Terre Haute North Vigo High School (THN) is a public high school located in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Overview
Terre Haute North Vigo High was founded in 1971 as a consolidation of Terre Haute Dr. Charles D. Gerstmeyer Technical High School (1922-1971), Terre Haute James A. Garfield High School (1912-1971). Both Gerstmeyer and Garfield were involved in earlier consolidations as Glenn High (1914â€"51, 1953â€"61), Terre Haute Thornton (1936â€"39), Riley High (1911â€"13, 1917â€"61), the Terre Haute Girls Vocational High (1924â€"25) and part of Fontanet (aka Nevins Twp.) High (1917â€"61) student population were consolidated into Gerstmeyer; the remainder of the Fontanet population and Otter Creek High (1924â€"61) and Terre Haute Rankin (1936â€"38) were consolidated into Garfield. Garfield itself was the first high school in Terre Haute, opening in 1904.
After its founding, North added students from Terre Haute State High (a 'laboratory school' for Indiana State University) in 1978 and from Terre Haute Paul C. Schulte High, a Roman Catholic parochial school in 1977. The 'lab school' continued to educate elementary kids through 1992.
Academics
Terre Haute North is on trimester schedule. Students have five seventy-minute periods per day every day for twelve weeks plus six-minute passing periods. THN uses the Core 40 curriculum.
Athletics
There are 21 varsity teams at THN: boys' and girls' cross country, soccer, tennis, golf, basketball, swimming & diving and track & field; boys' football, wrestling, baseball; girls' volleyball and softball. Terre Haute North is a new member of Conference Indiana joining in September 2014.
Student life
Several student organizations exist at THN. These include, but are not limited to:
- Indiana Academic Super Bowl: Math, Science, English & Fine Arts, and Social Studies
- Knowledge Masters Open
- Indiana Academic Spelling Bowl
- Geography Bowl
- National Honor Society
- Key Club
Notable alumni
- Josh Phegley is an MLB catcher, currently playing for the Chicago White Sox.
- Anthony Thompson (1986) is a former NFL running back (1990â€"92). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
- Steve Weatherford is an NFL punter, currently playing for the New York Giants.
- Tommy John (Terre Haute Gerstmeyer before consolidation) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher. He played for 7 different teams from 1963 through 1989. He is also known for his recovery and comeback from a revolutionary Ulnar Collateral ligament surgery, that has since become universally known as Tommy John Surgery.
See also
- Terre Haute South Vigo High School
References
External links
- Terre Haute North Homepage
- Indiana Department of Education Official Site
- Patriot Pages
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