| River Forest High School River Forest Junior-Senior High School |
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| Location | |
| Hobart, Indiana, USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1956 |
| Principal | Mr. Shayne Snider |
| Asst. Principal | Mr. Ira Zimmer, Mr. Thomas Schatzman |
| Enrollment | 500 (approximate) |
| Color(s) | Cardinal & Gold |
| Athletics | American football, basketball, golf, tennis, volleyball, cross country, track and field, bowling, wrestling |
| Team name | Ingots |
| Newspaper | Ingot Informer |
| Yearbook | River Forest High School Yearbook |
| Website | Official Site |
River Forest High School is a high school located in Hobart, Indiana, serving grades 9–12. It is a four-year high school that serves the entire town of New Chicago, portions of the cities of Gary, Hobart and Lake Station, and unincorporated areas in Hobart Township, Lake County. It opened in 1958 and serves approximately 400 students. The High School is an academically apt school like the rest of the school's in the corporation. The school's academic team made it to state numerous times including the 2008-9 school year for the United States Academic Decathlon making fourth at state, in 2009-10, and again in the 2010-11 school year. The school's band program has also been a prestigious one in past years. The Golden Ingot Marching Band can be viewed in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in the film The Fugitive (1993 film). The biggest milestone was the 1990 football team making it all the way to the state championship.
Their mascot is the ingot.
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