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Homestead High School (Indiana)

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Type
  
Public, secondary

Locale
  
Suburban

Principal
  
Park D. Ginder

Number of students
  
2,283

Established
  
1970

Superintendent
  
Phil Downs

Phone
  
+1 260-431-2251

Color
  
Blue

School district
  
Southwest Allen County Schools

Address
  
4310 Homestead Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46814, USA

District
  
Southwest Allen County Schools

Profiles

Homestead Senior High School, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, is a public four-year high school. It is a class 5A 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.

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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.

The Homestead Spartan Alliance Marching Band has been ISSMA State Champions five times (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2011).

WCYT is the school's student-run, not-for-profit radio station. It has been broadcasting in the city of Fort Wayne since 1995. WCYT has won 17 Indiana Association of School Broadcasters state awards since 2004, with the most recent award being in 2016.

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.
  • The boys' basketball team won the state championship in 2015 (AAAA).
  • Dave S. Walter Memorial Stadium is the school's athletic field. Artificial turf was installed in 2004.

    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, college basketball player, Purdue University
  • Jordan Witzigreuter, singer from The Ready Set
  • References

    Homestead High School (Indiana) Wikipedia