East Tipp Middle School
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East Tipp Middle School is located in Lafayette, Indiana
off of 300 N. Grades 6, 7, and 8 flow in from Hershey Elementary School before moving up to William Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana). It was constructed in 1958, and during many of its 50 years of service to Eastern Tippecanoe County, it has been awarded the "four star school" award numerous times by the Indiana Department of Education
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The school offers basketball, football, cheerleading, volleyball, track, and wrestling to seventh and eighth grade students.
Despite of the tough economic times, the School of Love still managed to raise $500 on the last day of the 2009-2010 school year. On the day before, the students had been informed to bring in $1 "that would be donated to a charity." During the Awards Ceremony on the last day, the amount of money raised and the receiving charity was announced. The selected charity ended up being Food Finders Food Bank, which East Tipp had faithfully donated to for many years. When asked on the last day whether the school should donate it to Food Finders that day or wait for the next year's Food Flood, the students eagerly replied "NOW!" before the second option was even said. The dedicated students understand that people are hungry now. This extreme generosity shown in one day for an unknown charity just shows exactly how much the School of Love cares for the community.
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...
off of 300 N. Grades 6, 7, and 8 flow in from Hershey Elementary School before moving up to William Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana). It was constructed in 1958, and during many of its 50 years of service to Eastern Tippecanoe County, it has been awarded the "four star school" award numerous times by the Indiana Department of Education
Indiana Department of Education
The Indiana Department of Education oversees primary and secondary education in the U.S. state of Indiana. The department is managed by the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, an elected office currently held by Dr. Tony Bennett...
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Extracurricular activities
East Tipp's speech team has dominated the local county competition for the past thirteen years, placing first each time. The Mathcounts team finished 3rd in the state in 2006.The school offers basketball, football, cheerleading, volleyball, track, and wrestling to seventh and eighth grade students.
School of Love
East Tipp has been given the nickname "The School of Love" because of the tremendous school spirit of the students. Over the past decade, East Tipp has contributed many "mountains" of food to Food Finders Food Bank. They have also donated thousands of dollars for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through the program Pennies for Patients. In the front entrance hangs a red banner proclaiming that East Tipp is the "School of Love."Despite of the tough economic times, the School of Love still managed to raise $500 on the last day of the 2009-2010 school year. On the day before, the students had been informed to bring in $1 "that would be donated to a charity." During the Awards Ceremony on the last day, the amount of money raised and the receiving charity was announced. The selected charity ended up being Food Finders Food Bank, which East Tipp had faithfully donated to for many years. When asked on the last day whether the school should donate it to Food Finders that day or wait for the next year's Food Flood, the students eagerly replied "NOW!" before the second option was even said. The dedicated students understand that people are hungry now. This extreme generosity shown in one day for an unknown charity just shows exactly how much the School of Love cares for the community.