Hamilton Southeastern High School

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Hamilton Southeastern High School
Hamilton Southeastern Logo.jpg
Address
13910 East 126th Street
Fishers, Indiana, Hamilton County, 46037
United States
Coordinates 39°58′15″N 85°55′00″W / 39.97083°N 85.9166667°W / 39.97083; -85.9166667Coordinates: 39°58′15″N 85°55′00″W / 39.97083°N 85.9166667°W / 39.97083; -85.9166667
Information
School type Public High School
Motto Promote Respect, Foster Pride, Inspire Excellence
Established 1964
School district Hamilton Southeastern Schools
CEEB Code 151045
Dean Rita Reller
Reginald Simmons
Principal Mr. Matt Kegley
Vice principal Charles Hoover
Kimberly Lippe
Grades 9–12
Number of students 2698
Grade 9 740
Grade 10 743
Grade 11 656
Grade 12 558
Hours in school day 7:40 - 2:55
Color(s)               
Athletics conference Hoosier Crossroads Conference
Mascot Royals (Roary the crowned lion)
Average SAT scores 1085 (95th percentile) (2006–07)
Average ACT scores 24.3 (2006–07)
Newspaper Orb
Yearbook Sceptre
Feeder schools Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School
Fishers Junior High School
Graduates 676 (2006–07)
Alumni Website
Snapshot HSEHS
Gym Size: 3,520
Website http://www.hse.k12.in.us/hhs/

Hamilton Southeastern High School (HSE or HSHS) is a four-star, Blue Ribbon public high school in Fishers, Indiana, a town north of Indianapolis. It is a part of the Hamilton Southeastern School District. The school's mission statement promote respect, foster pride, inspire excellence.

The enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year was 2698[1] students, 2505 students for 2008-2009, 2071 students for 2007–2008, and 2260 for 2006–2007.

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[edit] History

Until 1964, Fishers High School served southeastern Hamilton County. In 1963, the office of Superintendent of County Schools was eliminated due to Indiana's school district consolidation initiative. The Hamilton Southeastern School District was then created along with the new Hamilton Southeastern High School. In 1969, the original Fishers High School was demolished.

During the 2003–2004 school year, the Hamilton Southeastern school district opened up the Hamilton Southeastern High School Freshman Campus, which would house the district's high school freshmen until the 2006–2007 school year. In the fall of 2006, the HSE Freshmen Campus became the second high school in the HSE school district, Fishers High School. In summer 2009, the cafeteria was expanded to accommodate more students. [2]

A new cafeteria and hallway replaced much of the original HSE High School courtyard in summer 2010. The addition was part of a 1.5 million dollar project to combat overcrowding and help ease foot traffic.

[edit] Honors

Hamilton Southeastern High School became a USDE Blue Ribbon school for 2004–2005, being in the top 4% of schools nationwide.[3]

HSEHS has earned a silver medal from U.S. News & World Report magazine for both 2008[4] and 2009.[5][6] With five stars, it is also ranked 6th out of 327 public high schools in Indiana, according to School Digger.[7]

HSE has been an Indiana Chamber of Commerce Best Buy School every year from 1999 to 2008,[8] and it was named the Head of the Class in 2008, only one in ten of Indiana's 350 public schools given this distinction.[9]

[edit] Academics and curriculum

Hamilton Southeastern runs on a traditional schedule with seven classes per day beginning at 7:40 am and ending at 2:55 pm. There are three lunch periods during 5th period. In addition, there is a Student Mentor and Resource Time (SMaRT) period every Monday after third period, which is a special information period for freshmen and study hall for upperclassmen.

HSE offers most standard classes, as well as many classes with national programs. These include Project Lead the Way in both engineering and biomedical sciences and the Academy of Finance. Twenty-three different Advanced Placement classes are offered. 77 percent of students earned a score of 3 or higher on an AP exam.[5]

HSE students create three different media throughout the year. The Royal print media are the Orb and the Sceptre. The Orb is a biweekly newspaper which highlights school, district, world, sports, and opinion topics, and the Sceptre is the school yearbook. In visual media, there is HSETV, which is a daily 6-minute video shown to all students in 2nd period with announcements and school sports news. All school media is created by students in respective in-school classes, rather than in clubs.

[edit] Performing arts

Hamilton Southeastern's performing arts department consists of bands, orchestras, and choirs. There are four bands, three orchestras, and five choirs. The Wind Ensemble band has played at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2001 and at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in 2007. They were also the Indiana State School Music Association state champions in 2000.

The Royal Command and Guard marching band was the 2007 Mid-States Band Association Class AA grand champion in Beavercreek, Ohio.

