Terre Haute South Vigo High School

History

It was first constructed in 1971 along with Terre Haute North Vigo High School. It is located near the northern edge of Honey Creek Township at 7th and Davis streets. Most of the school is one story. It contains Terre Haute's only planetarium, the Allen Memorial Planetarium.

Terre Haute South Vigo High is a consolidation of Terre Haute William H. Wiley High School (1912–1971) and Honey Creek High School (1926–1971). Honey Creek was involved in earlier consolidations as Blackhawk High (1919–71), Pimento High (1919–61), Prairie Creek High (1917–61), Prairieton High (1924–27) were consolidated into Honey Creek. Wiley itself was the second high school in Terre Haute, opening in 1912. After its founding, North added students from Terre Haute State High (a 'laboratory school' for Indiana State University) in 1978. The 'lab school' continued to educate elementary students through 1992.

Terre Haute W. Wiley HS Gym (pictured) was the home of Indiana State basketball from 1923 to 1928.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,861 students enrolled in 2014-2015 was:

• Male - 53.0%
• Female - 47.0%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
• Asian/Pacific islanders - 4.0%
• Black - 6.4%
• Hispanic - 3.3%
• White - 78.6%
• Multiracial - 7.5%

44.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. For 2014–2015, this was a Title I school.

Athletics

THS has won a state championship in girls tennis (2001) and in girls basketball (2002).

THS has multiple active Fall, Winter, and Spring sports.

Terre Haute South notable alumni

• Craig Porter Jr., basketball player
• Armon Bassett, basketball player
• Cam Cameron, football coach
• Jose Pablo Cantillo, actor
• Dylan Schneider, country singer
• Brian Evans, NBA forward
• Tony McGee, NFL tight end
• A. J. Reed, baseball player
• Apsara Sakbun, Olympian.
• Brandon Sakbun, mayor.
• Jill Bolte Taylor, neuroanatomist
• Danny Etling, NFL quarterback
• Timmy Herrin, baseball player
• Howard Andrew Jones, fantasy author

Wiley High School alumni

• Junius Bibbs, Negro league infielder
• P. Pete Chalos, longest-serving mayor of Terre Haute
• Ray S. Cline, CIA official
• Norman Cottom, NBA basketball player and later, head basketball coach at Wiley
• Ernest R. Davidson, chemistry professor
• William King Harvey, CIA officer
• Rev. Nicholas Hood Sr., civil rights activist, minister, and politician
• Martin David Jenkins, pioneer in educational psychology
• Alvy Moore, actor
• Abe Silverstein, NASA engineer

References

References

1. "Terre Haute South Vigo High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Terre Haute South Vigo High School".
3. "Terre Haute South Vigo High School Boundary". [[Vigo County School Corporation]].
4. Geography Division. (December 18, 2020). "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Vigo County, IN". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
5. USNews. "USNews - Terre Haute South Vigo High School".
6. IHSAA. "IHSAA State Championships by School".
7. "THS Sports".
8. Amey, Andy. (April 28, 2018). "Terre Haute's Danny Etling drafted by New England Patriots". The Herald-Tribune.