Perry Meridian High School

Perry Meridian High School
Location
401 West Meridian School Road
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 46217
United States
Coordinates 39°38′52″N 86°09′58″W / 39.64778°N 86.16611°W / 39.64778; -86.16611Coordinates: 39°38′52″N 86°09′58″W / 39.64778°N 86.16611°W / 39.64778; -86.16611
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1972
Principal Kert Boedicker
Teaching staff 110.43 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,349[1] (2015-2016)
Color(s)             
Athletics conference Mid-State Conference
Team name Falcons
Rival Southport High School
Website PMHS

Perry Meridian High School is a high school in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is one of two public high schools serving grades nine through twelve in the Perry Township, along with Southport High School. Enrollment count, submitted to the Indiana Department of Education for the 2009-10 school year, was 2,250.[2]

Perry Meridian High School is part of the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township.[3]

The school colors are Navy Blue, Powder Blue and Silver. The school mascot is the Falcon.

History

Perry Meridian opened its doors in the fall of 1973 under principal James Head. Students and teachers came from Southport High School, which had been the only high school in Perry Township. Perry Meridian only enrolled grades 9-11 during its first year. Southport students picked the school colors and mascot for Perry during the 1972-73 school year.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Perry Meridian High School". NCES.ed.gov. USDOE. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  3. ↑ "Perry Township Schools". MSDPT. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
  4. ↑ McPhee, Laura (February 28, 2018). "Indy Queen Chosen for RuPaul's Drag Race". NUVO. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
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