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* [http://www.716.ips.k12.in.us/PDFdocuments/techhsstory.pdf The Story of Technical High School, 1916] - a history of the early years of Arsenal Tech
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* [http://www.indianahistory.org/library/manuscripts/collection_guides/m0650.html Indianapolis Arsenal Records, 1861-1903] maintained by the [http://www.indianahistory.org/ Indiana Historical Society]




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Arsenal Technical High School
Address
Map
1500 E. Michigan Street

Indianapolis
,
Marion County
,
Indiana
46201

 United States
Coordinates39°46′33″N 86°07′59″W / 39.7758°N 86.1330°W / 39.7758; -86.1330
Information
School typePublic
Established1912
School districtIndianapolis Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Eugene White
School number716
PrincipalSarah Bogard
Grades9-12
Enrollment3,500
Campus size78 acres (320,000 m2)
Campus typeOutdoor
Color(s)light green and white   
SloganArsenal of Education
SongOh, Technical!
Fight songThe Tech Student (For We Are Ardent Students)
Athletics conferenceIPSAC
SportsBasketball, Football, Track & Field, Soccer, Golf, Volleyball, Tennis, Swimming, Softball and Baseball
MascotTitans
Team nameTitans
RivalArlington High School, Broad Ripple High School
NewspaperThe Arsenal Cannon
YearbookArsenal Cannon
Websitehttp://www.716.ips.k12.in.us/

Arsenal Technical High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana. Established in 1912, the school consists of a 78-acre (320,000 m2), multiple building campus east of downtown Indianapolis and is the only such type school in Indiana. The school was originally a U.S. Arsenal, which was closed after the American Civil War. Many of the original buildings from the Arsenal still remain on campus. There are currently 15 buildings on Tech's campus. These include The Arsenal Building, Milo H. Stuart Memorial Hall, Capt. Thomas J. Treadwell Hall (The Main Building), Hanson H. Anderson Auditorium, William Moon Music Hall (The Cafeteria/Music Building), Lone Hall (The "Old" Shops), the Colonel's Cupboard (the West Officers' Residence), JROTC Building (The Barracks), The Cecil L. McClintock Media Center, Allen Hall (The Barn), DeWitt S. Morgan Hall (The "New" Shops), East Gym/Natatorium, R. D. Behlmer Gymnasium (West Gym), Powder Magazine, historic South Guard House, the Howard Longshore Football Stadium, and the Wally Potter Football Field. The school's athletic teams are called the Titans.

Tech High School is part of the Indianapolis Public Schools system. Enrollment at the school is approximately 2,000 students.

Arsenal Tech has six "small schools" or "academies": The Magnet Academy, Academy of Creative Expressions (ACE), International Academy, Early College, New Tech High, and Career Technology Magnet.

History

Arsenal Technical High School, once the United States Arsenal, includes a Civil War armory complex and 20th-century buildings on its campus. As the oldest military installation in central Indiana and the oldest high school in the city (continuously at the same location), the campus has dual significance.

Tech, as Indianapolis residents call it, did not begin as a school but as a Civil War arsenal. In 1862, Congress passed an act to create a permanent U.S. Army arsenal in Indianapolis. Army planners chose this site in 1863 at present-day 1500 East Michigan Street, because it had close access to downtown Indianapolis but also afforded security and would not disrupt any neighborhoods. The first soldiers arrived in 1865, and the U.S. Government maintained the arsenal here until 1903, using it to store heavy artillery, lighter arms, and some munitions. After the Spanish-American War, facilities like this were dubbed obsolete for military needs, and by this time, the city had fully encroached on the site.

Winona Technical College bought the site at auction in 1904, but lasted only until 1910. At the time, the Indianapolis Public School system was in great need of a third high school. In 1912, Principal Milo H. Stuart opened Arsenal Technical High School on the grounds. Many of the buildings are original to the U.S. Army’s use of the site, while others were added to accommodate the school’s functions.

