WHITKO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The WHITKO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION has a home at Whitko Career Academy. Memorabilia from days gone by are a part of rotating displays and an Alumni Room. It’s a goal of the Whitko Alumni Association to preserve and celebrate Whitko history by sharing their collection of memorabilia from Whitko Jr/Sr High School and Whitko High School as well as the Larwill, Pierceton, Sidney, and South Whitley community schools. The Alumni Room is open by appointment only.

If you have Whitko memorabilia from your days as a Wildcat and you’d like to donate it or loan it to be a part of our active display, please schedule a time to drop your items off at Whitko Career Academy. Items on loan will be cared for and returned to you in the same condition received. It’s our goal to preserve and celebrate our Alumni, and your memories will make a wonderful addition to the Whitko Alumni Association collection.

To schedule a tour of the Alumni Room, or for any other inquiries, please contact the Whitko Alumni Association by email at whitko.alumni@whitko.org.

WHITKO Scholarship Fund

If you wish to donate to the WHITKO Scholarship Fund please click the following link: https://www.cfwhitley.org/funds/whitko-scholarship/

WHITKO FFA Royal Highland Competition in Scotland

The Whitko FFA Livestock Judging team recently earned Reserve National Champion honors and has been invited to compete at the prestigious Royal Highland Competition in Scotland!

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity helps showcase their hard work, agricultural knowledge, and passion for excellence. Funds are being raised to cover travel expenses. If you are interested in making a donation, please click the following link: https://whitley.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=3740

Thank you for championing the future of agriculture!

Current Events

We are now collecting yearbooks from SWHS, LHS, and Sidney HS to be scanned and saved online. Your yearbooks can be either LOANED OR DONATED.

Upcoming Events

There are no scheduled upcoming events at this time.

If you wish to visit the Alumni Room before your event, please contact the Whitko Alumni Association by email at whitko.alumni@whitko.org.

Whitko Alumni Association Contact Form

Are you a Whitko alumni (or South Whitley, Larwill, Pierceton, or Sidney High School)? To be included on the Whitko Alumni Association contact list simply fill out the form below or email the Whitko Alumni Association at whitko.alumni@whitko.org with your current information.

Whitko Celebrates the "50 Year" Class

Each year the Whitko Alumni Association honors the “50 Year” class with a special display in the Alumni Room. Memorabilia specific to the year being celebrated is on display throughout the entire school year.

Class of ’75 – The Alumni Room will be ready for your display after Spring Break! Please email us anytime with your questions, concerns, or to set up a time to stop in!

Do you have memorabilia to donate or loan to help celebrate a specific graduating class? Contact the Whitko Alumni Association by email at whitko.alumni@whitko.org to schedule a time to drop off your items.

Whitko Yearbooks (1972-2013) - FREE Online!

The latest project of the Whitko Community Digital Image Project was coordinating the digitization of Whitko High School yearbooks from 1972 up to 2013.

Our thanks to the the Whitko High School Alumni Association for funding the project and loaning most of the books. Thanks also to The Center at Whitko Jr/Sr High School, the South Whitley Community Public Library, Nancy Huston, and Brock Rhodes for loaning the missing years. And special thanks to Tracy Lancaster Rhodes for assisting!

The yearbook has been titled Spectrum since 1972, Whitko’s first year in existence.

Here is the link: https://archive.org/details/whitkocommunitydigitalimageproject?tab=collection&query=spectrum&sort=title

Once you select a book, you may flip through the pages via the arrows at the bottom. Choose a one- or two-page view or select the thumbnail view. Our host, The Internet Archive, even has a “read out loud” option (just click the headset icon).

How to keyword search:

1) Within a book: while viewing a yearbook, click the magnifying glass in the upper left corner.

2) To search in all yearbooks: type a name or other word in the search bar at the top of the collection view (with thumbnails of all of the books) and click “Search this collection.”

Wall of Honor

2020 Wall of Honor Recipients were recognized by the Whitko Alumni Association at the Whitko Career Academy Banquet held October, 10, 2020.

Georgia Tenney – Long-time area resident and Whitko employee
Bill Patrick – Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 2008 Inductee
Janie Fricke – Country Music Star
R.V. Reed – Long-time Whitko Principal
Randy Dormans – Director of Animation Production at DreamWorks Animation
Steve Nicodemus – 1990-91 Arthur L. Trester Award for Mental Attitude, 2016 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s Silver Anniversary Mens Team
Walter Malicki – Former Art Teacher at Whitko
Bill McVay – Former Agriculture Teacher at Whitko

Whitko Teachers of the Decades Slideshow

Enjoy a slideshow of Whitko Teachers of the Decades, compiled by Laura Farlow and Kenzie Kreider: View “Teachers of the Decades”.