McCutcheon High School

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McCutcheon High School
Location
McCutcheon High School
4951 Old US Highway 231 South

Lafayette postal address
, ,
47909

Coordinates 40°21′0″N86°54′12″W / 40.35000°N 86.90333°W / 40.35000; -86.90333
Information
Type Public high school
Established1975
School district Tippecanoe School Corporation
PrincipalGloria Grigbsy
Faculty114.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,825 (2025–2026) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16:1 [1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conference North Central
Team nameMavericks
Website School website

McCutcheon High School is a public high school in Wea Township, [2] Tippecanoe County, Indiana, with a Lafayette postal address, and in proximity to Lafayette. [3] It is a part of the Tippecanoe School Corporation.

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Its attendance boundary includes the municipalities of Clarks Hill, Dayton, and Shadeland, and the census-designated places of Romney, Stockwell, and West Point. Portions of the Lafayette city limits are in the McCutcheon boundary. [4] [5]

McCutcheon High School, situated along Old 231 South, was founded in 1975 through the unification of Wainwright and Southwestern high schools. The institution bears the name of John T. McCutcheon, a distinguished political cartoonist and native of Tippecanoe County. Since 2014, it has proudly participated in the North Central Conference.

Academic teams

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Athletics

The following sports are offered at McCutcheon: [7] [8] [9]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "McCutcheon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  2. Geography Division. 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Wea township, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 7, 2025. - Compare to the full location: "4951 US Hwy 31 South, Lafayette, IN 47909"
  3. Watling, Meranda (June 21, 2007). "Summer school's a new game: More students are getting ahead, not catching up". Journal and Courier . pp.  A1, A8 via Newspapers.com. McCutcheon High School[...]at the school near Lafayette.
  4. Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tippecanoe County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Text list - Compare to the SD boundary map.
  5. "Corporation Map". Tippecanoe School Corporation . Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  6. "Academic Teams - McCutcheon High School". mhs.tsc.k12.in.us. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  7. "McCutcheon Athletics".
  8. "McCutcheon High School Athletics". www.mccutcheonathletics.com. MCCUTCHEON HIGH SCHOOL. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  9. "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. ihsaa. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  10. Gerlach, Cindy (October 4, 2018). "Live 765: McCutcheon graduate Jeremy Camp spreading hope through his music". Lafayette Journal and Courier. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  11. Norberg, John (February 15, 1982). "Reaching for the Stars; Actress works to make dream come true". Journal and Courier. p. B-1. Retrieved June 19, 2025. "Corley, daughter of Sarah Corley, 4680 Whipperwill Dr., has already spent time in New York studying at the prestigious Lee Strasberg acting school Last month she worked as an extra in the daytime TV soap opera 'Days Of Our Lives.' [...] Corley has been struck with acting since she was in 7th grade at Southwestern Junior High School. "I was in a play when I was in 7th grade and ever since then I've wanted to be an actress," she said. [...] That first junior high play was "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown." Corley played Snoopy."
  12. Maxfield, Thomas (October 21, 2015). "20 years later: Lafayette mourns Shannon Hoon". Lafayette Journal and Courier. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  13. Courier, Journal. "McCutcheon grad Jarrett Maier stars in his third film". jconline.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  14. "Cowboys Sign McCutcheon Grad". Lafayette Journal and Courier. September 4, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  15. "Clayton Richard". FanGraphs.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  16. "Nick Wittgren". FanGraphs.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.