The iron gate and brick Italianate guard house on Michigan Street date to the 1870s. Soldiers arriving late from a night on the town were detained in basement cells in the guard house. The Arsenal Building was completed in 1867. Its central tower originally served as an elevator. Wagons could pull up under the tower and be hoisted up by a platform. Once in place, rifles, cannon, or other materiel was unloaded at the appropriate floor. The internal floor system was replaced by a pan joist system in 1932. The massive, monumental three-story building with full basement with its soft red-brick exterior and Vernon, Indiana, limestone trim looks very much as it did in the 1860s.

The 1867 barracks is one of the earliest remaining buildings on campus. It once housed the detachment of fifty soldiers that staffed the arsenal, but now is used for educational activities. The West Residence, 1870, accommodated officers. A massive Shop Building and Stuart Hall were added to the campus in the 1920s and 30s.[1]

Academies

The Magnet Academy is the most populated small school and each student is in a particular magnet. This college preparatory academy focuses on six areas of study: math, science, information technology, engineering, computer science, and medicine. Students who commit themselves to the Magnet Academy are in for a rigorous four years of learning. In their senior year, students are encouraged to take part-time internships in their specialized area of study. With the highest GQE, PSAT, and SAT scores in any small schools in IPS, almost every senior receives a diploma each year from this school, and 95 percent of the graduating class attends college.

The Career Technology Magnet (CTM) provides Indianapolis students a springboard into the working world. Students study the most viable career opportunities in the current market with hands-on training and state-of-the-art technology. The Career Technology Magnet encourages freshman to explore various career paths that peak their interests. By the time these Indianapolis students are juniors they are receiving real experience in their chosen career path. Education takes many forms from part-time jobs to internships to mentoring and more. Graduates go on to successful careers in the work force, the military, or two or four year degree programs.

The Academy of Creative Expression (ACE) strives to serve the arts driven child. Their mission is to provide a rigorous, well-rounded education in a nurturing environment that will enable their students to graduate from high school and successfully pursue the post-secondary education or career of their choice, as well as be proficient creators, performers, critics, listeners, and observers of the arts.

Early College Academy students have college on the brain. As they attend high school classes, they earn college credit, which will give them an edge once they attend any Indiana colleges or universities across the United States. These students work in tandem with Vincennes University, which gives out college credit. Many students earn up to two years of college credit, transferable to any college in the country. A handful of students go above and beyond, earning an Associate of Arts Degree from Vincennes University as they earn their diploma.

International Academy prepares students for participation in a global society through studies that include foreign languages and diverse cultures, while emphasizing the impact of the global community on the United States and out society, both past and present. In addition, students have the opportunity to connect with Indianapolis through international festivals and celebrations. Students of the International Academy are encouraged to study abroad in their time at Arsenal Technical High School. An integral part of the International Academy is the Indianapolis Public Schools’ Foreign Language Magnet. They offer studies in Russian, Chinese, and Japanese, as well as Spanish, German, French, Latin, and American Sign Language.

New Tech High is a project-based learning school that emphasizes 21st Century skill development within a rigorous, college prep environment. Using the curriculum tools made available from the New Tech Foundation, including the state-of-the-art, web-based PeBl learning system and the NT Grade Portal, students are provided with individual laptops and immersed in high-tech, critical thinking projects. The focus at New Tech High is on success in the real world as well as in the classroom. Students are encouraged to discover rather than memorize, think rather than accept, collaborate rather than isolate, and lead rather than follow.

Music Hall

Arsenal Technical High School is probably most famous for its music department at the campus. The music programs are in the "Music Hall", formally known as Moon Hall. Tech offers many different programs as follows:

Group Director/Leader notes
Technicians Cindy Hartshorn
Barbershop Quartets Kandis Brown
Techromatics Kandis Brown All boys singing group
Techniques Kandis Brown All girls singing group
Techoir Kandis Brown Oldest group at the school
Bell choir Beth Meyer
Orchestra Beth Meyer
Jazz Band Gary Doherty
Pep Band Gary Doherty
Marching Band Gary Doherty
Concert Band Gary Doherty
German Band Gary Doherty
Gospel Choir Shon Lee

The Music Hall is best known for its annual All-School Musical, in which everyone in the school is allowed to audition.

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/indianapolis/arsenaltech.htm
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