Highland High School (Indiana)

Public high school in Highland, Indiana, United States

Highland High School

Address

9135 Erie Street

Highland

Indiana

46322-2735

United States

Coordinates| 41°32′50″N 87°27′30″W﻿ / ﻿41.54722°N 87.45833°W﻿ / 41.54722; -87.45833
Information
Type| Public high school
Established| 1957
School district| School Town of Highland
Superintendent| Brian J. Smith
Principal| John Zack
Teaching staff| 57.50 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 987 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 17.17[1]
Color(s)|  Blue and Gold
Athletics conference| Northwest Crossroads
Team name| Trojans
Rival| Munster High School
Newspaper| The Trojan Tribune
Yearbook| Shield
Website| hhs.highland.k12.in.us
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Highland High School is a public high school located in the town of Highland in Lake County, Indiana. It is part of the School Town of Highland and serves as the only high school in the district. The school was founded in 1957 and incorporated in 1960.[citation needed][clarification needed]

## Demographics

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The demographic breakdown of the 1,118 students enrolled in 2014-2015 was:

* Male - 51.6%
* Female - 48.4%
* Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
* Asian/Pacific islanders - 1.2%
* Black - 5.4%
* Hispanic - 26.3%
* White - 64.8%
* Multiracial - 2.1%

30.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]

## Athletics

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The following sports are offered Highland High School:

* Baseball (boys)
* Basketball (boys & girls)
* Bowling (boys & girls)
* Cheerleading (girls)
* Cross Country (boys & girls)
* Dance (girls)
* Football (boys)
* Golf (boys & girls)
* Soccer (boys & girls)
* Softball (girls)
* Swimming (sport) (boys & girls)
* Tennis (boys & girls)
* Track and Field (boys & girls)
* Volleyball (girls)
* Wrestling (boys)

## Clubs and Extracurriculars

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The following clubs and organizations are available for students at Highland High School:

* Chess Club
* Speech & Debate Team
* Diversity University
* Science Olympiad
* Japanese Olympiad
* Highland Theater Company (HTC)
* Spanish Club (Spanish Honors Society)
* German Club (German Honors Society)
* Japanese Club
* Key Club
* Sustainability Club
* Robotics
* Yearbook Staff
* Marching/Jazz/Pep Band
* National Honors Society

## Notable alumni

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* Ward Cunningham, programmer and inventor of the wiki, who started programming at Highland High School
* Ryan Grigson, executive with NFL's Cleveland Browns, former general manager of Indianapolis Colts
* Tom Homco, former NFL player, Los Angeles Rams
* Rick Karr, journalist and educator[3]
* Debra A. Kemp, author
* Georgette Mosbacher, businesswoman, political activist
* Debbie Patton, professional bodybuilder
* Dan Stevenson, politician[4]
* Eric Justin Toth, replaced Osama bin Laden on FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, attended Southridge Elementary and Highland High schools before graduating from Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities in 2000[5]
* Jim Umpleby, businessman, CEO of Caterpillar Inc.[6]

## See also

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* List of high schools in Indiana

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Highland High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
2. ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Highland High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
3. ^ "Region native/former PBS journalist to discuss technology impact on media 4/27 at PUC". Purdue University Northwest News. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
4. ^ "Indiana House honors retiring Highland representative". The Times of Northwest Indiana. 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
5. ^ "Hammond native Eric Toth on FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives' list". The Times of Northwest Indiana. April 11, 2012. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
6. ^ Nightengale, Laura, "Who is incoming Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby?", Journal Star, October 17, 2016. Retrieved 2018-10-03.

## External links

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* Highland High School website
* School Town of Highland website

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Education in Lake County, Indiana

School
districts|

* Crown Point
* East Chicago
* Gary
* Griffith
* Hammond
* Hanover
* Highland
* Hobart
* Lake Central
* Lake Station
* Lake Ridge
* Munster
* Merrillville
* River Forest
* Tri-Creek
* Whiting

Public
schools|

| Gary CSC|

* West Side Leadership Academy
* Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts
* Lincoln Achievement Center

| Closed|

* William Merritt Chase Alternative School
* Martin Luther King Jr. Academy
* Lew Wallace
* William Wirt
* Emerson (1909-2008)
* Horace Mann High School

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SC of Hammond|

* Hammond Central High
* Oliver P. Morton

| Closed|

* George Rogers Clark
* Donald E. Gavit
* Hammond High

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Other public schools|

* Calumet New Tech
* East Chicago Central High
* Crown Point High
* Thomas A. Edison
* Hanover Central
* Highland High
* Hobart High
* Lake Central High
* Lowell High
* Munster High
* River Forest High

| Closed|

* Ensweiler Academy

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Charter schools|

* 21st Century Charter School of Gary
* Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy
* Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
* Gary Lighthouse Charter School

Private schools|

* Andrean High School
* Bishop Noll Institute

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* NCES

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