McCutcheon High School Principal to retire after serving 19 years
McCutcheon High School s longest-serving principal is retiring after this semester. John Beeker has been in that position for 19 years.
Posted: May 10, 2021 7:23 AM
Updated: May 10, 2021 1:02 PM
Posted By: Micah Upshaw
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) McCutcheon High School s principal is saying farewell after this spring semester. John Beeker is one of the longest-serving principals here locally now retiring after 19 years.
According to a 2016-2017 Learning Policy Institute study, the national average tenure of principals in their schools is about four years. Teachers and students are sharing why they believe he s been able to stand the test of time.
Teenager dies in crash at U.S. 52 south of Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Sixteen-year-old Evan Anders of Lafayette died Tuesday night in a crash at U.S. 52 and Tippecanoe County Road 700 South, according to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff s Office and Tippecanoe County Coroner Carrie Costello.
Anders, who was a McCutcheon High School student, was northbound in a 2014 Buick Regal about 7:10 p.m. Tuesday and crossed into the southbound lane, where he collided with a southbound semi driven by Joshua Mays, 38, of Crown Point, according to the sheriff s office.
Investigators do not know what caused Anders to drive into the southbound lanes.
Tippecanoe School Corporation announces Teachers of the Year
Tippecanoe School Corporation has just announced its Teacher of the Year. This year, two teachers are taking home the title.
Posted: Apr 23, 2021 7:38 AM
Posted By: Micah Upshaw
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) Two Tippecanoe School Corporation teachers are being rewarded for a job well done. Mayflower Mill Elementary Kindergarten teacher Claire Brown and McCutcheon High School English teacher Kelly Carpenter have just been named TSC s Teachers of the Year.
This year s nomination period is the first one to happen under a full school year in the Covid-19 pandemic. Both teachers experienced having to shift their lessons to e-Learning and in-person under the school s Covid-safety guidelines.