River Forest High School Explained

River Forest High School
Streetaddress:3300 Indiana Street
City:Lake Station
(Hobart address)
Zipcode:46342
Country:USA
Coordinates:41.5586°N -87.2792°W
Established:1958
Grades:6-12
Superintendent:Steven Disney
Principal:Ryan Pitcock [1]
Enrollment:531 (2019-20)[2]
Faculty:36.52
Ratio:14.54
Nickname:Ingots[3]
Newspaper:Ingot Informer
Colors:Cardinal and gold
Yearbook:River Forest High School Yearbook

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

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.[6]

Athletics

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: River Forest High School .
  2. Web site: River Forest High School. National Center for Education Statistics. January 25, 2022.
  3. Web site: myIHSAA . www.myihsaa.net . January 25, 2022.
  4. Web site: Home. River Forest High School. 2020-12-22. 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. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lake County, IN. U.S. Census Bureau. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). 2023-11-17.
  6. Web site: Ranking of Team Overall Scores by Division. United States Academic Decathlon. 16 December 2016.
  7. Web site: Athletics. rfcsc.k12.in.us. 23 January 2015.

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