Wes-Del Middle/High School
Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School is in Indiana. It has 457 pupils from Grade 6–12 as of 2020 and about 31 certified teachers as of May 25, 2017. It is a part of the Wes-Del Community Schools school district, which includes Gaston and small pieces of Muncie. 5,141
History
The school building was built in 1966, and the middle school wing was added in 1974. The school was a part of Harrison-Washington Community Schools Corporation from 1966 until the corporation changed its name to Wes-Del Community Schools Corporation in 2004.The town of Gaston has had a newspaper, The Voice of the Wes-Del Community and featured mostly articles pertaining to the school and its alumni, even including articles written by high school students. The newspaper was created and run by a former Wes-Del graduate. which was released every other week until it was discontinued in May 2016 after producing a total of 8 volumes and 124 newspapers for over 10 years.
Wes-Del has produced Wes-Del News, also known WD-TV, a weekly video series featuring students reporting the current events occurring in the school, and released it on YouTube. Wes-Del Middle/High School also became the first school to let students work on personal projects to be released to the school if desired and give out awards red carpet style in 2016.
During the 2018–19 school year, a sixth grade academy was implemented in a separate wing of the school designated for that purpose.
Wes-Del Community Schools is currently the only PLTW Stem Certified District in East Central Indiana as well as being a PLTW Showcase School representing the top 5% of schools in Indiana. As of 2020, Wes-Del Community Schools has made several capital improvements including a all new Field House, Football Field, Softball Fields, Baseball Fields, and the first Post-Tensioned Track in the entire state. Wes-Del represents a modern and small district in the county providing modern facilities and technology for their students to thrive and continue education beyond high school. Wes-Del HS retains a graduation rate over 95% and post-secondary education rate over 70%.