River Forest High School

River Forest High School
River Forest High School
	File:River Forest Junior-Senior High School logo.jpg
Address
	3300 Indiana St; Hobart, Lake County, Indiana 46342; United States
Coordinates	41°33′31″N 87°16′45″W / 41.558602°N 87.279263°W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1958
School district	River Forest Community School Corporation
Superintendent	Steven Disney
Principal	Alexander Brandon
Faculty	36
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	635 (2013-14)
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Greater South Shore Athletic Conference
Team name	Ingots
Newspaper	Ingot Informer
Yearbook	River Forest High School Yearbook
Website	Official Site

River Forest High School is a secondary school located in Hobart Township, Indiana, serving grades 9–12.

About

River Forest High School 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 635 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%

Academics

River Forest's high school Academic Team is ran by Jim Weitzel^[4] and consists of United States Academic Decathlon, Spell Bowl and Academic Superbowl. River Forest participated in the Online Nationals for United States Academic Decathlon^[5]

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]^[6]

Baseball (boys)
Basketball (boys & girls)
Cross country (boys & girls)
Football (boys)
Golf (boys)
Softball (girls)
Tennis (boys & girls)
Track (boys & girls)
Volleyball (girls)
Wrestling (boys)

References

^ "Welcome". rfcsc.k12.in.us. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "River Forest Jr-Sr High School (3791)". compass.doe.in.gov. IDOE. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "IHSAA 2014-2015 School directory" (pdf). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. p. 66. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
^ http://rfcsc.k12.in.us/Domain/109. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
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^ "Athletics". rfcsc.k12.in.us. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

External links

School's website

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[1] "Welcome". rfcsc.k12.in.us. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[IDOE_Compass-2] "River Forest Jr-Sr High School (3791)". compass.doe.in.gov. IDOE. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[ihsaa_directory-3] "IHSAA 2014-2015 School directory" (pdf). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. p. 66. Retrieved 16 January 2015.

[4] http://rfcsc.k12.in.us/Domain/109. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

[5] http://www.usad.org/About/Results/2016-Results-Online/Small-Online.aspx. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

[6] "Athletics". rfcsc.k12.in.us. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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