school       location    mascot      county  enrollment 08 - 09 ihsaa class ihsaa class football  year joined previous conference
0     chesterton     chesterton   trojans   64 porter                1921          4a                   6a         1970             calumet
1    crown point    crown point  bulldogs     45 lake                2426          4a                   6a         1993       lake suburban
2   lake central     saint john   indians     45 lake                3141          4a                   6a         2003        independents
3        laporte        laporte   slicers  46 laporte                1956          4a                   5a         1976    northern indiana
4   merrillville   merrillville   pirates     45 lake                2241          4a                   6a         1975       lake suburban
5  michigan city  michigan city    wolves  46 laporte                1919          4a                   5a         1995   none (new school)
6        portage        portage   indians   64 porter                2618          4a                   6a         1970             calumet
7     valparaiso     valparaiso   vikings   64 porter                2072          4a                   6a         1970        independents

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