The Royal Edition and Royal Sensation choirs earned first place at the Smoky Mountain Music Festival in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

[edit] Extracurriculars

[edit] Activities and clubs

Many clubs are offered to students at Hamilton Southeastern High School. Student organizations include Student council, National Honor Society, Academic Teams, Math club, Mock Trial Team, Speech Team, Destination Imagination, Film Club, Drama Club, Philosophy Club, Ping-Pong Club, French Club, Spanish Club, German Club, Japanese Club, Junior Classical League (Latin Club), Key Club, World Connections Club, FFA, DECA, Interact Club, Military History Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Robotics Club, the Ski-Snowboard Club and Pricipals Advisory Council.

[edit] Club team awards

  • The Quiz bowl team became finalists at nationals in 2007 and 2010 and was also winner of the Cardinal Quiz Bowl on local television in 2005 and 2007.[10] They were runner-up in 2007 and 2010 on the Brain Game, another locally televised tournament.[11]
  • The Hamilton Southestern We the People team has attended the national competition in Washington D.C. four times. After winning the state competition, they went on to place fifth in 2005, 6th in 2007, and 5th in 2009. They won the state competition in 2008, setting the state record, with five of six units winning first place, and also earning largest point differential between first and second place teams.[12]
  • HSE has a nationally recognized Mock trial team. They have been national champions in 2003, 2004, and 2006. They were also the national runner-up in 2002, 2008, 2009, and 2010 and fourth place in 2001 and 2005.
  • Hamilton Southeastern High School has sent at least one Destination Imagination team to Global Finals at the University of Tennessee every year since 2006.
  • Southeastern Rugby had a 12–2 season in 2008 and went on to win the Division II state title. Throughout the entire main season, they were never scored on at home, and they were undefeated against Division II teams. In their playoff run, the Royals shut out all opponents and outscored them 82–0.

[edit] Athletics

HSE participates in sports under IHSAA regulations and in IHSAA state rankings and tournaments. It is a member of the Hoosier Crossroads Conference.

Fall

Winter

Spring

There are also the club sports (non-IHSAA) of cheerleading, boys and girls rugby, boys and girls lacrosse, boys volleyball, boys hockey, and boys and girls bowling.

[edit] Athletic awards

State Championships[13]
  • Football: 1981–82 (Class A)
  • Girls Golf: 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11
  • Softball: 2006–07 (Class AAAA), 2009–10
  • Boys Swimming: 2006–07
  • Competitive Cheerleading: 1995, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
State Runners-up
  • Football: 1979–80 (A), 1997–98 (4A), 2005–06 (5A)
  • Girls Golf: 2006–07, 2007–08
  • Boys Swimming: 2007–08
  • Girls Swimming: 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
  • Boys Cross Country: 2011-2012

[edit] Notable people

Alumni
Staff

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.hse.k12.in.us/HHS/enrollment.asp
  2. ^ http://www.indy.com/posts/fishers-high-schools-burst-at-the-seams
  3. ^ "Schools Recognized 2003 Through 2007". BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM. pp. 10. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-29. 
  4. ^ "Silver Medal Winners 2008". U.S. News World Report. pp. 9. http://www.schoolmatters.com/Documents/silverschools2008.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-29. 
  5. ^ a b "Best High Schools: Hamilton Southeastern High School". U.S. News & World Report. http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/indiana/hamilton_southeastern_high_school. Retrieved 2008-12-29. 
  6. ^ HSEHS on U.S. News & World Report 'Best High School' silver list
  7. ^ Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers Indiana / IN school information
  8. ^ http://www.doe.in.gov/octe/technologyed/pdf/goodnews_best_buy.pdf
  9. ^ "Indiana Chamber names HSEHS one of ten 'Head of the Class' schools". Hamilton Southeastern Schools. December 17, 2008. http://www.hse.k12.in.us/newsPublications/article.asp?articleNum=NWS12172008r3348r2725. Retrieved 2008-12-29. [dead link]
  10. ^ "Indiana Quiz Bowl History". Indiana Quiz Bowl. http://www.inqblots.org/. Retrieved 2008-12-29. 
  11. ^ "Westfield Insurance Brain Game". WTHR. http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=825937. Retrieved 2008-12-29. 
  12. ^ "HSEHS We the People team wins state contest". Hamilton Southeastern Schools. December 22, 2008. http://www.hse.k12.in.us/newsPublications/article.asp?articleNum=NWS12222008r8878r9710. Retrieved 2008-12-29. [dead link]
  13. ^ "IHSAA". http://ihsaa.org/main.shtm. Retrieved 2008-08-06. 
  14. ^ WISH TV 8: Indianapolis News and Weather - Angela Buchman
  15. ^ Chappell, Mike (September 10, 2010). "Reitz thrilled to join Colts". The Indianapolis Star. http://www.indystar.com/article/20100910/SPORTS03/9100390/1100/Reitz-thrilled-to-join-Colts. Retrieved 13 September 2010. [dead link]
  16. ^ "Olympic diving coach inspires local youth". Indianapolis Star. http://blogs.indystar.com/starneighbors/2009/01/. Retrieved 14 August 2010. [dead link]

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