Larned High School Explained

Larned High School is the public high school in Larned, Kansas, United States, and operated by Fort Larned USD 495 school district.^[1] The sports teams are called the Indians and the school colors are black and orange.^[2]

History

Larned High School was established in 1890 and offered a 3-year school program. In 1904 it began offering a standard 4-year curriculum.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Gene Keady, basketball coach, head men's basketball coach at Purdue University for 25 years, from 1980 to 2005.^[4]
• Agnes Unruh (later Agnes Unruh Wilson), a University of Kansas graduate, was the principal during the 1904 - 1905 school year.^[5]
• John Zook, football player

See also

• List of high schools in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Ft. Larned Unified School District. Ft. Larned Unified School District. 2020-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160925004530/http://www.usd495.net/. 2016-09-25. dead.
2. Web site: Larned High School (Larned) Info - MaxPreps. www.maxpreps.com.
3. Book: Vana Earle. Big Day in Larned: Golden Anniversary Federal Land Banks, 1917-1967. registration. 1970. John Day Company.
4. Book: David L. Porter. Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary. 2005. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-30952-6. 252–.
5. Book: The Graduate Magazine of the University of Kansas. 1906. University of Kansas. 72–.