Hamilton Heights School Corporation

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A public school district in central Indiana, the Hamilton Heights School Corporation serves northeastern Hamilton County. It covers over 100 square miles of suburban and farming communities, including Jackson and White River townships and the towns of Cicero, Arcadia, and Atlanta. It has an enrollment of nearly 2400 students in four schools:

Primary school (grades K-2)
Elementary school (grades 3-5)
Middle school (grades 6-8)
High school (grades 9-12)

The schools lie between the two largest communities, Cicero and Arcadia, with the exception of the middle school, which is in Arcadia itself.

The Hamilton Heights mascot is the husky. Its colors are orange and white.

[edit] Ryan White

The school system came to national prominence in 1987 when AIDS activist and sufferer Ryan White enrolled as a student. In contrast to his previous school, Western School Corporation in Kokomo, Indiana, which had attempted to segregate him from the student population, Hamilton Heights welcomed Ryan and prepared its students with AIDS education courses. The school was lauded for its openness and courage, drawing national news coverage. When Ryan succumbed to his illness in 1990, many students attended his funeral.