East Noble School Corporation

East Noble School Corporation is the largest of four official school corporations in Noble County, Indiana, encompassing the easternmost section of the county. This includes the areas of Orange, Wayne, Allen and Swan Townships, and serves to educate the children located in the cities and towns of Rome City, Brimfield, Kendallville, Avilla and LaOtto.^[1]

History

Establishment and early years (1965-1967)

East Noble School Corporation has its origins from the school consolidations that occurred in Indiana in the 1950s and 1960s that were the result of an act on the part of the Indiana General Assembly,^[2]^[3] At that time, the high schools in Rome City, Avilla and Kendallville were converted into middle schools. In 1966, construction of East Noble High School was completed. The school's first classes walked through the doors in the fall of 1966, and its first graduating class walked in 1967.^{[citation needed]}

Reorganization and later developments (2009-present)

Elementary-aged students residing in LaOtto attended LaOtto Elementary School for grades K-5 from the school corporation's founding in 1965 until 2009, when East Noble School Corporation's School Board of trustees voted to close LaOtto Elementary. This also resulted in extending Rome City, Avilla and Kendallville Elementary/Middle Schools from K-5 to K-6 students, consolidated the middle schools of the aforementioned cities into the original Kendallville Middle School building, creating East Noble Middle School. The new middle school housed education for students grades 7 and 8.^[4]

Schools

With exception of the schools in Rome City and Avilla, all of East Noble School Corporation's schools are located in Kendallville and its surrounding areas.

East Noble High School
East Noble Middle School
Wayne Center Elementary School
North Side Elemenatary School
South Side Elementary School
Rome City Elementary School
Avilla Elementary School

References

^ Noble County Answer Book 2003 Archived December 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ Witwer guided News-Sun through many changes Archived 2007-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ Liberty Intermediate School History Archived 2006-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ Closing of LaOtto Elementary^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Noble County Answer Book, Annual Publication of the Kendallville News-Sun
East Noble School Corporation website

[1] Noble County Answer Book 2003 Archived December 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Witwer guided News-Sun through many changes Archived 2007-01-12 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Liberty Intermediate School History Archived 2006-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Closing of LaOtto Elementary^{[permanent dead link]}

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