Washington High School is a public high school in South Bend, Indiana, United States. It is part of the SBCSC magnet program, where it is the Medical/Allied Health Magnet strain.HistoryWashington High School first opened its doors in 1938, moving to its current location on February 1, 1960. The project had been started in 1956, when the financing for the building was allocated. Approximately $4,000,000 dollars were set aside for the construction. Maurer and Maurer architectural firm was hired to build the facility, and ground breaking occurred on October 22, 1958. Since 1959, the building has undergone some changes. A second gymnasium has been added, along with updates to the athletic fields. Beginning in 2002, a massive school renovation began. The building gained many classrooms, a new lunchroom, and new gymnasium. The original school was located on West Sample St. at Humpherey's Court, after the school moved the original building served, as Lulu V Cline, later as the South Bend campus of Ivy Tech.AthleticsWashington High School has acquired a rich sports heritage throughout its years.Football Mythical State Football Champions- 1939, 1943, 1953, and 1969.IHSAA State Champions- 1973.Semi-State Champions- 2011.Class 4A Regional Champions- 2011.Class 3A/4A Sectional Champions- 1977(3A), and 2011(4A).N.I.C Conference Champions- 1939, 1943, 1944, 1953, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1975, 2009, and 2015 (N.I.C South Co-Champs with New Prairie High School) On September 3, 2011, Gehrig Dieter set a national record for receiving yards in a high school football game, with 447 yards against Elkhart Central High School. 2 weeks prior, Dieter had set an Indiana state record for receiving yards with 373 yards against Bloomington High School North. In that same season Washington won semi-state.
