McCutcheon High School is located in
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette ( , ) is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located northwest of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, whi ...
, located on Old 231 South. The school was established in 1975 with the merger of Wainwright and Southwestern high schools and is named after
John T. McCutcheon, who was a political cartoonist and
Tippecanoe County Tippecanoe may refer to several places or things in the United States:
* The 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana
* A nickname for William Henry Harrison (U.S. President March 1841–April 1841) from his role in the battle
** Tippecanoe and Tyler t ...
native. It has been active in the North Central Conference since 2014.
Academic Teams
* Academic Quiz Bowl
Academic Spell Bowl* Academic Super Bowl
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FIRST Robotics Competition
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Team 4272* Science Olympiad
Speech Team
Athletics
The following sports are offered at McCutcheon:
*Baseball (Boys)
**State Runner Up - 1994
**State Champs - 1999, 2003
*Basketball (Girls & Boys)
**State Runner Up - 1993
*Bowling (Girls & Boys)
*Cheerleading (Co-Ed)
*Cross Country (Girls & Boys)
*Football (Boys)
**State Runner Up - 1982
*Unified Football (Co-Ed)
**State Runner Up - 2019
**State Champion - 2020
*Golf (Girls & Boys)
*Gymnastics (Girls)
*Soccer (Girls & Boys)
*Softball (Girls)
**State Runner Up - 2005
**State Champs - 2008
*Swimming & Diving (Girls & Boys)
*Tennis (Girls & Boys)
*Track & Field (girls & boys)
*Volleyball (Girls and Boys)
**State Runner Up (Girls) - 1982, 1989
**State Champion (Girls) - 2021
*Wrestling (Boys)
Notable alumni
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Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Thomas Camp (born January 12, 1978) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter from Lafayette, Indiana. He has released eleven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold, and two live albums. Camp's original music ...
- contemporary Christian Singer
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Shannon Hoon
Richard Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of the band Blind Melon from 1990 until his death in 1995.
Early life
Richard Shannon Hoon was born on Sept ...
- singer,
Blind Melon
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Clayton Richard
Clayton Colby Richard (born September 12, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, and Toronto Blue Jays.
High school
Richard w ...
- pitcher,
San Diego Padres
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Brian Price - defensive tackle,
Dallas Cowboys
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Nick Wittgren - pitcher,
Cleveland Indians
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Jarrett Maier
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Early life
Maier was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in the ci ...
- actor
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Rob Phinisee
Robert Phinisee (born October 13, 1999) is an American college basketball player for Cincinnati of the American Athletic Conference. He previously played for Indiana. He attended McCutcheon High School and was ranked as one of the highest prospect ...
, Indiana University basketball guard, hit game-winning 3-point shot to beat rival #3-ranked Purdue University
See also
*
List of high schools in Indiana
References
External links
McCutcheon High SchoolTippecanoe School Corporation
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Public high schools in Indiana
Buildings and structures in Lafayette, Indiana
Schools in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
1975 establishments in Indiana