North Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Encyclopedia
North Side High School is a secondary school
in the Fort Wayne Community Schools
system, serving the north central neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, Indiana
, United States
.
was home to the Fort Wayne Pistons of the Basketball Association of America
(later the National Basketball Association
) from 1948 to 1952.
The men's Cross Country team is notable and has won many awards including the SAC (Summit Athletic Conference) Championship in 2008. They most recently qualified for the Indiana State finals competition in 2008 in Terre Haute; the first time since 1969 that the Redskins have qualified in Cross Country.
North Side's marching band, the North Side Marching Redskins, has been especially successful since its inception in the 1920s. Recently, the band captured 4th place in the ISSMA State finals competition in 2008 competing in ISSMA class B. http://www.nshsband.com/band_history_2000.html
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in the Fort Wayne Community Schools
Fort Wayne Community Schools
The Fort Wayne Community Schools corporation is the Fort Wayne, Indiana area public school district, and is the second largest in Indiana behind only the Indianapolis Public Schools. It operates five high schools, eleven middle schools, and over thirty elementary schools, serving 31,568 students ...
system, serving the north central neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
History
Established 1927, North Side High School is dedicated to giving the best education available. Recently, it has had a massive renovation to accommodate the growing number of students expected to attend in coming years. The North Side High School GymNorth Side High School Gym
North Side High School Gym was an indoor gymnasium in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It hosted the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons from 1948 until they moved to the War Memorial Coliseum in 1952. The gymnasium held near 3,000 people and hosted games for North Side High School in Fort Wayne through 2004 when the...
was home to the Fort Wayne Pistons of the Basketball Association of America
Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. The league merged with the National Basketball League in 1949, forming the National Basketball Association ...
(later the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
) from 1948 to 1952.
Accomplishments
The men's basketball team were the 2005-2006 Summit Athletic Conference Champions and star guard Eshaunte "Bear" Jones was an Indiana Junior All-Star. The following season, Jones was an Indiana Senior All-Star, wearing #10 in a pair of wins over Kentucky in the state's annual games. In 2008, Justin Jordan was an Indiana Junior All-Star before becoming an Indiana Senior All-Star in 2009. In 2010, an unlikely Redskin team, with a losing record, topped Marion to win Class 4A Sectional #6 for their first Sectional title since 2005.The men's Cross Country team is notable and has won many awards including the SAC (Summit Athletic Conference) Championship in 2008. They most recently qualified for the Indiana State finals competition in 2008 in Terre Haute; the first time since 1969 that the Redskins have qualified in Cross Country.
North Side's marching band, the North Side Marching Redskins, has been especially successful since its inception in the 1920s. Recently, the band captured 4th place in the ISSMA State finals competition in 2008 competing in ISSMA class B. http://www.nshsband.com/band_history_2000.html