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Richmond High School (Richmond, Indiana)
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Richmond High School is a public high school in Richmond, Indiana
, located at 380 Hub Etchison Parkway. It is the home of the Richmond Red Devils, who are members of the North Central Conference
of the Indiana High School Athletic Association
(IHSAA). The current enrollment of the school is around 1,700. Prior to 1939, the school was known as Morton High School in honor of Indiana's Civil War Governor, Oliver P. Morton.
Completed in 1939, the Colonial revival-style school consisted of an academic building called Morton Hall, a gymnasium called Civic Hall which is now the Civic Hall Performing Arts Center
, an auditorium which seats 924 and McGuire Hall which houses the Richmond Art Museum
, believed to be the only public art museum connected with a public high school. An icon of the museum collection is a very large self portrait of the American impressionist William Merritt Chase
painted for the museum in 1915-16. After outgrowing the Civic Hall gymnasium, the Tiernan Center was built as the home to boys and girls basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. It is the fifth largest high school gym in the United States
, with a seating capacity of 8,100 persons.
The Richmond High School Alumni Association is one of the oldest public high school alumni associations in the United States and boasts a significant scholarship endowment known as the Richmond College Incentive Plan.
. A plaque commemorating this achievement is located in McGuire Hall. The orchestra program is currently under the direction of Keith Ziolkowski.
Richmond’s wind ensemble is a high-level instrumental performing group. The band has performed at ISSMA during the years 2002-2007. They perform at a group one level, the highest out of four. The concert band, a lower division of Richmond's Band, performs at a level three.
Band Day since 1959 with the exception of 1984 and 1997. Some accomplishments include 1st place in the state competition in 1973 and 1988 and 2nd place in the state competition in 1965, 1986, 2003, 2006, and 2011. Recent shows include “Miss Saigon,” “Circ du Soleil,” music from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Music from Disney’s “Reflections,” and in 2006 “One Track Mind.” The 2006 show received third place and two captions: General Effect caption and the overall Percussion caption. The marching Red Devils also won a third place in 2007 with "Chaos and Order" music from Conan the Barbarian. In 2008, Richmond Red Devils won 2nd place with "There Can Be Only One". And in 2009, 5th place was awarded with their show "The Phoenix". 2009 was the 50th year that Richmond High School's Red Devil marching band has competed at the Indiana State Fair
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and placing in the top-16 every year since 1997. In 2006, the group received their highest ever ranking of sixth place. In 2007, Chamber Choir placed 10th at the State Finals.
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We're loyal to you, Richmond High.
We're red and we're white, Richmond High.
We'll back you to stand, 'gainst the best in the land,
for we know you have sand, Richmond High. Rah, Rah.
So pass 'round that ball, Richmond High.
We're backing you all, Richmond High.
Our team is our fame protector, on team, for we expect a victory from you, Richmond High.
Tribute we bring to thee as we sing, all hail.
Mem'ries float by as through the halls we trail.
Cherished with pride, oh school of our life, all hail.
Cherished with pride, O school of our life, all hail.
Richmond, Indiana
Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...
, located at 380 Hub Etchison Parkway. It is the home of the Richmond Red Devils, who are members of the North Central Conference
North Central Conference of Indiana
The North Central Conference, or NCC, is a high school athletic conference which is located in north central and east central Indiana. This conference serves many high schools located in Cass County; Delaware County; Grant County; Henry County; Howard County; Huntington County; Madison...
of the Indiana High School Athletic Association
Indiana High School Athletic Association
The Indiana High School Athletic Association is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the State of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana based on the school's enrollment. The divisions, known as...
(IHSAA). The current enrollment of the school is around 1,700. Prior to 1939, the school was known as Morton High School in honor of Indiana's Civil War Governor, Oliver P. Morton.
Facilities
Civic Hall Performing Arts Center
Civic Hall Performing Arts Center is a performance venue in Richmond, Indiana, USA owned and operated by Richmond Community Schools. The building is the former high school gymnasium, Civic Hall, on the campus of Richmond High School. In the late 1980s, work began to transform Civic Hall into a...
, an auditorium which seats 924 and McGuire Hall which houses the Richmond Art Museum
Richmond Art Museum
The Richmond Art Museum was founded in 1898 as the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana. Artist John Elwood Bundy was instrumental in the founding.- Permanent Collection :...
