East Noble High School

East Noble High School is a public high school located in Kendallville, Indiana and is the only high school that is part of the East Noble School Corporation. It serves to educate more than 1,200 students^[1] from the cities and towns of Rome City, Brimfield, Kendallville, Avilla and LaOtto.^[2]

On March 5, 2014, the school gained unwanted media attention when a student tossed a grenade into a classroom where Kendallville mayor Suzanne Handshoe was preparing a speech. Witnesses reported that Dave Hoagland, the teacher, made the student come back and pick it up. Hoagland then escorted the student to the principal's office, where he was promptly arrested by the school resource officer and suspended from school, along with two other students who were involved. Security camera footage showed another student with ammo strapped around his shoulder carrying an assault rifle through the halls, however school officials were unable to identify the student. A SWAT team was deployed, the school was evacuated, and classes did not resume until the next day due to the investigation. The incident was treated as an "act of terrorism" by the police. Hoagland was praised by the faculty for his handling of the incident and was honored during the school's awards ceremony at the end of the school year.^[3]

About

East Noble High School has its origins from the school consolidations^[4] that occurred in Indiana in the 1950s and 1960s, due to an act of the Indiana General Assembly.^[5] At that time, the high schools in Rome City, Avila, and Kendallville were made into junior high/middle schools. In 1966, construction of East Noble High School was completed and the first class entered East Noble (also known as EN) that fall. East Noble's first graduating class was in 1967.

Athletics and extracurricular

• Undefeated Wrestling Team 1985-1986
• Football team won State Championship in (2000-2001)**
• Football team won state runner (2003-2004)
• East Noble Marching Knights are a 16 time ISSMA State Finalist and placed 2nd at the 1985 State Finals
• East Noble Spell Bowl team won Hoosier Spell Bowl (state) in 1998.
• East Noble Show Choirs have been to ISSMA state every year that they have held the competition
• Rivals: Central Noble, DeKalb, Lakeland, West Noble, and Westview

Notable alumni

• David M. McIntosh - Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana's 2nd congressional district (1995-2001). Republican nominee for Governor of Indiana in 2000^[6]
• Sara Engerman - Former Miss Indiana, 1996
• Brad Miller - Former NBA player for the Minnesota Timberwolves (2011-2012), Houston Rockets (2010-2011), Chicago Bulls (2009-2010; 2000-2002), Sacramento Kings (2003-2009), Indiana Pacers (2002-2003), and Charlotte Hornets (1998–2000). Miller was also a two-time NBA All-Star. Miller attended East Noble for 3 years; however, he graduated from the Maine Central Institute.^[7]
• Amy Yoder Begley (1996) - Middle and long distance runner. US Olympian in the 10,000 meter event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China^[8]
• Ben Van Ryn - Former MLB pitcher for the California Angels (1996), Chicago Cubs (1998), San Diego Padres (1998), Toronto Blue Jays (1998)^[9]

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana

References

External links

• East Noble School Corporation website
• Indiana Department of Education Data on East Noble High School