- Maconaquah High School is located at 256 E 800 South, just outside of the city limits of Bunker Hill, Indiana. The building houses grades 9–12 and functions as the primary athletic building. The mission of Maconaquah High School is to provide an environment for the motivation and development of a literate, productive citizen who pursues life-long learning experiences and has the technical, conceptual, and communication skills to adapt to the 21st Century.
- History
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On July 1, 1962, Maconaquah School Corporation was formed by consolidating two high schools (Clay and Bunker Hill) in southern Miami County, Indiana. The corporation is named after Frances Slocum, who was captured as a child by Delaware Indians in 1778 from her Pennsylvania home. She grew up with the Miami tribe and married a Miami Indian Chief. She lived in the area near Peru, Indiana, and became known as "Little Bear Woman" or Maconaquah. She is buried in a state historical site near the corporation boundaries.
- Maconaquah class of 1964 attended classes in the old Bunker Hill High School. The current high school facility, located approximately 2 miles from Bunker Hill, Indiana, proper, held its first classes in August 1965. The following year the building proper was finished and the class of 1966 was the first to attend in MHS. Three years later, the Industrial Arts/Agriculture Wing was added on, allowing students to gain insight into different trades and career paths. In 1977, the Fine Arts Wing was added, expanding the school, with the additions including a 900+ seat auditorium with a full scene shop, a band room, a choral chamber, a green room, a black-box theater (later converted into a television studio), as well as numerous classrooms. The most recent addition is the remodeling of the Science and Business Department in 2005: The science laboratories were updated, and an additional lab was built. The building has two multi-purpose computer labs, CAD lab, accounting lab, Cisco Network Academy, and a graphic arts lab. Each teacher has a room computer with access to Internet, Web and various programs. Teachers also have access to video, digital cameras, VCR, laser disc, film strip, CD-Rom, still video, 35mm slides, 16mm film, satellite TV, in-house TV, and voice mail. The high school continues to serve constituents of six townships in southern Miami County (population: approximately 36,000). The district includes a farming community and nine small towns or communities and includes Grissom Air Reserve Base.
- School Statistics
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For the 2008-09 academic year, Maconaquah High School had an enrollment of 657 students, of whom 93% were White, 2% Black, 2% Hispanic, 2% Multi-Racial, and 1% Native American. Less than 1% were Asian-American.
- Graduation and Diploma Rates
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The school's graduation rate over the three year period from 2005-06 to 2007-08 was 79.1% in comparison to the Miami County average of 79.3% and the Indiana State average of 76.8%.
[ Of those graduating, 72.7% received an Indiana Core 40 Diploma and 36% received an Indiana Academic Honors Diploma, both figures representing the highest rates in the county.][ The county average for the Core 40 Diploma was 66.0% and the state average was 71.3%.][ The county average for the Indiana Academic Honors Diploma was 24.5% and the state average was 31.7%.][ The attendance rate over the same period was 97.2%, comparing to the county and state averages of 95.8 and 95.9%, respectively.][ This was the highest rate in Miami County and, for the 2006-07 academic year, was ranked among the 95th percentile in the state.] - Of Maconaquah graduates from 2005-06 to 2007-08, 80% enrolled in higher education, the highest rate in Miami County, which averaged 70.3%.
[ The averate SAT score for the math and verbal combined sections was 1004, the highest in the county, marginally lower than the state average (1005), and higher than the county average of 972.]- Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+)
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Regarding ISTEP, Maconaquah's overall pass rate from 2005-06 to 2007-08 was 68.3%, below the county average of 71.0% and the state average of 73.0%. Maconaquah's grade 9 pass rate for the English/Language-Arts portion of the exam was 66.7%, below the state average (67.7%) but above the county average (66.4%). Maconaquah's grade 9 pass rate for the Math portion of the exam was 71.7%, above the state average (69.7%) but below the county average (73.6%). The grade 10 pass rate for English/Language-Arts was 67.0%, compared to 68.3 for the state and 68.0% for the county. The grade 10 pass rate for Math was 67.7% while the state averaged 66.3% and the county averaged 68.8%.
