Clinton High School | |
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301 Blackman St Clinton, Indiana 47842 United States |
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Established | 1886 |
Closed | 1977 |
Grades | 7-12 |
Enrollment | over 800 when moved into South Vermillion |
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Athletics | IHSAA |
Athletics conference | Western Indiana |
Mascot | Wildcat |
Team name | Wildcats |
Newspaper | The Annual |
Yearbook | Old Gold and Black |
State Championships | 1924 1928 1931 1932 1933 |
Clinton High School was a public school in Clinton serving students in grades 7 through 12. It was created in 1886 and then from the consolidation in 1961 of former high schools in southern Vermillion County, Indiana, Dana High School, Hillsdale High School, St. Bernice High School, and Blanford High School. Then in 1977 Clinton was replaced by a new building and renamed South Vermilion High School
The school was located in the center of Clinton just off Main St in the 300 Block of Blackman St. There football field and baseball field was located at SportLand Park on the south west side of Clinton.
Clinton has an all-time record of (22) sectional Championships 1916, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1968.
Clinton also has won (4) Regional Championships 1928, 1943, 1947, 1950.
The Clinton Wildcat are mostly known for their football team that has won 5 Indiana Big School Football Champions in 1924, 1928, 1931, 1932, and 1933.