Highland High School (Indiana)

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]}

Highland High School
Address
9135 Erie Street Highland , Indiana 46322-2735 United States
Coordinates	41°32′50″N 87°27′30″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1957
School district	School Town of Highland
Superintendent	Brian J. Smith
Principal	John Zack
Teaching staff	53.50 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	980 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.32[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
[2]

Demographics

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

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

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

• 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

• List of high schools in Indiana

References

1. "Highland High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Highland High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
3. "Region native/former PBS journalist to discuss technology impact on media 4/27 at PUC". Purdue University Northwest News. April 20, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
4. "Indiana House honors retiring Highland representative". The Times of Northwest Indiana. March 6, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
5. "Hammond native Eric Toth on FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives' list". The Times of Northwest Indiana. April 11, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
6. Nightengale, Laura, "Who is incoming Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby?", Journal Star, October 17, 2016. Retrieved 2018-10-03.

External links

• Highland High School website
• School Town of Highland website