Michigan City High School - Michigan City, Indiana/IN

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Michigan City High School

8466 W Pahs Rd, Michigan City, IN, 46360-9221 -

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Definition of Terms

Michigan City High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Laporte County, IN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2015 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

104 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 580 students

Grade 10 - 542 students

Grade 11 - 467 students

Grade 12 - 426 students

This School

(IN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IN) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	1%
% Hispanic	3%	3%
% Black	28%	7%
% White	68%	86%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

33%

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IN) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Michigan City Area s School District

This School's Agency

(IN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	14	4
Number of Students Managed	7,129 students	1,999 students
District Total Revenue	$73,916,000	$21,720,000
District Expenditure	$72,802,000	$20,017,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,368	$10,865
District Expenditure / Student	$10,212	$10,014
District Graduation Rates	n/a	95%

Free vaccine clinics this weekend across Michiana (WNDU 16 South Bend)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 10:15:50 pm
If you're hoping to get one of those vaccines here in Michiana there are some free clinics this weekend.
Nine local students are named National Merit semifinalists (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 01:08:49 am
The National Merit Scholarship Corp. has named nine local students among more than 1,600 black American high school seniors who have been designated semifinalists in the 46th annual National Achievement Scholarship program.
20 under 40 have moxie to make their dreams come true (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on September 27, 2009 at 05:31:30 am
MERRILLVILLE | A new generation of leaders stands poised to take Northwest Indiana into a future full of promise, according to one of the region's longtime leaders.
culture shock (Post-Tribune)
posted on September 25, 2009 at 10:19:55 am
Coach Craig Buzea is changing the culture in Michigan City.
County not paid for referendums (Post-Tribune)
posted on September 3, 2009 at 10:28:56 am
The superintendent of Porter Township Schools says the district intends to repay Porter County for the referendum earlier this year. Superintendent Nicholas Brown's comment follows Monday's Porter County Election Board meeting where members expressed dismay over the unpaid payment totaling $27,000 from Porter Township schools and Michigan City Area Schools. A state law passed this year ...

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Michigan City High School is located in Michigan City, Indiana. At the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, there were 1935 students.
History
Michigan City High School was formed by the merger of Rogers High School and Elston High School in 1995. Michigan City High School is located on the former campus of Rogers High School.
Athletics
Students
Michigan City High School is a member of the Duneland Athletic Conference. MCHS is a class 5A school for boys football and a class 4A school for all other sports, and is a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. The athletic director is Robert "Bear" Falls and assistant athletic directors are Rich Lenard and Bob Giesler. Students participate in Men and Womens Soccer, Tennis, Swimming, Diving, Basketball, Track, Field, and Cross Country; as well as Softball, Baseball, Wrestling, Cheerleading, Football, and Gymnastics.
The Wolves' Den
Michigan City High School houses Indiana's eighth largest public high school gymnasium, "The Wolves Den." The Wolves Den is also the tenth largest high school gymnasium in the United States, with a seating capacity of 7100.
Ames Field
Michigan City's premier athletic facility, the new Ames Field was opened in 1995. Home to the Michigan City Wolves high school football, Ames Field also hosts the Drum and Bugle Corps Showcase every summer. The original Ames Field was home to the Michigan City White Caps from 1950-1959. The original multipurpose sports facility was demolished in 1995 to make room for expanded stadium. Ames field is named after Mr. George Ames, an early businessman and mayor of Michigan City in the late 1800s. In the spring of 2009, the stadium's playing surface was replaced with artificial field turf at the price $718,396 in lieu of resodding the heavily damaged turf.
Extracurricular Activities
Available at Michigan City High School are: National Honor Society, Student Council, Morning Broadcasting, Show Choir, Marching Band, Jazz Pand, Pep Band, Drama Society, Japanese club, French Club, Spanish Club, German Club, Wolvettes Dancing, Peer Tutoring, Ping Pong Club, Wednesday's with Yarn, Quiz Bowl, JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) TEAMS, and Art Club.
Jesse P. Rogers Auditorium
From 1960 until 1987, the Miss Indiana Scholarship Pagent was held in the auditorium of Michigan City High School. In 1970, Elston High School alumni Mary McBride was crowned Miss Indiana in the Jess P. Rogers Auditorium at Rogers High School. Most recently, the Michigan City High School Drama Society held a showing of Disney's High School Musical on the stage, drawing over 1,500 audience members to the two weekend show.
Notable Accomplishments
In 2009, the Michigan City High School Quiz Bowl team placed 13th at the state competition in Lafayette, IN, surpassing all regular-season opponents from the DAC, including state powerhouse Andrean High School.In 1995, the MCHS Volleyball team won the Indiana state championship.
Recent news
On May 1, 2009, it was reported that a Michigan City High School Junior had been involved in a high-speed police chase resulting in the death of a 78 year old man. The student, Jessica Johnson, had been stopped by a police officer and issued a citation. Upon a second stopping, the student fled resulting in the chase.
On April 28, 2009, senior Track and Field athlete Courtney Brinckman was critically injured in a fall sustained in attempting the pole vault competition at nearby Valparaiso High School.
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