Crown Point High School (CPHS) is a 9-12 public school located in

Crown Point, Indiana Crown Point is a city in and the county seat of Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 33,899 at the 2020 census. The city was incorporated in 1868. On October 31, 1834, Solon Robinson and his family became the first settlers to ...

, United States. It is the only high school in the

Crown Point Community School Corporation Crown Point Community School Corporation is a public school district based in Lake County, Indiana. The corporation was established in 1900, they have grades K-12. The Superintendent is Dr. Todd Terrill since July 2020 and the corporation opera ...

Academics

CPHS is accredited by AdvancED. For the 2021-2022 school year, Crown Point was ranked 2,059 nationally and 26 in Indiana in '' U.S. News & World Report''s annual school rankings.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,942 students enrolled in the 2021-2022 school year was as follows: *Male - 50.4% *Female - 49.6% *Native American - 0.2% *Asian/Pacific islander - 3.0% *Black - 3.16% *Hispanic - 14.24% *White - 76.2% *Multiracial - 3.16% 19.1% of students were eligible for free or reduced cost lunch.

Athletics

The Crown Point Bulldogs compete in the

Duneland Athletic Conference The Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC) is a high school athletic conference in Indiana serving eight members of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Member schools are located in the counties of Lake, LaPorte, and Porter along Indiana's ...

. The school colors are red and white. The following IHSAA sanctioned sports are offered: *American football (boys') *Baseball (boys') *Basketball (boys' and girls') **Girls state champions - 1984, 1985, 2021 (4A) *Cross country (boys' and girls') *Golf (boys' and girls') *Gymnastics (girls') **State champions - 2022 *Soccer (boys' and girls') **Boys state champions - 2011 (2A), 2013 (2A) *Softball (girls') **State champions - 2017 (4A) *Swimming (boys' and girls') *Tennis (boys' and girls') **Boys state champions - 1972 *Track (boys' and girls') *Volleyball (girls') *Wrestling (boys') **State champions - 2009, 2022

Notable alumni

Spike Albrecht Michael Joseph "Spike" Albrecht (born August 24, 1992) is a former college basketball player who completed his collegiate eligibility as a redshirt fifth year graduate transfer student for the 2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers team. Albrecht playe ...

- former player for the

Michigan Wolverines men's basketball The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the College basketball, intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in NCAA Division I, Division I of the Nation ...

and

Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue basketball has the most Big Ten Championships with 24. The Boilermakers have reached two N ...

teams *Austin Holloway - actor *Bay Kurtz - Virginia Cavaliers soccer player *

Tre Manchester Tre Manchester (born June 12, 1992) is an American real estate agent, film writer, director, and producer known for his debut feature film ''The Things We've Seen''. Early life Manchester was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, but grew up in ...

- film producer and director *

Dan Plesac Daniel Thomas Plesac (born February 4, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with an 18-year career from 1986 to 2003. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, a ...

- former professional baseball player, baseball analyst on MLB Network *

Zach Plesac Zach Robert Plesac (born January 21, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Ball State University. Plesac was selected in the 12th round of the ...

- pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians *

Jerry L. Ross Jerry Lynn Ross (born January 20, 1948, Crown Point, Indiana) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the joint record holder for most space ...

- astronaut *

Geoffrey G. Slaughter Geoffrey G. Slaughter (born November 1, 1962) is an associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Mike Pence in May 2016. Early life and education Born in Gary, Indiana, Slaughter was raised in Crown Point, gra ...

- Indiana Supreme Court justice *

Sasha Stefanovic Aleksandar "Sasha" Stefanovic ( sr-Cyrl, Александар "Саша" Стефановић; born November 29, 1998) is a Serbian-American professional basketball player for Mega Basket of the ABA League. He played college basketball for the P ...

- Former Purdue Boilermakers Men’s Basketball Guard

References

External links