, believed to be the only public art museum connected with a public high school. An icon of the museum collection is a very large self portrait of the American impressionist William Merritt Chase
William Merritt Chase
William Merritt Chase was an American painter known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later would become Parsons The New School for Design.- Early life and training :He was born in Williamsburg , Indiana, to the family...
painted for the museum in 1915-16. After outgrowing the Civic Hall gymnasium, the Tiernan Center was built as the home to boys and girls basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. It is the fifth largest high school gym in the United States
Largest high school gyms in the United States
The largest high school basketball gyms in the United States refers to gymnasiums primarily used by secondary schools for basketball purposes. Most of the school gyms are located in the state of Indiana...
, with a seating capacity of 8,100 persons.
The Richmond High School Alumni Association is one of the oldest public high school alumni associations in the United States and boasts a significant scholarship endowment known as the Richmond College Incentive Plan.
Music Department
The Music Department at Richmond High School is a multi-million dollar facility that is named Civic Hall. It contains an orchestra, band, and choir room, but also contains a stageroom that is used for the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, various performances, speeches, and for school assemblies.Orchestra
The orchestra department at Richmond High was the first high school orchestra in the nation, established in the year 1899 by Will EarhartWill Earhart
-Overview:Born in Franklin, Ohio, Earhart studied violin, piano, counterpoint and harmony. He began teaching in Miamisburg, Ohio and later became music supervisor in the public schools of Greenville, Ohio....
. A plaque commemorating this achievement is located in McGuire Hall. The orchestra program is currently under the direction of Keith Ziolkowski.
Wind Ensemble and Concert Band
The band, during the school year, is divided into two parts: a Wind Ensemble and a Concert Band. The band is large enough to divide the better players into a separate group so that they may perform at a higher level.Richmond’s wind ensemble is a high-level instrumental performing group. The band has performed at ISSMA during the years 2002-2007. They perform at a group one level, the highest out of four. The concert band, a lower division of Richmond's Band, performs at a level three.
Marching Band
The Marching band at RHS has competed at the Indiana State FairIndiana State Fair
The Indiana State Fair is an annual fair held in Indianapolis, Indiana, usually in the month of August. The first fair was held in 1881 and the 2009 fair had the highest number of attendees at 973,902....
Band Day since 1959 with the exception of 1984 and 1997. Some accomplishments include 1st place in the state competition in 1973 and 1988 and 2nd place in the state competition in 1965, 1986, 2003, 2006, and 2011. Recent shows include “Miss Saigon,” “Circ du Soleil,” music from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Music from Disney’s “Reflections,” and in 2006 “One Track Mind.” The 2006 show received third place and two captions: General Effect caption and the overall Percussion caption. The marching Red Devils also won a third place in 2007 with "Chaos and Order" music from Conan the Barbarian. In 2008, Richmond Red Devils won 2nd place with "There Can Be Only One". And in 2009, 5th place was awarded with their show "The Phoenix". 2009 was the 50th year that Richmond High School's Red Devil marching band has competed at the Indiana State Fair
Indiana State Fair
The Indiana State Fair is an annual fair held in Indianapolis, Indiana, usually in the month of August. The first fair was held in 1881 and the 2009 fair had the highest number of attendees at 973,902....
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Choir
The RHS choir program has been very successful, with the top group (Chamber Choir) competing at the Indiana Concert Choir State FinalsIndiana Concert Choir State Finals
The Indiana Concert Choir State Finals are an event held by the Indiana State School Music Association at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis. The event is generally held in the first week of May each year. Concert choirs from the state have compete in State Qualifying Contest the week...
and placing in the top-16 every year since 1997. In 2006, the group received their highest ever ranking of sixth place. In 2007, Chamber Choir placed 10th at the State Finals.
School Song
(Set to the tune of Illinois LoyaltyIllinois Loyalty
Illinois Loyalty is the main school song of the University of Illinois.First performed March 3, 1906, 'Illinois Loyalty' is one of the oldest songs of its kind in the United States...
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We're loyal to you, Richmond High.
We're red and we're white, Richmond High.
We'll back you to stand, 'gainst the best in the land,
for we know you have sand, Richmond High. Rah, Rah.
So pass 'round that ball, Richmond High.
We're backing you all, Richmond High.
Our team is our fame protector, on team, for we expect a victory from you, Richmond High.
Alma Mater
Dear Richmond High, stately thy grace, all hail.Tribute we bring to thee as we sing, all hail.
