Griffith High School (Indiana)

Griffith High School
Address
600 North Wiggs Street
Griffith, Indiana, Lake County 46319
United States
Coordinates 41°33′16″N 87°30′17″W / 41.55444°N 87.50472°W / 41.55444; -87.50472Coordinates: 41°33′16″N 87°30′17″W / 41.55444°N 87.50472°W / 41.55444; -87.50472
Information
Type Public high school
School district Griffith Public Schools
Principal Brian Orkis
Teaching staff 45.5 (FTE)
Grades 9-12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 819 (2013-2014)
Student to teacher ratio 18.00
Color(s)          
Athletics conference Northwest Crossroads Conference
Team name Panthers
Rivals Andrean High School
Munster High School
Highland High School
Website Official website
[1]

Griffith High School is a public high school located in Griffith, Indiana.

About

Griffith High School was founded in the mid-1900s after the space at the former high school became overcrowded.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 901 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:[1]

In addition, 45.6% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics

Griffith is part of the Northwest Crossroads Conference. They compete under the name "Panthers" and the school colors are black and gold. The following sports are offered at Griffith:[2]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Football (boys)
    • State champions - 1997[3]
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics (girls)
  • Soccer
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Griffith Senior High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "IHSAA 2014-2015 School directory" (pdf). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. p. 61. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. IHSAA. Retrieved 4 June 2015.


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