New Palestine High School is a rural public high school (grades 9–12) located in New Palestine, Indiana, 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.[2]
New Palestine High School was named an Indiana Four Star School by the Indiana Department of Education for the 2018-2019 academic year.[3] In 2012, it was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.[4]
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 soccer, tennis, cross country, American football, golf, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, swimming, wrestling, baseball, softball and track and field. In addition, New Palestine High School has award-winning marching band,[5] 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[6]). 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.[7]
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
- Angela Ahrendts, senior vice president, retail and online stores, Apple Inc.; former CEO of Burberry
- Matt Canada, American football coach
- Patrick Feeney, former professional sprinter[8]
- Maxen Hook, college football player[9]
- Kyle King, professional football player[10]
- Kent Raymond, former professional basketball player
- Todd Yoder, former professional football player
References
- ^ a b c "New Palestine High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "New Palestine High School". Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ "New Palestine High School Academic Excellence". March 9, 2025. Archived from the original on March 9, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ^ "Yorktown, New Palestine High Schools make Blue Ribbon list". 13 WTHR Indianapolis. September 7, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ Deer, Kristy (November 3, 2021). "BATTLE OF THE BANDS: Greenfield-Central, New Palestine will perform back-to-back at state finals". The Daily Reporter - Greenfield Indiana. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle. "Special New Palestine senior class cements legacy with another state title". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "IHSAA Track & Field Individual State Champions". Archived from the original on April 2, 2010.
- ^ "USA VS. THE WORLD NIKE MEN'S 4X400M RELAY - PENN RELAYS 2015".
- ^ "Selection committees keeping an eye on New Pal's Hook". The Daily Reporter. August 15, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Kyle King - Football". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
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