Homestead High School (Mequon, Wisconsin)
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5000 West Mequon Road Mequon, Wisconsin 53092 United States |
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| Coordinates | 43°13′23″N 87°58′18″W / 43.22306°N 87.97167°WCoordinates: 43°13′23″N 87°58′18″W / 43.22306°N 87.97167°W |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Proud Heritage, Students of Achievement |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Mequon-Thiensville School District |
| Superintendent | Demond Means |
| Principal | Brett Bowers |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1282 (2015-2016) |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Fight song | We Are The Mighty Highlanders |
| Athletics conference | North Shore Conference |
| Mascot | Angus the Highlander (#51) |
| Nickname | Highlanders |
| Average ACT scores | 26.0 |
| Newspaper | The Highlander |
| Yearbook | The Tartan |
| Website | HHS website |
Homestead High School is a four-year public high school located in Mequon, Wisconsin, a northern suburb of Milwaukee. Part of the Mequon-Thiensville School District, it serves a 48-square-mile (120 km2) area including the city of Mequon and the village of Thiensville. The school opened in 1959 and educates nearly 1,300 students annually. Its graduation rate is 99%, and its most recent average composite ACT scores were 26.0, the second-highest of any public school in the state. Homestead is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The area on which Homestead High School now stands originally belonged to the Potawatomi and Menominee Indians. In 1838, the land was taken by the United States government. Sales of the land occurred in 1835. In 1841 and Peter and Anna Frank received a land grant for the area,and in the following years, the 80-acre land area was owned by their children.
Homestead High School opened in 1959. Dr. Merton Campbell served as the first Superintendent; Mr. Lauren Dixon served as the first Principal. Originally the school consisted of four wings, two music rooms, a small theater, cafeteria, and a gymnasium. Homestead has undergone four renovations/additions. In 1962, another wing was added to the high school. Three additional wings, the library, a swimming area, another gymnasium, a lecture hall, and an auditorium were added in 1968. In 1978, the school added an orchestra room. In 1998, the biggest renovation occurred - Homestead High School added a wing, a new heating and cooling system, fine arts rooms, another cafeteria with a food court, an academic support center, a field house for athletics, and a conference room for the district.
Homestead's enrollment has decreased from 1610 in 2003 to 1405 in 2011-2012 and to 1282 in 2015-16. Of the 1282 students, 0.3% are Native American, 1.8% are Latino, 4.6% are Asian, 6.3% are African American, and 87.0% are White.
Homestead High School teaches courses in business, computer science, cooperative education, engineering and technology, English, family and consumer education, fine arts, foreign language, mathematics, physical education, science, and social studies.
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