Forest Park High School (Indiana)

Forest Park Junior-Senior High School
Address
1440 Michigan St Ferdinand , Indiana 47532 United States
Coordinates	38.227586674509304°N 86.85782373979069°W / 38.227586674509304; -86.85782373979069
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	A place where everybody is somebody
School district	Southeast Dubois County School Corporation
Superintendent	Jamie Pund
Principal	Matt Thompson
Teaching staff	41[2]
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	568 (2020-21)[1]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Pocket Athletic Conference
Nickname	Rangers
Newspaper	The Lookout
Website	fp.sedubois.k12.in.us

Forest Park Jr-Sr High School is a 7–12 grade public learning institution located in Ferdinand, Indiana. It serves the Southeast Dubois County School Corporation.

Academics

The traditional public school is accredited by the Indiana Department of Education and received an "A" grade from the state and a "meets expectations" federal rating based on student achievement in the 2018-19 school year.[3] Forest Park offers more than a dozen dual credit courses through partnerships with Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana and Vincennes University, allowing students to earn high school and college credit simultaneously.[4][5]

Forest Park Jr./Sr. High School's graduation rate of 93% exceeds the state average of 87%, according to the state's 2019-20 cohort data.[6]

Athletics and clubs

Athletics

The boys basketball program won back to back state championships (2004–05 & 2005–06); they were also state finalists in 2002-03 & 2017-18. The girls softball team took the state title for the 2000–2001 season. The girls basketball team won the 2A state championship in 2022 and 2023.[7]

Marching band

Forest Park's marching band, known as the Marching Rangers, has won 12 state championships since 1973 (1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2023).[8]

Notable alumni

• Ben Braunecker - National Football League (NFL) tight end

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana

References

1. "Forest Park Population". Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
2. "Forest Park Educators". Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
3. "Forest Park Jr-Sr High School (1583)". Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
4. "K-12 External Partners - Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana". www.ivytech.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
5. "Dual Credit". Vincennes University. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
6. "Forest Park High School Graduation". Indiana Department of Education.
7. "IHSAA State Championships by School". Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
8. "ISSMA - Indiana State School Music Association". www.issma.net. Retrieved 2023-07-13.

External links

• Forest Park HS Homepage Archived 2017-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
• School district website