Northrop High School

Coordinates: 41°8′47″N 85°8′22″W / 41.14639°N 85.13944°W / 41.14639; -85.13944
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Northrop High School
Address
Map
7001 Coldwater Road

,
46825

Coordinates41°8′47″N 85°8′22″W / 41.14639°N 85.13944°W / 41.14639; -85.13944
Information
TypePublic, Secondary
Established1971
LocaleSuburban
School districtFort Wayne Community Schools
PrincipalAdam Swinford
Teaching staff105.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,080 (20–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.81[1]
Color(s)   
Athletics conferenceSummit Athletic Conference
NicknameBruins
Websitenorthrop.fortwayneschools.org

Northrop High School is a Fort Wayne Community Schools high school located in the northern suburbs of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. Northrop is classified as 5A by the IHSAA. Northrop High School has had a sister school, the Goethe Gymnasium, in Fort Wayne's sister city, Gera, Germany, since 1994.

Demographics[edit]

The demographic breakdown of the 2180 students enrolled in 2021–2022 was:[1]

  • Male - 49.4%
  • Female - 50.6%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
  • Asian - 5,7%
  • Black - 19.1%
  • Hispanic - 17.7%
  • Native HawaiianPacific islander - 0.2%
  • White - 48.6%
  • Multiracial - 8.2%

Arts[edit]

Northrop's Mixed show choir, Charisma competes in competitions and festivals throughout the Midwest. Allure is Northrop's all female show choir. Allure competes similar to Charisma all around the Midwest. The Big Orange Pride or BOP is Northrop High School's Marching Band. They compete as an ISSMA Class A Open school, but switched to Class A Scholastic under the direction of Rob F. Wilson in 2016. They were 1983 ISSMA Class A State Champion.[2]

Athletics[edit]

The Bruins are members of the Summit Athletic Conference. The school's team name is the Bruins and their colors are burnt orange, brown and teal.[3] Many sports are offered at Northrop. Here is a listing, along with the state team championships won.[4][5]

  • Baseball (boys)
    • State champ - 1983
  • Basketball (boys & girls)
    • Boys state champ - 1974
    • Girls state champ - 1986
  • Cross country (boys & girls)
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (boys & girls)
    • Boys state champ - 1984
  • Gymnastics (girls)
  • Soccer (boys & girls)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming (boys & girls)
  • Tennis (boys & girls)
  • Track (boys & girls)
    • Boys state champ - 1997, 2004
    • Girls state champ - 1981, 1991, 2000–2005, 2011, and 2013
  • Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Northrop High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Indiana State School Music Association". issma.net. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. ^ "IHSAA Member School Directory Search". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Northrop Athletics". Northrop Athletics. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. ^ "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

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