George Washington Community High School

Public high school in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States

Athletics conferenceIndianapolis Public School ConferenceTeam nameContinentalsWebsiteSchool website^[2]

George Washington Community High School is a public school located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, serving grades 9–12.

About

The school originally opened in 1927 as a traditional high school in the Haughville neighborhood of Indianapolis. It ceased operations as a high school in 1995 due to waning enrollment within IPS, but was re-established in 2000 in its current form. The school is operated by the Indianapolis Public Schools system. Enrollment is approximately 575 students. It is referred to as Indianapolis Washington by the IHSAA.

Athletics

George Washington Community High School's athletic teams are named the Continentals. The Continentals have won two Indiana High School Athletic Association State Championships in boys' basketball (1964–65 and 1968–69). The 1969 basketball team became the third team in state history to finish the season undefeated. 50 years later, the Indianapolis Star still considered them to be one of the best teams to ever play.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Notable alumni

Steve Downing – former member of the Boston Celtics
Darrin Fitzgerald – former Butler basketball player
Jeff James – former professional baseball player, letterman at Indiana State University
Billy Keller – former professional basketball player; played for Purdue and the Indiana Pacers during their time in the American Basketball Association
George McGinnis – Member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame; former member of the Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Indiana Hoosiers
Marv Winkler – former member of the Indiana Pacers

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "George Washington High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for George Washington Community HS". ed.gov. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
^ "IHSAA Basketball State Champions". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
^ Neddenriep, Kyle (March 22, 2023). "Chasing history: Ben Davis close to joining these undefeated champs in IHSAA record book". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
^ Neddenriep, Kyle. "50 years later: Washington Continentals remain one of Indiana high school basketball's greatest teams ever". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 27, 2023.