Since its earliest years, Elkhart has been populated by intrepid, determined people who understand the value of a good education. This knowledge motivated the building of the first school in 1831 and led to today's array of educational opportunities.
The Program...
Elkhart Central High School has a comprehensive, state-of-the-art curriculum based on the semester system. Students have a wide selection of courses from which to choose in order to prepare for post-secondary institutions (College Prep), vocational training, and on-the-job employment. All students complete a four year planning guide... Read more
Penn Invitational Champs
Congratulations to our Freshman Boys Basketball team for winning the Penn Invitational Saturday, January the 28th.
Way to go Blazers!!!
Wells Scholar Program
Congratulations to both Halle Hill and Andy Braden for being selected as part of the Wells Scholar Program at Indiana University at Bloomington. The Wells Scholarship is named in honor of Herman B Wells (1902-2000), who devoted his extraordinary life to Indiana University. Dr. Wells came to IU as an undergraduate, returned as a faculty member, then served as a dean before rising to become president of the university. Based solely on merit, the Wells Scholarship provides full tuition, mandatory and course-related fees, and a living stipend for four years of undergraduate study on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University. Scholars may choose to spend one of these years studying abroad through the university's overseas study programs. The Wells Scholars Program emphasizes close interaction with faculty; academic and career mentoring; opportunities for internships, research, and community service; a year-long freshman seminar; and frequent contact with distinguished visitors. Between 18 and 22 incoming freshmen receive the award each year.
Mental Attitude Award winners for the 2011
Spring Sports Season.
Pictured L to R: Rebecca Yeakey, Tennis; Adam Raifsnider, Baseball; Megan Ellis, Girls Track; Kate Fann, Softball. Not pictured: Alejandro Genis, Golf; Nick Edwards, Boys Track. Read more in the Elkhart Truth...
Megan Ellis 2011 Kiwanis Club
Elkhart County Student-Athlete of the Year
Elkhart Central's Megan Ellis was named as the female Student Athlete of the Year by the Kiwanis Club of Elkhart County Tuesday, June 1st, in Elkhart.
NewsCenter 16's Angelo Di Carlo served as the guest speaker for the luncheon, which recognized eight exceptional student athletes from surrounding area high schools. Megan was selected to receive a scholarship thanks to her excellent work on the field as well as in the classroom and in the community... Read more on the WNDU website.
Mason Braden 2011 Tim Bringle Award Winner
When Mason Braden was informed Wednesday night that he had just been chosen the winner of the Tim Bringle Award, he coincidentally happened to be at the home of 1983 Bringle winner Richard Delks... Read more in the Elkhart Truth.
Blazer Baseball 2011 Elkhart Sectional winners
Sophomores Tanner Tully and Matt Eppers had career nights for the Elkhart Central High School baseball team in a 15-5 win over... Read more in the Goshen News.
Orchestra Wins at State Finals
May 2011 ~ Congratulations to the Central HS Symphony Orchestra on their amazing performance at the ISSMA State Orchestra Championship! The group clearly gave their best performance of the year and placed fifth out of eight groups. Central was the top scoring group of all Northern Indiana Orchestras. Great job, Blue Blazers!
April 2011 ~ Congratulations to the Central High School Symphony Orchestra on their truly outstanding performance at the ISSMA State Qualification Contest at Merrillville HS. The group earned a Gold Rating With Distinction for the fifth time in the last six years. This will be the orchestra's tenth trip to the State Finals.
Volleyball
Prairie Heights Varsity Invite
1st place volleyball winners.
Boys Soccer Sectional Winners
The Elkhart Central Blue Blazers are the 2010 Elkhart Sectional champions after defeating Memorial 1-0. Truth Photo by Anthony Anderson.
ECHS Music Groups Excel
The Elkhart Central High School Orchestras and Choirs have again received the Indiana State School Music Association's All-Music Award by meeting specific criteria throughout the school year. These ECHS groups have received the award all nine years the award has been given. Shown are Orchestra seniors Chloe Anagnos and Josh Bamber are shown holding the ISSMA All-Music Award (Total Department) banner for 2010-2011. ECHS was one of only four schools in the state to have achieved this recognition..
Congratulations to our winners in the
2011 National Latin Exam.
Gabrielle Schleining, Second Place, Silver Medal, Maxima Cum Laude;
Luis Sanchez, Third Place, Magna Cum Laude;
Dayna Arnett, First Place, Gold Medal, Summa Cum Laude;
and Megan Ellis, Third Place Laude.