- Adequate Yearly Progress
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As part of the No Child Left Behind Act, Maconaquah High School has met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements five of the past seven years, the most of any school in the county. Only 29 schools in Indiana met AYP requirements all seven years.
- Academics
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Maconaquah High School (MHS) is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement and the Indiana Department of Public Instruction.
[http://www.maconaquah.k12.in.us/mhs/mhsaboutourschool.htm] Student populations for Maconaquah High average approximately 720 students. MHS students participate in a traditional schedule which includes six periods each day of approximately 50 minutes and a 90 minute lunch period. - Maconaquah High School consistently has a graduation rate above 90%, with its highest graduation rate of 99.3% occurring in the 2002–2003 academic year
[http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/TRENDS/corp.cfm?corp=5615&var=gradrt]. Its course offerings include seven Advanced Placement classes, French and Spanish languages, and internship and vocational programs[ School Profile, Maconaquah High School]. - Performing Arts
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A full performing arts curriculum is offered including Music History & Appreciation, Music Theory and Composition, Advanced Concert Band, Advanced Chorus, Intermediate Chorus, Vocal Jazz, Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre, and Dance Performance: Ballet, Modern, Ethnic-Folk. The Maconaquah Performing Arts Center includes a 900+ seat auditorium and scene shop, choral chamber, green room, and television studio/black box theatre. The full-time Performing Arts faculty includes two band directors, one choral director, and one theatre/television teacher. The band and choir programs each feature a faculty member with a master's degrees, although the theatre program does not.
[ Teacher Roster, Maconaquah High School] - Business and Technology
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The computer and business curriculum includes Business Foundation, Digital Communication Tools, Computer Applications, Career Planning and Success Skills, Web Design, Desktop Publishing, Accounting I, Accounting II, Information Technology: Interactive Media, and Business and Personal Law.
- Math and Science
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Mathematics is an area of School Improvement Focus for Maconaquah. Course offerings include Discrete Mathematics, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Probability and Statistics, Pre-Calculus, Calculus AB-Advanced Placement, and math lab.
- Sciences offered include Chemistry I, Chemistry II, Advanced Placement Chemistry, Physics I, Physics B-Advanced Placement, Biology I, Biology II, Biology-Advanced Placement, Integrated Chemistry-Physics, and Advanced Environmental Science.
- Language Arts
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Language Arts is an area of School Improvement Focus for Maconaquah. Course offerings include English 9, English 10, English, 11, English 12, Journalism News, and Journalism Yearbook.
- Industrial and Technical Arts
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The Industrial and Technical Arts curriculum includes instruction in Animal Science, Farm Management, Advanced Life Science: Animals, Agricultural Mechanization, Food Science, Horticultural Science, Landscape Management, Plant and Soil Science, Natural Resource Management, Construction Systems, Manufacturing Systems, Communication Systems, Computers in Design & Production Systems, and Intro to Engineering Design. Both faculty members hold Master's degrees.
- Family and Consumer Sciences
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This department features instruction in Advanced Foods and Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Advanced Child Development, Child Development and Parenting, Orientation to Life and Careers, Fashion & Textile Care 1-2-and 3, Adult Roles and Responsibilities, Housing & Interior Design Foundations, Interpersonal Relationships, and Fashion & Textiles Foundations. One of the two faculty members holds a Master's degree.
- Physical Education
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This department features instruction in Physical Education I, Health and Wellness Education, and Elective Physical Education. Two of the four faculty members hold Master's degrees.
- Visual Art
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The Visual Art department includes courses in 2-D art, 3-D art, Drawing, Painting, Art History,and Ceramics. Advanced courses are offered in drawing, painting and ceramics as well. The department features one faculty member.
