DeKalb High School (Indiana)

DeKalb High School
Location
3424 County Road 427

Waterloo
,
Indiana
46793

United States

41°24′24″N 85°02′26″W / 41.406678°N 85.040431°W / 41.406678; -85.040431
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1967
School district
DeKalb County Central United School District
SuperintendentSteven Teders
Principal
Marcus Wagner
Teaching staff
60.17 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment1,052 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
17.48[1]
ColorsRed, black and white[2]
   
Athletics conference
Northeast Eight Conference[2]
NicknameBarons[2]
Websitedhs.dekalbcentral.net

DeKalb High School is a public high school in Waterloo, Indiana. Established in 1967, it is part of the DeKalb Central United School District. The school is just south of Waterloo, but the majority of its students come from the Auburn area. It shares a campus with DeKalb Middle School and the School District's Office.

Athletics

The Dekalb Barons compete in the Northeast Eight Conference. The school colors are red, black and white. The following Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered:[2]

  • Baseball (boys)
    • State champion - 1980[3]
  • Basketball (girls and boys)
  • Cross country (girls and boys)
  • Football (boys)
    • State champion - 1986[3]
  • Unified flag football (coed)
    • State champion - 2021[3]
  • Golf (girls and boys)
  • Gymnastics (girls)
  • Soccer (girls and boys)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swim and dive (girls and boys)
  • Tennis (girls and boys)
  • Track and field (girls and boys)
  • Unified track and field (coed)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)

Performing arts

DeKalb High School has a vibrant performing arts program. The choir department includes four curricular concert choirs, an extracurricular jazz choir, anda competitive show choir, "Classic Connection". The band department includes two concert bands, two jazz bands, a marching band, the "Baron Brigade", as well as a winter percussion ensemble and a winter color guard ensemble. The theatre department produces five productions each school year, including a fall play, winter musical, a black box show, a spring musical, and a summer K-12 show.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "DeKalb High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "myIHSAA". www.myihsaa.net.
  3. 1 2 3 "All-Time IHSAA State Championships by School" (PDF). Ihsaa.org. IHSAA. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Joseph ranks among Big Ten's best ever". The News Sun. May 7, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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