Northeastern High School (Indiana)

Northeastern High School
Location
7295 North US 27 Fountain City , Wayne County , Indiana 47341 United States
Coordinates	39.9347°N 84.9123°W / 39.9347; -84.9123
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1969
School district	Northeastern Wayne Schools
Faculty	36
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	423 (2013-2014)
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Tri-Eastern
Team name	Knights
Website	Official website

Northeastern High School is a small high school located near Fountain City in Wayne County, Indiana, USA. Founded in 1967, it serves the communities of Fountain City, Webster, Whitewater and Williamsburg.

Athletics

Northeastern participates in the Tri-Eastern Conference of which it has been a member since 1974. Previously, it was a member of the Mid-Eastern Conference from 1967 to 1974. NHS enjoys a fierce conference rivalry with three other Wayne County schools (Centerville, Hagerstown and Lincoln). In the 2013–2014 season, the Knights won their first boys' basketball conference title since 1985-86 and also their first ever boys' basketball sectional title.

NHS previously held the "longest high school football losing streak in Indiana history", losing 46 games consecutively from 1985 to 1990.

Mergers

School	Mascot	Colors	Year closed and merged into
Fountain City	Little Giants		1964 Whitewater-Fountain City
Webster	Pirates		1964 Webster-Williamsburg
Whitewater	Bears		1964 Whitewater-Fountain City
Williamsburg	Yellow Jackets		1964 Webster-Williamsburg
Webster-Williamsburg	Yellow Jackets		1967 Northeastern
Whitewater-Fountain City	Bearcats		1967 Northeastern

Notable alumni

• Rich Mullins (1955-1997), contemporary Christian music singer

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana

External links

• Official website
• District website
• IHSAA
• Review
• Rankings
• Sports reference