Zionsville Community High School
View of the new ZCHS main entrance circa 2015
Address
Map
1000 Mulberry Street

Zionsville
,
Indiana
46077

United States
Coordinates39°57′39″N 86°16′22″W / 39.96083°N 86.27278°W / 39.96083; -86.27278
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1885; 139 years ago (1885)
School districtZionsville Community Schools
NCES District ID1802830[4]
SuperintendentScott Robison
CEEB code153900
NCES School ID180283000341[3]
PrincipalTim East
Teaching staff119.81 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,255 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.82[1]
Color(s)Forest Green and Silver[2]   
Athletics conferenceHoosier Crossroads Conference
NicknameEagles
NewspaperHarbinger
YearbookAerie
WebsiteSchool website

Zionsville Community High School (ZCHS) is a 4-year public high school located in Boone County, Zionsville, Indiana, United States. It is the only high school in the Zionsville Community School Corporation.

History

The high school was established in 1885 and graduated its first class in 1888.[5][6] At that time it was located in the second-floor chapel of "The Academy", a small, brick, school house built in 1867 on Walnut Hill.[5][6] Today, that site is the home of Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library.[6] In 1910, it was commissioned as Eagle Township High School.[5] The Chapel building was torn down in 1922 and replaced in 1924. The gymnasium was finished in 1925.[5]

The school remained at that location until 1968 when the first section of the current building was constructed on Whitestown Road, although some residents raised concern that the school did not include a gymnasium.[7] In 1970, the name was changed to Zionsville Community High School, when a new school corporation, Eagle-Union Community School Corporation, was formed by the merger of Eagle and Union township schools.[5] The old Eagle Township High School buildings were torn down in 1978, with the exception of the gymnasium. Called the "Nest", the school continued to use it as the home court of the basketball teams until 1998, when a gym on the new campus opened.[8]

In 2003, the new performing arts center opened, and the freshman center and aquatics center opened in 2005.[9] At the end of the 2009 football season, the original football stadium was torn down and a new multi-purpose stadium opened in 2010.[10]

Extracurricular activities

ZCHS has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Royalaires" and the all-female "Choralaires".[11] Both Royalaires and Choralaires have won regional-level competitions in their respective divisions, and Choralaires won their division in all four of their 2016 competitions.[12][13]

State championships

Indiana High School Athletic Association state championships:

Year Sport
1987 Football AAA[14]
1996 Football AAA[14]
2002 Boys' Golf[15]
2004 Boys' Golf[15]
2009 Boys' Soccer[16]
2017 Girls' Golf[15]
2017 Girls' Cross Country
2019 Boys' Soccer (3A)

Indiana Percussion Association state championships:

Year Class
2015[17] PSA[18]
2016[19] PSA
2017[20] PSA
2021 PS Open

Indiana State School Music Association state championships:

Year Class
2016[21] SA

In addition, the school's Quiz Bowl team won the Indiana State Quiz Bowl tournament in 2010 and 2011,[22] as well as the National Academic Championship in 2010[23] and 2017.[24]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Zionsville Community High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "About Us". Zionsville Community Schools. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Zionsville Community High School (180283000341)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Zionsville Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e Lyons, Joan. "First Eagle Township school was in a squatter's cabin" (PDF). Past Times Archives at Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  6. ^ a b c Lyons, Joan. "The Village Heritage". Zionsville Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  7. ^ "30-Year School Lease Signed at Zionsville". Indianapolis Star. February 3, 1967. Retrieved October 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Time To Leave The Nest". Indianapolis News. February 27, 1998. Retrieved October 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Steffel, Mary (July 16, 2003). "Board OKs new building projects". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Dorsey, Patrick (August 26, 2010). "Home opener is special, and so is the new field". Zionsville Star. Retrieved October 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Zionsville High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  12. ^ Ambrogi, Mark (May 12, 2020). "ZCHS show choirs close season". Current. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "Zionsville Show Choirs Dominate Again This Year". Zionsville Towne Post. April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  14. ^ a b IHSAA Boys Football State Champions
  15. ^ a b c IHSAA Boys Golf State Champions
  16. ^ IHSAA Boys Soccer State Champions
  17. ^ "Zionsville Indoor Percussion wins state title". Current in Zionsville. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  18. ^ "2015 State Championship Results". Indiana Percussion Association. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  19. ^ "2016 State Championship Results". Indiana Percussion Association. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  20. ^ "Zionsville Indoor Percussion makes history with third consecutive state title". Current Publishing. 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  21. ^ "Zionsville Community High School band savors 1st state title". Current Publishing. 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  22. ^ "INQBlots history". Indiana Quiz Bowl. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  23. ^ "National Academic Championship results and history". Questions Unlimited. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  24. ^ "National Academic Championship highlights". www.qunlimited.com. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  25. ^ Pearl, Elizabeth (January 28, 2017). "Navy Secretary pick is a Zionsville grad". The Lebanon Reporter. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  26. ^ Compton, Ray. "Former ZCHS Grad A.J. Corrado Drafted by MLS". Zionsville Monthly Magazine. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  27. ^ a b Neddenriep, Kyle (March 8, 2018). "A secret note foretold Zionsville's sectional win, the team's first in 23 years". Indianapolis Star. Gannett. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  28. ^ Johnston, Kevin (August 22, 2018). "Original Indy Eleven member Dylan Mares delivers winner in first match back". Indianapolis Star. Gannett. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  29. ^ "1999 All-State Teams". Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  30. ^ "Zionsville Community High School grad Kendall Phillips earns second 'American Idol' golden ticket". Current. January 11, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  31. ^ "Indy Eleven Adds Defender Cory Miller". North American Soccer League. August 11, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  32. ^ "Nathan Sprenkel". Duquesne University. Retrieved 2015-08-02.

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