Homewood High School
Address
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1901 S. Lakeshore Drive

Homewood, Alabama
35209

United States
Coordinates33°27′39″N 86°47′25″W / 33.46083°N 86.79028°W / 33.46083; -86.79028
Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1972 (52 years ago) (1972)
School boardHomewood Board of Education
School districtHomewood City Schools
SuperintendentJustin Hefner
CEEB code011464
PrincipalJoel Henneke
Teaching staff94.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,223 (2020-21)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.97[1]
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red, white, and blue
   
MascotPatriot
Team nameHomewood Patriots
NewspaperThe Homewood Tricorne
YearbookHeritage
Websitewww.homewood.k12.al.us/Domain/8

Homewood High School (HHS) is a public high school, serving grades 9-12, in the Homewood, Alabama suburb of Birmingham. It is the only high school in the Homewood City School System. The principal is Joel Henneke.[2] In the summer of 2007, the front of the school was remodeled, and a new building, Pathways Alternative School, was constructed in the upper level of the student parking lot. The front office and lobby were also remodeled in the summer of 2008.[3] In the summer of 2018, construction on a new fine arts wing began.

Homewood's colors are red, white, and blue and all competitive teams are known as the Patriots. HHS competes in AHSAA Class 6A.

Academics

The graduating class of 2009 had 236 students, with 206 students taking at least 1 AP exam. As a whole, the class of 2009 took 475 AP exams. The AP exam "pass score" of 3 or higher was 74.9% in 2009. The S.A.T. Critical Reading mean was 572 and the Math mean was 568. The average ACT composite score was 22.8. There were 3 National Merit Finalists, 1 National Achievement Finalist, and 7 National Merit Commended students in 2009.[4]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Homewood High School fields varsity teams in football, cheerleading, basketball, baseball, soccer, wrestling, golf, tennis, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, cross country running/track and field. The football team has won a 4A state championship in 1974, and 5A state championships in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2005.[5] The Track and Field (T&F) and Cross Country teams have won 31 State Championships. During the 2018-19 school year Girls’ and Boys' Cross Country, Girls’ and Boys' Indoor T&F, Girls' and Boys’ T&F all won State Championships. The varsity boys' basketball team also won second place in the 6A state championship in 2008 and 2010. The Homewood Boys' Soccer team has won four 5A state championships in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2014.

Waldrop Stadium

Waldrop Stadium, in Homewood, Alabama (Bob Newton Field) is the home of the Homewood Patriots. The field is named after former head football coach Bob Newton,[6] who led the Patriots to their five 5A wins. The stadium is home to the football, soccer, and track and field teams.

Football

Homewood won the class 4A state championship in 1974 and the class 5A state championships in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2005.[7]

Patriot Marching Band

The Homewood High School Patriot Marching Band is a large marching ensemble made up of students from Homewood High School.[8] Nearly half of the high school's students participate in the band program as instrumentalists, dancers, flag corps members, or as managers.[9]

The Homewood High School Patriot Marching Band participated in the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the ninth time it has performed in the parade, more times than any school from outside of the New York area. The band also participated in the 2022 Rose Parade, in Pasadena, California. This was the fifth time that this band has performed in this parade, which is more than any other band from Alabama.[10] Accompanying the band during performances is the Star Spangled Girls' dance line and the Patriot Guard.

It has participated in many national and international events, listed below:[8]

Notable alumni

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (August 2016)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Homewood High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  2. ^ http://hhs.homewood.k12.al.us/?PageName=%27ServicePage%27&ServiceID=%276375%27 Archived 2014-07-25 at the Wayback Machine[bare URL]
  3. ^ http://www.homewood.k12.al.us/Default.asp?PN='NewsStory'&DivisionID=&DepartmentID=&SubDepartmentID=&NewsID=65452&ShowNav=&StoryGroup=&Keyword=Alternative%20school[dead link]
  4. ^ "Homewood High School Profile". www.homewood.k12.al.us. Archived from the original on 2008-04-29.
  5. ^ "Alabama High School Football History".
  6. ^ Bryan, Kim (August 31, 2009) "Homewood to dedicate high school football field in name of former head coach Bob Newton." The Birmingham News.
  7. ^ "Alabama High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  8. ^ a b "Homewood Band Website".
  9. ^ "Home". homewoodband.org.
  10. ^ "Home".

External links

AHSAA Class 6A
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