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New Castle High School is a public high school in New Castle, Indiana whose name is commonly abbreviated to NCHS. It is part of the New Castle Community School Corporation and has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students.〔(Enrollment by Grade, New Castle Chrysler High Sch )〕 NCHS is the largest high school in Henry County. The present high school originated from the New Castle Academy in 1870.〔(The History of New Castle High School )〕 In 1895, New Castle High School was constructed. Because of its distinctive appearance, the building became known as "The Castle." In response to a significant increase in enrollment, a new senior high school was constructed in 1923-24 at 14th and Walnut Streets. Plans to construct an additional wing and a multi-purpose facility were never developed. Instead, physical education classes were conducted at the National Guard Armory across the street and basketball games were played at the YMCA in the "Church Street Gym." The Walnut Street location served as the senior high school until 1958 when a new high school facility was completed. The 1924 structure then joined the 1895 "Castle" building as a junior high school. In 1973, eighth and ninth grade students began attending the newly constructed Parkview Junior High School. The "Castle" was subsequently demolished, and the Walnut Street school exclusively housed seventh grade students until 1999. The location was home to the (Raintree Education Center ) until 2010; the building was sold to a private owner in 2011. ==Present location== Located just west of Baker Park at the corner of Parkview Drive and Ross Street, a new three-story Walter P. Chrysler Memorial High School opened to students in the fall of 1958. The structure was modern for its era and featured an expansive facade of windows on the north and south sides. Two new cafeterias, a business wing, and a vocational wing were in place by the 1960s. Construction of Bundy Auditorium in 1972 as part of the adjoining Parkview Junior High School provided a place for school events and activities. A new swimming facility was put into use at this time. In 1979, the school board renamed the facility New Castle Chrysler High School. In 1998, the school board began a $25 million project to significantly renovate the high school, add air conditioning, and upgrade its technological infrastructure.〔(The History of New Castle Chrysler High School )〕 The former business wing, or "C" wing, was demolished to make room for a new entrance and improved parking. A new three-story academic wing was built to provide more classroom space and improved science facilities. In 1999, freshmen students were moved from Parkview Junior High School to the newly expanded high school. During the summer of 2011, most of the vocational (New Castle Area Career) programs that had been formerly housed at the Eder site in Knightstown (Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Home campus) was moved primarily into the E and T-wings of New Castle High School. Only the student radio station, WKPW (90.7 FM), remained in Knightstown, Indiana where it had been moved from the Eder site to Knightstown High School by early-2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Castle High School (New Castle, Indiana)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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