- Speech and Debate
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The school has made it infrequently into the state level in various athletic events, but none on a fairly consistent basis. The forensics (speech) team has, however, achieved repeatedly on the national and state levels. Coach Rhea Hoppes has led the team to three Indiana High School Forensics Association (IHSFA) Class A State Championships, in 2002, 2003, and 2008, and has qualified for the National Forensic League (NFL)'s National Tournament 47 times as of 2008. Maconaquah has been home to eight individual state champions
[ Indiana High School Forensic Association] and consistently fields one of the largest teams in the National Forensic League's Hoosier Crossroads District, although it is one of the smallest schools.[ National Forensic League High School Speech and Debate Honors Society] Maconaquah has also claimed two NFL All-Americans, Jessica Dulworth and Greg Moser, both in 2003. To obtain this honor, a student must rank in the top 150 speakers in the NFL. Dulworth ranked 63rd and Moser ranked 78th out of over 91,000 competitors[ NFL Online]. In 2007, MHS student Wesley Hough was named a NFL Academic All-American.[http://www.nflonline.org/uploads/Rostrum/1007_045_046.pdf] This honor was repeated in 2008 by Julie Bickel.[http://www.nflonline.org/uploads/Rostrum/0308_081.pdf] - National Tournament Qualifiers
- IHSFA Tournament Results
- IHSFA Sectional Champions: 1988, 1989, and 1991,
- IHSFA Sectional Runners-up: 1992, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, and 2007.
- Maconaquah ranked among the top 3 in their sectional in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
- IHSFA Regional Champions: 1988, 1989, and 1997
- IHSFA Regional Runners-up: 1987, 1990 and 1991
- Maconaquah ranked among the top 3 in their regional in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. The Regional Tournament was discontinued after the 1998 season.
- IHSFA State Champions: 2002 (Class A), 2003 (Class A), and 2008 (Class A).
- IHSFA State Runners-Up: 1968 and 2005 (Class A)
- Maconaquah ranked among the top 8 teams in the state in 1968, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. Since the class system began at the State Tournament in 1996, Maconaquah has been in class A each year.
- Band Program
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The school's band program is well known throughout the state. Currently under the direction of Jeff Evans, the Marching Braves compete at a Class C level in Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) competitions. The Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) is the governing body of the Indiana State Marching Band competition.
[http://www.issma.net/] Maconaquah has qualified for the ISSMA State Finals 19 times since the organization's inception in 1981. - ISSMA Marching Band Competition Results
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- For a band to make it to state finals in its class, they must achieve a gold rating at the District level and then achieve a gold rating and place in the top ten at the Regional level. The top ten bands from the North regional and the top ten from the South regional compete at the Semi-State competition, which was held for the first time in 2008. The top ten scoring bands overall at the Semi-State competition will compete in the State Finals, held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- From 1981 to 2007, the top five from each regional were sent to the state finals which were held at Indiana State University until 1983 when the finals were moved to the Hoosier (later RCA) Dome until it was replaced in 2008 with Lucas Oil Stadium.
- Prior to ISSMA's formation, Maconaquah competed in the Northern Indiana School Band, Orchestra, and Vocal Association (NISBOVA) and All-State Band circuits beginning in 1971. In NISBOVA competition, the Marching Braves competed in class B, placing seventh in 1977, second in 1979 and 1980, and winning the class B championship in 1978. In the All-State Band Competition Maconaquah placed seventh in 1975, 12th in 1976, 17th in 1977, and fifth in 1978 and 1980.Read more at their website
- Winter Percussion Results
- Winter Guard Results
- Athletics
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As a member of the Mid-Indiana Conference , Maconaquah High School is home to 10 boys' sports including Football, Tennis, Cross Country, Soccer, Wrestling, Swimming & Diving, Basketball, Golf, Track & Field, and Baseball. Maconaquah also features nine girls' sports including Volleyball, Golf, Cross Country, Soccer, Basketball, Swimming & Diving, Track & Field, Tennis, and Softball.
- IHSAA Championships
- Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC) Championships
- Notable alumni
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Notable alumni of Maconaquah High School include:
- Betsy Bobel, Miss Indiana
- Bridget Bobel, Miss Indiana USA for 2006
- Mike Otto, NFL Player, 2007 NFL Draft Selection of the Tennessee Titans
- Tavis Smiley, American author, political commentator and talk show host
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