River Forest High School

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Public high school in Lake Station, , Indiana, United States

River Forest High School

Address

3300 Indiana Street

Lake Station
(Hobart address)

Indiana

46342

United States

Coordinates| 41°33′31″N 87°16′45″W﻿ / ﻿41.5586°N 87.2792°W﻿ / 41.5586; -87.2792
Information
Type| Public high school
Established| 1958
School district| River Forest Community School Corporation
Superintendent| Steven Disney
Principal| Ryan Pitcock [2]
Faculty| 30.50 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades| 6- 12[1]
Enrollment| 532 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 17.44[1]
Color(s)| Cardinal and gold [3]
Athletics conference| Greater South Shore[3]
Nickname| Ingots[3]
Newspaper| Ingot Informer
Yearbook| River Forest High School Yearbook
Website| www.rfcsc.k12.in.us/o/rfhs

River Forest High School is a secondary school located in Lake Station, Indiana, with a Hobart postal address,[4] serving grades 6-12. It is the secondary school in the River Forest Community School Corporation, serving the entire town of New Chicago, portions of the cities of Gary, Hobart and Lake Station, and unincorporated areas in Hobart Township, Lake County.[5] It opened in 1958. The Golden Ingot Marching Band can be viewed in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in the film The Fugitive.

## Academics

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River Forest's high school academic team consists of United States Academic Decathlon, Spell Bowl and Academic Super Bowl. River Forest participated in the Online Nationals for United States Academic Decathlon in 2016.[6]

## Athletics

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River Forest's athletic teams are known as the Ingots, harking back to the steel-making heritage of the area. They belong to the Duneland Athletic Conference and their colors are cardinal red and gold. River Forest offers the following sports:[3][7]

* Baseball (boys)
* Basketball (boys & girls)
* Cross country (boys & girls)
* Football (boys) (1990 2A IHSAA state runners-up)
* Golf (boys)
* Soccer (boys and girls)
* Softball (girls)
* Tennis (boys & girls)
* Track (boys & girls)
* Volleyball (girls)
* Wrestling (boys)

## See also

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* List of high schools in Indiana

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "River Forest High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
2. ^ "River Forest High School".
3. ^ a b c d "myIHSAA". www.myihsaa.net. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
4. ^ "Home". River Forest High School. Retrieved December 22, 2020. "River Forest High School 3300 Indiana St. Hobart, IN 46342" \- Compare the postal street name, number and ZIP to the maps of Lake Station and Hobart from the Indiana Department of Transportation. Note that the City of Houston had stated: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lake County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved November 17, 2023.
6. ^ "Ranking of Team Overall Scores by Division". United States Academic Decathlon. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
7. ^ "Athletics". rfcsc.k12.in.us. Retrieved January 23, 2015.

## External links

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* School's 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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