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
Address
4310 Homestead Road

Fort Wayne
,
Indiana
46814

United States
Coordinates41°02′39″N 85°17′04″W
Information
TypePublic, secondary
Established1970
LocaleSuburban
School districtSouthwest Allen County Schools
SuperintendentPhil Downs
PrincipalPark D. Ginder
Faculty125.23 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,343 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.71[1]
Color(s)              
Athletics conferenceSummit Athletic Conference
MascotSpartan
YearbookRetrospect
Websitewebsite
[2][3]

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.

  • The gymnastics team won the state championship in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1999 and 2001.[8]
  • The boys' basketball team won the state championship in 2015 (AAAA).[9]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Homestead Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. "School Snapshot". state.in.us. Archived from the original on 22 September 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. "School Office". sacs.k12.in.us. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. NSPA - Contests and Critiques Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 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)
  6. IASB (March 12, 2015). "2016IASBHighSchoolAwards" (PDF). IASB Online.
  7. "WCYT Celebrates National High School Radio Day (NBC33 VIDEO)". 21Alive. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  8. "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  9. "2014-15 Boys Basketball State Tournament". ihsaa.org. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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