Homer High School | |
Motto: | Raising the Bar |
Type: | Public |
Ceeb: | 020045 |
District: | Kenai Peninsula Borough School District |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Principal: | Douglas Waclawski |
Staff: | 24.98 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 15.57 |
Enrollment: | 389 (2018–19)[1] |
Athletics: | M: baseball, basketball, cross country running, cross country skiing, football, hockey, soccer, swimming, track, WrestlingW: basketball, cross country running, cross country skiing, football and basketball cheerleading, Powder Puff, soccer, softball, swimming, track, volleyball |
Athletics Conference: | 3A/4A |
Colors: | Blue and gold |
Mascot: | Mariner |
Address: | 600 E Fairview Ave |
City: | Homer, Alaska |
Zipcode: | 99603 |
Country: | U.S. |
Homer High School is located in Homer, Alaska. It is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. The school's mascot is a mariner, usually represented by a wheel or sometimes an anchor.
According to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District website,[2] in 2010, the student body consisted of 320 Caucasian students, 22 Alaska Native students, 13 Hispanic students, 2 African American students, 11 Asian Pacific Islander students and 7 multi-ethnic students.
According to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District website,[2] 39% of the students were classified as low income in 2010.
There is a 41-foot sperm whale skeleton displayed in the commons of Homer High School. The skeleton was collected from East Chugach Island in 1988.[3]
Attached to Homer High School is the Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center, which has a 25-yard, 6-lane indoor pool. The facility also includes two low dives, a handicap access stairwell and a shallow-end splash slide.
The Mariner Theater is located adjacent to Homer High School's commons. Community and school sponsored productions take place at the theater.