Mem'ries float by as through the halls we trail.
Cherished with pride, oh school of our life, all hail.
Cherished with pride, O school of our life, all hail.
Key Administrative Staff
- Principal: Rae Ferriell-Woolpy
- Assistant Principal and Dir. of Career Education: Rusty Hensley
- Assistant Principal: Joe Spicer
- Assistant Principal: Rachel Etherington
- Dean of Students: Joe Luce
- Athletic Director: Chad Bolser
- Assistant Athletic Directors: Jeremy Hill and Cindy McKibbin
Notable alumni
- Baby Huey (singer)Baby Huey (singer)Baby Huey was an American rock and soul singer, born in Richmond, Indiana. He was the frontman for the band Baby Huey & The Babysitters, whose single LP for Curtom Records in 1971 was influential in the development of hip hop music.-Biography:A native of Richmond, Indiana, James Ramey moved to...
, popular music artist - Timmy Brown, former NFL running back and actor
- John Wilbur ChapmanJohn Wilbur ChapmanJohn Wilbur Chapman was a Presbyterian evangelist in the late 19th Century, generally traveling with gospel singer Charles Alexander. His parents were Alexander H. and Lorinda Chapman.-Faith & Education:Chapman grew up attending Quaker Day School and Methodist Sunday School...
, Evangelist - Al Cobine, jazz musician
- Vice AdmiralVice AdmiralVice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
Terry CrossTerry CrossTerry Cross is a retired Coast Guard Vice Admiral who served as Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from July 2004 until June 2006. He served as the Coast Guard's second in command and was the Agency Acquisition Executive....
, Vice Commandant, United States Coast GuardUnited States Coast GuardThe United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency... - George DuningGeorge DuningGeorge Duning was an American musician and film composer. He was born in Richmond, Indiana and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where his mentor was Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco....
, Oscar-nominated composer - Weeb Ewbank, coach of the 1958 and 1959 NFL champion Baltimore ColtsHistory of the Indianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls....
and the Super Bowl IIISuper Bowl IIISuper Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name "Super Bowl". This game is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in sports history...
champion New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Jack EverlyJack EverlyJack Everly is an American conductor and music arranger who serves as Principal Pops Conductor with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra and National Arts Centre Orchestra as well as Music Director for the Symphonic Pops Consortium.Born...
, pops conductor, Indianapolis Symphony OrchestraIndianapolis Symphony OrchestraThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is a major American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana.Annually, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performs 200 concerts for over 350,000 people. It is the largest performing arts organization in Indiana. The ISO is currently one of only 18 American... - Vagas FergusonVagas FergusonVagas Ferguson was a star running back for the University of Notre Dame who continued on to the National Football League for three seasons with the New England Patriots, who drafted him in the first round, the Cleveland Browns, and the Houston Oilers.In 1979, his senior season at Notre Dame,...
, football player - Paul FlatleyPaul FlatleyPaul Richard Flatley is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Northwestern Wildcats from 1960 to 1962 and later in the National Football League from 1963 to 1970....
, former NFL Rookie-of-the-Year (Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
) - Norman FosterNorman Foster (director)Norman Foster was an American film director and actor.Born John Hoeffer in Richmond, Indiana, Foster originally became a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Indiana before going to New York in the hopes of getting a better newspaper job but there were no vacancies...
actor, director - Harry "Singin' SamSingin' SamSingin’ Sam aka Harry Frankel was a minstrel performer, vaudevillian and popular personality during the early days of radio...
" Frankel, radio star, minstrel - Richard T. Ginman, Rear AdmiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
, U.S. Navy - Mary HaasMary HaasMary Rosamund Haas was an American linguist who specialized in North American Indian languages, Thai, and historical linguistics.-Early work in linguistics:...
, linguist - Jeff HamiltonJeff Hamilton (drummer)Jeff Hamilton is an American jazz drummer. He is co-director of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and leader of his own trio.-Career:...
, jazz drummer - Micajah C. HenleyMicajah C. HenleyMicajah C. Henley was a Richmond, Indiana industrialist and inventor. He was a well known manufacturer of roller skates and bicycles sometimes known as "The Roller Skate King."...
, roller skate maker - Charles A. HufnagelCharles A. HufnagelCharles A. Hufnagel, M.D. was an American surgeon who in the early 1950s invented the first artificial heart valve....
