Homewood High School

Homewood High School (HHS) is a public high school, serving grades 9-12, in Homewood, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. It is the only high school in the Homewood City School System. The student enrollment for the 2009-2010 academic year was approximately 1,000. The current principal is Dr. Zachary Barnes. Assistant principals are John Finlay, Eddie Cunningham, Amanda Esslinger, Tyler Burgess, and Matt Kiser. Before coming to Homewood High School, Dr. Barnes served as the principal of Hewitt-Trussville High School in Trussville, Alabama and replaces Dr.Kevin Maddox after Dr. Maddox took the position of Assistant Superintendent for Business Operations with the Homewood Board of Education. In the summer of 2007, the front of the school was remodeled, and a new building, Pathways Alternative School, was constructed in the upper level of the student parking lot. The front office and lobby were also remodeled in the summer of 2008.

Homewood's colors are red, white, and blue and all competitive teams are known as the Patriots. Homewood High School also has a heated rivalry in academics and sports with local high schools, Vestavia Hills High School, and Mountain Brook High School.

Academics

Homewood offers 19 AP courses:

• AP English Language and Composition
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP Latin: Vergil
• AP French Language
• AP Spanish Language
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Chemistry
• AP Biology
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Physics B
• AP Physics C: Mechanics
• AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
• AP United States History
• AP European History
• AP Psychology
• AP Comparative Government and Politics
• AP Studio Art

The graduating class of 2009 had 236 students, with 206 students taking at least 1 AP exam. As a whole, the class of 2009 took 475 AP exams. The AP exam "pass score" of 3 or higher was 74.9% in 2009. The S.A.T. Critical Reading mean was 572 and the Math mean was 568. The average ACT composite score was 22.8. There were 3 National Merit Finalists, 1 National Achievement Finalist, and 7 National Merit Commended students in 2009.^[1]

Music Department

The Homewood High School Patriot Marching Band participated in the 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the eighth time it has performed in the parade, more than any other band outside of the New York City area.^{[citation needed]} The band also participated in the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade, in Pasadena, California. This was the fourth time that this band has performed in this parade, which is more than any other band in the state of Alabama.^[2] Accompanying the band during performances is the Star Spangled Girls dance line and the Patriot Guard.

Roughly 1/3rd of the high school's students participate in the band program as instrumentalists, dancers, flag corps or as managers.

Active School Groups

Honor Societies

• The Patricia Ragland Tolbert Chapter of the National Honor Society
• Mu Alpha Theta
• French National Honor Society
• Spanish National Honor Society
• National Art Honor Society
• National Forensic League
• International Thespian Society
• Beta Club

Athletics

Homewood High School fields varsity teams in football, cheerleading, basketball, baseball, soccer, wrestling, golf, tennis, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, cross country running/track and field. The football team has won a 4A state championship in 1974, and 5A state championships in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2005. The varsity boys basketball team also won second place in the 6A state championship in 2008 and 2010. The Homewood Boy's Soccer team won three state championships in 2003, 2005, and 2006.

Homewood Patriot Football

The Patriots play their home games at Waldrop Stadium in Homewood, Alabama. Homewood has won the state championship six times (1974, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2005).

Waldrop Stadium

Waldrop Stadium (Bob Newton Field) is the home of the Homewood Patriots. The field is named after former head football coach Bob Newton, who led the Patriots to state championships in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2005. The stadium is home to the football, soccer, and track and field teams.

Notable alumni

• John Zimmerman (1991), World Champion & Olympic figure skater.
• Anoop Mishra (1988), National Forensic League Debate Champion
• Ronald Nored (2008), basketball player on both Butler teams that played for the NCAA National Championship in 2010 and 2011
• Evan Mathis (2000), American football offensive lineman
• Aaron Ernest (2011), sprinter
• Ameer Abdullah (2011), running-back for the Nebraska Cornhuskers

References

External links

• Homewood High School homepage
• Homewood Board of Education homepage

Coordinates: 33°29′29″N 86°42′43″W / 33.49147°N 86.7120°W / 33.49147; -86.7120