Concord High School (Elkhart, Indiana)
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| Concord High School | |
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| Address | |
| 59117 Minuteman Way Elkhart, Indiana 46517 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1926 |
| School district | Concord Community Schools |
| Superintendent | John Trout |
| Principal | Dan Cunningham |
| Faculty | 106 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1610 (2013-2014) |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Minuteman |
| Website | School website |
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Concord High School is a public high school in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States with a size of approximately 1,500 students.
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History
The school was host to President Barack Obama's first order of business meeting outside of Washington D.C.,[2] as well as the site of one of his campaign rallies before the 2008 election.[3]
Music
Concord's music department includes several choirs, a string orchestra, a dance team, two jazz bands, three concert bands, one of the largest pep bands in the area, and a championship marching band.[4]
The marching band is known as the Concord Marching Minutemen. Since the inception of the ISSMA marching band state finals in 1983, the band has only failed to qualify for the state championship once, in 2000. The band holds ISSMA Class B state championship titles from 1992, 2003, 2005, 2011 and 2015[5] The book "American Band" by Kristen Laine follows the Marching Minutemen through their 2004 state runner-up season.[6]
The marching band has appeared in the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Orange Bowl parades and was in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1974, 1978, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2007, and 2013.[7]
Concord High School was the first high school recognized by Conn-Selmer as an All-American School, an award to "recognize the most outstanding high school instrumental music programs in America."[8]
Athletics
Concord High School offers various sports, including football, cross country, golf, tennis, soccer, basketball, wrestling, swimming, track and field, baseball, lacrosse, and hockey for boys, and volleyball, cross country, soccer, tennis, cheerleading, swimming, track and field, softball, and lacrosse for girls.[9]
Concord's athletic teams compete in the Northern Lakes Conference and in the 5A classification, competing in Sectional 10 in football and Sectional 4 in all other class sports.
Concord won state titles in boy's gymnastics in 1964, 1965, and 1966.[10]
Drama department
Concord's drama department produces a straight play and a musical in November and March, respectively, held in the Beickman Performing Arts Center.
Notable alumni
- Dairese Gary, Former NCAA basketball player for the New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
- Shawn Kemp, Former NBA basketball player for the Seattle Supersonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic.
Other Concord Community Schools
- Concord East Side Elementary School
- Concord Intermediate School
- Concord Junior High School
- Concord Ox Bow Elementary School
- Concord South Side Elementary School
- Concord West Side Elementary School
See also
References
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- ↑ Concord Music Department Home Page
- ↑ Indianafieldbands.com: ISSMA Class B
- ↑ American Band by Kristen Laine
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- ↑ Conn-Selmer, Inc. All American Schools
- ↑ Concord High School
- ↑ Indiana High School Athletic Association state champions list
