expulsion harsh in student prank" (Google cache of FortWayne.com)] , "Fort Wayne Journal Gazette", January 22, 2006. Link accessed May 10, 2006.] Within a few weeks, officials with Northwest Allen County Schools overturned the expulsion and paid for home-schooling as the student was not allowed to return to campus for classes or for 2006 graduation ceremonies. [ Editorial, [http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:yHfI2hEMbBYJ:www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/13735739.htm+%22School+disciplinary+actions+against+a+17-year-old+Carroll+High+School+student+%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 Carroll: The expulsion] , "Fort Wayne Journal Gazette", January 28, 2006.]

General Information

The school opened in 1969 and constructed additions to the facility in 1992 and 1996. The school is currently undergoing construction which is expected to be finished in 2010.

As of April of 2006, the school had 73 teachers, 4 guidance counselors and five full-time administrators. To graduate, students must complete 44 credits from 6 classes over a seven-period day. [Author unknown, [http://www.nacs.k12.in.us/chs/schoolinfo/MissionBckgrnd.htm "General Background" (www.nacs.k12.in.us)] , "Carroll High School", (unknown date). Link accessed May 10, 2006.]

Carroll boasts an approximately 97 percent attendance rate, with a 98 percent graduation rate. Approximately 85 percent of graduates continue their education after graduation.

The school's principal is Deborah Neumeyer. The principal of the freshman campus (CFC) is Ken Folks. Assistant principals include Sam Diprimio and Park Ginder. Carroll High School currently blocks Wikipedia from all school computers. Carroll's school newspaper is "The Charger". Carroll's Student News program is "Out of the Blue", shown on local channels Comcast 54 and Verizon 24.

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