Type Public secondary Superintendent Demond Means Grades 9–12 Average ACT scores 26 | Established 1959 Principal Brett Bowers Phone +1 262-238-5900 | |
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Motto Proud Heritage, Students of Achievement Mascot Angus the Highlander (#51) Similar Nicolet High School, Cedarburg High School, Grafton High School, Brown Deer Middle/Hi, Germanto School District | ||
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Homestead High School is a four-year public high school located in Mequon, Wisconsin, a northern suburb of Milwaukee. Part of the Mequon-Thiensville School District, it serves a 48-square-mile (120 km2) area including the city of Mequon and the village of Thiensville. The school opened in 1959 and educates nearly 1,300 students annually. Its graduation rate is 99%, and its most recent average composite ACT scores were 26.0, the second-highest of any public school in the state. Homestead is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
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History
The area on which Homestead High School now stands originally belonged to the Potawatomi and Menominee Indians. In 1838, the land was taken by the United States government. Sales of the land occurred in 1835. In 1841 and Peter and Anna Frank received a land grant for the area,and in the following years, the 80-acre land area was owned by their children.
Homestead High School opened in 1959. Dr. Merton Campbell served as the first Superintendent; Mr. Lauren Dixon served as the first Principal. Originally the school consisted of four wings, two music rooms, a small theater, cafeteria, and a gymnasium. Homestead has undergone four renovations/additions. In 1962, another wing was added to the high school. Three additional wings, the library, a swimming area, another gymnasium, a lecture hall, and an auditorium were added in 1968. In 1978, the school added an orchestra room. In 1998, the biggest renovation occurred - Homestead High School added a wing, a new heating and cooling system, fine arts rooms, another cafeteria with a food court, an academic support center, a field house for athletics, and a conference room for the district.
Enrollment
Homestead's enrollment has decreased from 1610 in 2003 to 1405 in 2011-2012 and to 1282 in 2015-16. Of the 1282 students, 0.3% are Native American, 1.8% are Latino, 4.6% are Asian, 6.3% are African American, and 87.0% are White.
Academics
Homestead High School teaches courses in business, computer science, cooperative education, engineering and technology, English, family and consumer education, fine arts, foreign language, mathematics, physical education, science, and social studies.
Honors courses include algebra 1, algebra 2/trigonometry, American literature, American studies-English, American studies-social studies, biology, British literature, business organization and management, calculus AB I, chemistry, English 9/argumentation, English 9, expository writing, French 4, geometry, German 4, independent study, Latin 4, multi-variable calculus, physics, pre-calculus, product development project, Spanish 4, and world studies.
Homestead offers A.P. classes in French, German, calculus AB, calculus BC, physics, Spanish, statistics, United States history, American government, biology, chemistry, macroeconomics, microeconomics, psychology, English language, and English literature.
The graduation rate for the school has been 99% or better for at least the past 10 consecutive years. In the Class of 2011, 86% of the students are attending a 4-year college, 5% are attending 2-year colleges, and 9% are working.
Extracurricular activities
Homestead High School's activities include: debate, forensics, math team, AFS (American Field Service), Anime, battle of the books, best buddies, beyond impressions, borealis, club united, German club, H-SAC (Homestead's Stand Against Cancer), Junior State of America, kids for kids, Latin club, philosophy club, pursuit book club, robotics club, Spanish club, Students Keeping it Environmentally Safe (SKIES), student council, National Honor Society, and yearbook.
Athletics
The Homestead Highlanders compete at the Division II level in the North Shore Conference of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Girls
The girls' soccer team won the state championship in 1992, 1995, and 2007.
The co-ed varsity cheerleaders won the national championship in Tampa in 2004 and won the state title in 2005.
The girls' swimming and diving team was state champion in 1984 and 1985.
In 1986, the girls' cross country team earned the state title.
The girls' golf team was state champion in 1987, 1999, 2011, and 2012. It was runner-up in 1972, 1975, 1983, 2000, and 2008.
The girls' tennis team has earned the state championship every year between 2008 and 2011.
In 1983, the girls' track team earned the title of state champion.
Boys
The football team won the state championship in 1999, 2006, and 2008. In 2012, Homestead beat Waunakee for the 2012 Wisconsin State Football Championship 14-0, ending Waunakee's 48-game winning streak and also won the D2 title in 2015.
The boys' cross country team earned the state champion title in 1967
In 1996 and 2006, the boys' golf team earned the title of state champions.
In 1974, 1978, and 1994, the baseball team won the state championship.
In 1964 and 2010, the boys' track and field team was state champion.
In 1993 and 1999, the boys' soccer team was state champion.
The Homestead swim team won four consecutive state championship titles between 1998 and 2001.
Recognition
In 2004 Homestead High School was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor a school can receive from the U.S. Department of Education. It was one of 34 public high schools in the United States to receive the honor that year. In 2009, BusinessWeek magazine ranked Homestead as the top high school in Wisconsin. The magazine noted that Homestead offered the "Best Overall Academic Performance". In 2011, Homestead was named one of the top 500 schools in the nation by Newsweek.