Homewood High School

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 principal is Zachary Barnes.[2] 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.[3] In the summer of 2018, construction on a new fine arts wing began.

Homewood High School
Address
1901 S. Lakeshore Drive

Homewood
,
Alabama
35209

United States
Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1972
School boardHomewood Board of Education
School districtHomewood City Schools
SuperintendentBill Cleveland
PrincipalZack Barnes
Teaching staff92.40 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,231 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.32[1]
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red, White, & Blue    
MascotPatriot
Team nameHomewood Patriots
NewspaperThe Open Line
YearbookHeritage
Websitehttps://www.homewood.k12.al.us/Domain/8

Homewood's colors are red, white, and blue and all competitive teams are known as the Patriots. HHS competes in AHSAA Class 6A.

Academics

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.[4]

Extracurricular activities

Clubs and Organizations

Athletics

Homewood High School fields varsity teams in football, cheerleading, basketball, baseball, soccer, wrestling, golf, tennis, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, cross country running/track and field. The football team has won a 4A state championship in 1974, and 5A state championships in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2005.[5] The Track and Field (T&F) and Cross Country teams have won 31 State Championships. During the 2018-19 school year Girls’ and Boys' Cross Country, Girls’ and Boys' Indoor T&F, Girls' and Boys’ T&F all won State Championships. The varsity boys' basketball team also won second place in the 6A state championship in 2008 and 2010. The Homewood Boys' Soccer team has won four 5A state championships in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2014.

Waldrop Stadium

Waldrop Stadium, in Homewood, Alabama (Bob Newton Field) is the home of the Homewood Patriots. The field is named after former head football coach Bob Newton,[6] who led the Patriots to their five 5A wins. The stadium is home to the football, soccer, and track and field teams.

Football

Homewood won the class 4A state championship in 1974 and the class 5A state championships in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2005.[7]

Patriot Marching Band

The Homewood High School Patriot Marching Band is a large marching ensemble made up of students from Homewood High School.[8] Nearly half of the high school's students participate in the band program as instrumentalists, dancers, flag corps members, or as managers.[9]

The Homewood High School Patriot Marching Band participated in the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the ninth time it has performed in the parade, more times than any school from outside of the New York area. 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 from Alabama.[10] Accompanying the band during performances is the Star Spangled Girls' dance line and the Patriot Guard. The band has been invited to perform in the 2021 Rose Parade.

It has participated in many national and international events, listed below:[8]

Notable alumni
  • John Zimmerman (1992), World Champion & Olympic figure skater.
  • Chris Gray (1988), Former NFL offensive lineman
  • Evan Mathis (2000), Former NFL offensive lineman
  • Aaron Ernest (2011), Sprinter for LSU - (HS) USA Today All-American and T&F News All-American, NCAA All-American, and World Jr. Silver Medalist in both the 100m and 200m in 2012
  • Ameer Abdullah (2011), running-back for the Minnesota Vikings
  • Kevin Newsom (1990), United States Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals; Birmingham attorney and former law clerk to Justice David Souter, U.S. Supreme Court

References
  1. "Homewood High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. http://hhs.homewood.k12.al.us/?PageName=%27ServicePage%27&ServiceID=%276375%27
  3. http://www.homewood.k12.al.us/Default.asp?PN='NewsStory'&DivisionID=&DepartmentID=&SubDepartmentID=&NewsID=65452&ShowNav=&StoryGroup=&Keyword=Alternative%20school
  4. http://www.homewood.k12.al.us/hhs/profile/
  5. http://www.ahsfhs.org/teams2/teampage.asp?Team=Homewood
  6. Bryan, Kim (August 31, 2009) "Homewood to dedicate high school football field in name of former head coach Bob Newton." The Birmingham News.
  7. "Alabama High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  8. "Homewood Band Website".
  9. http://homewoodband.org
  10. http://www.myfoxal.com/story/24342713/homewoods-patriot-band-marching-in-rose-bowl-parade-in-pasadena

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