Over 150,000 students from all 50 states and 13 foreign countries participated in the National Latin Exam in March 2010. In the National Latin Exam the students have to answer 40 questions in 40 minutes. These questions differ by levels of Latin and are on grammar, Roman culture and civilization, and the content of a Latin text.
Quick Facts about Elkhart Central
* Over 125 students recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation since 1985, seven in 2010 * 18 Advanced Placement (AP) Courses in Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Art, Music, Social Studies, & English * Over 200 Course offerings * Elkhart Area Career Center * Indiana Academic Honors Diploma * Distance Learning * Cadet teaching program * Project Lead the Way Science program * 4 years of French, Spanish, German, Latin and Japanese * 5 years of math and science * Full Tech Prep program * Freshman academy program * Online Media Center * Televised daily announcements * Project XL State Champion * A diverse population of 1750 students
What would it be like to be handcuffed to another person for 11 days? Elkhart Central graduate Chloe Anagnos is finding out. She is not handcuffed to anyone, but this past week is following two young men who are. A telecommunications student at Ball State University, she is producing Me and My Shadow: The Documentary.
Read the Elkhart Truth story here...
Watch a news story from WSBT-DT here...
2011 State Runner Up IASP Indiana Cheerleading Championships
New Castle Indiana
Saturday, November 5th
A conversation with astrophysicist Neil Tyson
(the next Carl Sagan) about space in the TV studio of
Elkhart Central High School via Skype on November 28, 2011.
Winning with ECHS Basketball, Blazers 68, Gary 21st Century 49 on a Tuesday night of finals week.
ECHS Speech Team
The ECHS Speech Team qualified two National Finalists to this year's NFL Tournament in Dallas: Andy Braden with a first place in Original Oratory, and Cameron Ponce second place in Humorous Interpretation. Congratulations Andy and Cameron!
Girls Gymnastics are repeat winners of the
2011 Wawasee Sectional.
Local Music Students Selected for the
2011 Indiana All-State Orchestra
Josh Bamber, a member of the Elkhart Central High School Symphony Orchestra; and Layne Anspach, a member of the Elkhart Central High School Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra. They were chosen for the honor by competitive auditions held this year across the state. The All-State orchestra is sponsored by the Indiana American String Teachers Association.
This is their second time to perform as members of the INASTA All-State group.
All-District Band
Congratulations to Leah Steele-Flute, Haleigh Sherven-Trumpet, Reid Brace-French Horn, Elizabeth Hoover-Percussion for their selection to All-District Band! They will perform with in an All-Star band with students from all over northern Indiana at Dekalb H.S. on November.14th, 2010.
National Merit Scholarships
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has recognized seven ECHS students: Mitchell Hannon, Anna Jacobson, Aric Hopper, and Halle Hill. Not in the photo: Mario Hoyos, Mitchell Dykstra and Megan Ellis. The following students are National Merit Semi-Finalists: Anna Jacobson and Megan Ellis
Two ECHS Singers in All-State Honor Choir
Two ECHS seniors, Anna Jacobson and Cameron Ponce, have been selected through auditions as part of the 2010-2011 Indiana All-State Honor Choir. This group of 250 singers will rehearse this fall and perform at the state music conference in January in Fort Wayne under guest conductor Eph Ehly, recently retired from the Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). The Indiana All-State Honor Choir is sponsored by the Indiana Choral Directors Association.
Commencement 2010
Over 5,000 people attended the 38th commencement of Elkhart Central High School which was held on June 6th at Central's Rice Field. The photo above shows principal Frank Serge congratulating foreign exchange student Hannah Klever. This marks the 138th graduating class in Elkhart, a tradition in excellence that began in 1872. See more pictures...
U14 Blaze Wins!
The U14 Blaze, a feeder softball team organized by the ECHS softball staff, won the 2010 Blaze Softball Invite. The two-day tournment is held at the Central West Athletic Complex every summer. Last week the U14 Blaze won the Memorial Softball Invite. Eariler, they won the Wahoo Invite, pool "D", this 50 team, three-day tournment is held in Warsaw every summer. Many of the team members will be freshman at Central this coming fall. Also, there are U10 and U12 teams in the program this year.
Congratulations to our winners in the
2010 National Financial Capability Challenge.
The National Financial Capability Challenge is an awards program designed to increase the financial knowledge and capability of high school aged youth across the United States so they can take control over their financial futures. It challenges high school teachers and other educators to teach the basics of personal finance to their students, and rewards students, educators, schools, and states for their participation and their success. The goal is for 1 million students to take the Challenge.
