Highland High School (Indiana) Explained

Highland High School
Streetaddress:	9135 Erie Street
Zipcode:	46322-2735
Country:	USA
Coordinates:	41.5472°N -87.4583°W
Established:	1957
Grades:	9-12
Superintendent:	Brian J. Smith
Principal:	John Zack
Enrollment:	987 (2022–23)^[1]
Teaching Staff:	57.50 (on a FTE basis)
Ratio:	17.17
Team Name:	Trojans
Colors:	Blue and Gold
Yearbook:	Shield
Newspaper:	The Trojan Tribune
Footnotes:	^[2]

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.

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

External links

• Highland High School website
• School Town of Highland website

Notes and References

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