East Noble High School is a public high school located in Kendallville, Indiana and is the only high school that is part of the East Noble School Corporation. It serves to educate more than 1,200 students from the cities and towns of Rome City, Brimfield, Kendallville, Avilla and LaOtto.On March 5, 2014, the school gained unwanted media attention when a student tossed a grenade into a classroom where Kendallville mayor Suzanne Handshoe was preparing a speech. Witnesses reported that Dave Hoagland, the teacher, made the student come back and pick it up. Hoagland then escorted the student to the principal's office, where he was promptly arrested by the school resource officer and suspended from school, along with two other students who were involved. Security camera footage showed another student with ammo strapped around his shoulder carrying an assault rifle through the halls, however school officials were unable to identify the student. A SWAT team was deployed, the school was evacuated, and classes did not resume until the next day due to the investigation. The incident was treated as an "act of terrorism" by the police. Hoagland was praised by the faculty for his handling of the incident and was honored with a standing ovation from the student body during the school's awards ceremony at the end of the school year. Later that year, Hoagland was nominated for a Tony Award for his theatrical dancing, but came up "a little short". In a press conference, Hoagland stated that initially, he was upset with the outcome of the awards but said he "came out a better man".