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{{Infobox Schoolschool
|name = Michigan City High School
|logo = Michigan City High School logo.png
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|district = [[Michigan City Area Schools]]
|grades = 9-12
|principal = Kyle Dean
|principal = Julie Fregien (Interim Principal)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mcas.k12.in.us/domain/1678|title=MCHS General Information|website=www.mcas.k12.in.us}}</ref>
|enrollment = 1,665531 (2017–182023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1806570&ID=180657001160|title=Michigan City High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=JanuaryDecember 68, 20202024}}</ref>
|enrollment_as_of =
|teaching_staff = 11392.9098 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]])<ref name=NCES/>
|ratio = 1416.6247<ref name=NCES/>
|nickname = Wolves
|conference = [[Duneland Athletic Conference]]
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'''Michigan City High School''' is located in [[Michigan City, Indiana]]. It is a part of the [[Michigan City Area Schools]] school district.
 
In addition to Michigan City, the district (of which, this is the sole comprehensive high school), covers [[Long Beach, Indiana|Long Beach]], [[Michiana Shores, Indiana|Michiana Shores]], [[Pottawattamie Park, Indiana|Pottawattamie Park]], and [[Trail Creek, Indiana|Trail Creek]] in [[LaPorte County, Indiana|LaPorte County]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18091_laporte/DC20SD_C18091.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: LaPorte County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-12-05}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18091_laporte/DC20SD_C18091_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> as well as [[Beverly Shores, Indiana|Beverly Shores]] and the [[Town of Pines, Indiana|Town of Pines]] in [[Porter County, Indiana|Porter County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18127_porter/DC20SD_C18127.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Porter County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-05}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18127_porter/DC20SD_C18127_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
 
==History==
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===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 tenthninth largest high school gymnasium in the United States, with a seating capacity of 7304.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketball/2004-02-25-ten-great-hoops-newcastle_x.htm|title=USATODAY.com - Fieldhouse a cathedral to high school hoops|work=usatoday.com|accessdate=30 March 2015}}</ref>
 
===Ames Field===
The original Ames Field was home to the Michigan City White Caps from 1956- to 1959. The original multipurpose sports facility was demolished in 1995 to make room for expanded stadium. Ames Field is named after 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 re-sodding the heavily damaged turf.<ref>{{cncite news |last1=Parkhouse |first1=Adam |title=A FACELIFT FOR AMES FIELD |url=http://www.hellasconstruction.com/2009/05/a-facelift-for-ames-field-the-news-dispatch/ |access-date=January9 2013June 2024 |work=The News Dispatch |date=14 May 2009}}</ref>
 
==Extracurricular activities==
Available at Michigan City High School are: [[National Honor Society]], Rho Kappa, Student Council, Morning Broadcasting, Tech Club, Show Choir, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Drama Society, Japanese Club, French Club, Spanish Club, German Club, Wolvettes Dancing, Peer Tutoring, Ping Pong Club, Wednesdays with Yarn, [[Science Olympiad]], [[Quiz Bowl]], [[Junior Engineering Technical Society]] (JETS) [[TEAMS (academic competition)|TEAMS]], and Art Club.
 
In March 2010, the MCHS Japanese department's Level 3 and 4 teams, won two state titles from the Japanese Olympiad of Indiana (JOI). This event, which tests students' knowledge of Japanese culture, history and society, was held at Valparaiso High School, attracted some 200 students from 15 high schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thenewsdispatch.com/articles/2010/03/15/news/local/doc4b9dab08928a5955000087.txt|title=mchs Japanese students best in state|work=TheNewsDispatch.com|accessdate=30 March 2015}}</ref>
 
==Notable alumni==
*[[Braden Fiske]], [[NFL]] player for the [[Los Angeles Rams]]
*[[Jarrod Jones]] (born 1990), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Dan Meyer_(entertainer)|Dan Meyer]], American [[sword swallowing|sword swallower]], [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World record]] holder, finalist on [[America's Got Talent]], global [[TED (conference)|TEDx]] speaker, researcher, author, and recipient of the 2007 [[Ig Nobel Prize]] in Medicine at [[Harvard University|Harvard]]
 
==See also==
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[[Category:Public high schools in Indiana]]
[[Category:Michigan City, Indiana]]
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