River Forest High School

River Forest High School
Address
3300 Indiana St Hobart, Indiana, 46342 United States
Coordinates	41°33′30″N 87°16′45″W / 41.5583°N 87.2793°W / 41.5583; -87.2793Coordinates: 41°33′30″N 87°16′45″W / 41.5583°N 87.2793°W / 41.5583; -87.2793
Information
Type	Public
Established	1958
School district	River Forest Community School Corporation
Superintendent	Steven Disney
Principal	Randall Horka [1]
Faculty	41
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	653 (2013-14)
Color(s)	Cardinal      & Gold
Athletics conference	Greater South Shore Athletic Conference
Nickname	Ingots
Newspaper	Ingot Informer
Yearbook	River Forest High School Yearbook
Website	Official Site
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River Forest High School is a secondary school located in Hobart Township, Indiana, serving grades 9–12. 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. It opened in 1958 and as of 2013-14 had 653 students. The Golden Ingot Marching Band can be viewed in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in the film The Fugitive.

Demographics

The ethnic breakdown of the 2013-14 enrollment is:^[2]

• White - 48.8%
• Hispanic - 41.1%
• Black - 4.7%
• Multiracial - 4.3%
• Native American - 0.9%

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][4]

References

External links

• School's website