Jimtown High School is located in Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, northwest of Fort Wayne, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...

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. It is in Baugo Township

Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

Baugo Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,646.-Geography:Baugo Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:* Cleveland Township...

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Jimtown Junior High accommodates grades 7 and 8 and the principal is Mitch Mawhorter, and Jimtown Intermediate is for grades 3-6 and its 3-4 principal is Scott Kovatch and its 5-6 Principal is Mike Stout. Jim DuBois is the Superintendent. The principal of the high school is Mr. Nathan Dean.

Mission

Jimtown High School, in partnership with parents and community, pledges to provide a safe, orderly learning environment that is conducive to the development of the intellectual, moral, and cognitive skills of all of our students, resulting in their ability to compete in an everchanging world.

We will challenge all of Jimtown High School students to develop the following abilities:

• Information gathering, logical analysis, and communication skills.
• Moral and emotional integrity.
• Positive attitude toward lifelong learning.
• Critical thinking and creative problem solving.

Sport

The Jimtown football team has won four state titles in six state championship appearances. Its head coach is Mike Campbell. Jimtown has been archirivals with Concord High School since the program started in 1955, and the series is (as of 2008) tied 24-24. The Jimmies have won 24 Northern State Conference titles, 17 sectional titles and 10 regional titles. The Jimmies play at Knepp Field. Most of these titles were under Bill Sharpe, the former head football coach of 28 years and current athletic director. He retired in 2007. The Jimtown basketball team won its first state championship in 2004 and is becoming a powerhouse in class 2A. The head coach is Randy DeShone.

External links

• Baugo Township website
• School website
• http://www.jimtownfootball.com