Homewood High School
| Homewood High School | |
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| Address | |
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1901 S. Lakeshore Drive Homewood, Alabama 35209 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1972 |
| School board | Homewood Board of Education |
| School district | Homewood City Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Bill Cleveland |
| Principal | Dr. Zack Barnes |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 988 (2014-15) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, White, & Blue |
| Mascot | Patriots |
| Team name | Homewood Patriots |
| Newspaper | The Open Line |
| Yearbook | Heritage |
| Website | http://www.homewood.k12.al.us/hhs/ |
Homewood High School (HHS) is a public high school, serving grades 9-12, in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Homewood. It is the only high school in the Homewood City School System. The student enrollment for the 2014-15 academic year was 988. The current principal is Dr. Zachary Barnes. Assistant principals are Latta Johnston, Eddie Cunningham, Amanda Esslinger, Tony Lott, and Joel Henneke 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. HHS competes in AHSAA Class 6A.
Homewood offers 21 AP courses:
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.
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. 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. Accompanying the band during performances is the Star Spangled Girls' dance line and the Patriot Guard.
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