Homestead High School (Indiana)
Homestead Senior High School, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, is a public four-year high school. It is a class 6A high school. Part of Southwest Allen County Schools, the school receives accreditation from the Indiana Department of Education and the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
| Homestead High School | |
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| Address | |
4310 Homestead Road , 46814 | |
| Coordinates | 41°02′39″N 85°17′04″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, secondary |
| Established | 1970 |
| Locale | Suburban |
| School district | Southwest Allen County Schools |
| Superintendent | Phil Downs |
| Principal | Park D. Ginder |
| Faculty | 125.23 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,343 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.71[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Summit Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Yearbook | Retrospect |
| Website | website |
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Activities
The Spartana, Homestead's student newspaper, was awarded the NSPA Pacemaker award for its 2004-2005 and 2008-2009 volumes.[4]
WCYT is the school's student-run, not-for-profit radio station. It has been broadcasting in the city of Fort Wayne since 1995.[5] WCYT has won 17 Indiana Association of School Broadcasters state awards since 2004, with the most recent award being in 2016.[6][7]
The Homestead Spartan Alliance Band
The Homestead Spartan Alliance Band is Homestead's Marching Band.
Sports
Homestead has a variety of sports teams and clubs. The school belongs to the Summit Athletic Conference after the Northeast Hoosier Conference disbanded in 2015.
Notable alumni
- Rob Bowen, catcher, former Major League Baseball player
- Susan Brooks, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district
- Caleb Swanigan, NBA basketball player, Portland Trail Blazers
- Zach Terrell, former college football player, Western Michigan University
See also
References
- "Homestead Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- "School Snapshot". state.in.us. Archived from the original on 22 September 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- "School Office". sacs.k12.in.us. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- NSPA - Contests and Critiques Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Locke, Greg (2011). "A Radio Station for the Rest of Us" (PDF). Whatzup Magazine. WhatzUp Magazine. Retrieved 2016. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - IASB (March 12, 2015). "2016IASBHighSchoolAwards" (PDF). IASB Online.
- "WCYT Celebrates National High School Radio Day (NBC33 VIDEO)". 21Alive. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- "2014-15 Boys Basketball State Tournament". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 29 March 2015.