, M.D. artificial heart valve inventor - Dominic JamesDominic JamesDominic James is an American basketball player. James' career with the Marquette University Golden Eagles men's basketball team was thought to have ended a few weeks prematurely when he broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot during the Golden Eagles' loss to Connecticut on February 25,...
, basketball player at Marquette UniversityMarquette UniversityMarquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
, 2006 Big East Rookie of the Year - C. Francis Jenkins, television pioneer
- Harold Jones, jazz drummer
- Jim JonesJim JonesJames Warren "Jim" Jones was the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, which is best known for the November 18, 1978 mass suicide of 909 Temple members in Jonestown, Guyana along with the killings of five other people at a nearby airstrip.Jones was born in Indiana and started the Temple in...
, founder-leader of Peoples Temple - Melvyn "Deacon" JonesMelvyn "Deacon" JonesMelvyn "Deacon" Jones is an organ player and founding member of Baby Huey & the Babysitters.-Biography:In 1963 along with Johnny Ross and Jimmy Ramey aka Baby Huey, Jones formed Baby Huey & the Babysitters who went on to become a well known live attraction in Chicago...
, blues organist - Harry KeenanHarry KeenanHarry George Keenan was an early American silent film actor.He starred in about 45 silent films mostly short between 1912 and 1916 in films such as The Highest Bid, with actresses such as Charlotte Burton.-External links:...
actor - Esther KellnerEsther KellnerEsther Kellner was an author, animal lover, and director of Wayne County, Indiana Civil Defense.She was born in New Lisbon, Indiana and graduated from Morton High School in Richmond, Indiana in 1926...
, author - Samuel Kem, retired Major General of the US ARMY, served in Vietnam
- Johnny LoganJohnny Logan (basketball)John Arnold Logan , was a basketball player and coach born in Richmond, Indiana. A 6'2" guard who played at Indiana University, Logan played for four seasons with the now-defunct St. Louis Bombers, and a fifth season with the Tri-Cities Blackhawks...
, professional basketball player - Joe Longstreth, harpist, actor
- Lamar LundyLamar LundyLamar J. Lundy, Jr. was an American defensive end with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League for 13 seasons, from 1957 to 1969. Along with Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, and Rosey Grier, Lundy was a member of the Fearsome Foursome, often considered one of the best defensive lines in...
, football player, one of the L.A. Rams Fearsome FoursomeFearsome FoursomeThe Fearsome Foursome is a fictional supervillain group in the Marvel Comics universe. It was made up of Devos the Devastator, Huntara, Klaw, and Paibok the Power-Skrull. They worked together to destroy the Fantastic Four, though they also came into conflict with the Avengers.... - Kenneth MacDonaldKenneth MacDonald (American actor)Kenneth MacDonald was an American film actor. Born in Portland, Indiana, MacDonald made more than 220 film and television appearances between 1931 and 1970.-Career:...
, actor - Daniel G. ReidDaniel G. ReidDaniel Gray Reid was an American industrialist and philanthropist known as the "Tinplate King".He was born in Richmond, Indiana, and in 1892 bought a nearby tin plate mill, with which he eventually combined every tin plate company in the country to form the American Tin Plate Company, with Reid as...
, industrialist/philanthropist - Wendell Stanley, Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
winner - Bo Van PeltBo Van PeltBo Van Pelt is an American professional golfer who has played on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.Van Pelt was born in Richmond, Indiana...
, professional golfer - Burton J. WestcottBurton J. WestcottBurton J. Westcott was one of Springfield, Ohio’s most prominent citizens and successful businessmen.-Life:He was born in Richmond, Indiana, the son of John W. Westcott, who was the founder and president of the Hoosier Drill Company, a noted manufacturer of farm implements...
, automobile manufacturer - Gaar WilliamsGaar WilliamsGaar Campbell Williams was a prominent American cartoonist who worked for the Indianapolis News and the Chicago Tribune. His scenes of horse-and-buggy days in small towns of the Victorian era included situations taken from memories of his childhood in his hometown of Richmond, Indiana...
, cartoonist - Wilbur Wright, aviation pioneer
- Chad Austin, basketball player at Purdue University, First Team All Big Ten in 1997 and 1998
- Woody Austin, Indiana Mr. Basketball, basketball player at Purdue University, First Team All Big Ten in 1992
External links
- NCC Official Website
- http://statefairbandday.com/The_Bands/richmond.htm
- http://www.rcs.k12.in.us/rhs/default.asp