NORTH SIDE HIGH SCHOOL (FORT WAYNE, INDIANA)

'North Side High School' is a secondary school in the Fort Wayne Community Schools system, serving the North Central area of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Contents

Mission

History

Staff

2005-2006 Facts

Notable alumni

Address

References

Mission

History

Established 1927, North Side High School is dedicated to giving the best education available. Recently it has had a renovation to accommodate the growing number of students expected to attend in coming years.
The North Side High School Gym was home to the Fort Wayne Pistons of the Basketball Association of America (later the National Basketball Association) from 1948 to 1952.

Staff

★ Principal: Chuck Deford

★ Asst. Principal: Manju Hayes

2005-2006 Facts

★ Enrollment:
::: Seniors: 381
::: Juniors: 381
::: Sophomores: 44
::: Freshmen: 556
Graduation rate: 70.5%
North Side Marching Redskins competed in the ISSMA State Finals and received 6th place.
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.

Notable alumni

Bob Cowan, former professional football player (Cleveland & Baltimore), Former North Side administrator.^[1]

Paul Helmke, 3 term Mayor of Fort Wayne

Drake Hogestyn, soap opera actor

Henry James, former NBA player (Atlanta & Cleveland)^[2]

Craig Johnson, professional trumpet player

Eshaunte Jones, will attend Indiana University starting in 2008 to play basketball. Most high profile college recruit in school history.

Graham Richard, Current Mayor of Fort Wayne

Father Cornelius Ryan, often confused with the author of A Bridge Too Far (1977 film). Ryan spent 40 years as a Catholic priest.

George Webb Sweigert, NCAA record holder for college basketball while attending Miami University.

Kevin Wall, internet entrepreneur and Emmy Award-winning producer who founded and executive produced Live Earth.

Address

North Side High School

475 E State Blvd

Fort Wayne, IN

46805-3399

References

1. "Hoosier hero: Former pro football player Bob Cowan is the only athlete in three Indiana halls of fame" No. 18. Northeast Indiana's Top 50 Athletes of the Century Fort Wayne: News-Sentinel, 2006.
2. "Making a long shot: Henry James came out of nowhere to play in the NBA." No. 24. Northeast Indiana's Top 50 Athletes of the Century Fort Wayne: News-Sentinel, 2006.

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