Hamilton Southeastern High School

Hamilton Southeastern High School (HSE or HSHS) is a four-star, former Blue Ribbon public high school in Fishers, Indiana, United States. It is a part of the Hamilton Southeastern School District.

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.

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.

In 2012 freshman were put into a Freshman Campus at the location of the old Junior High until the Senior wing addition, which opened for the 2015-2016 school year, was complete. The Freshman Campus then became Fall Creek Junior High School.

Honors

Hamilton Southeastern High School became an ED National 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]

Academics and curriculum

Hamilton Southeastern runs on a traditional schedule with seven classes per day beginning at 7:35 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 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.

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. And marched in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2012

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

Extracurriculars

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 Team, Mock Trial Team, Speech Team, Destination Imagination, Film Club, Drama Club, Philosophy Club, Ping-Pong Club, French Club, Spanish Club, German Club, Key Club, World Connections Club, FFA, DECA, Interact Club, Military History Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Robotics Club, Cru, SWAG, the Ski-Snowboard Club, and the Principal's Advisory Council.

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 Southeastern 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.
• The Hamilton Southeastern FFA has many livestock and horse judging teams that often advance to state and national competitions. The FFA also sends students to national conferences, such as the Washington (D.C.) Leadership Conference, and other events where students from HSE set themselves apart from other FFA members. Over the last three years, the Hamilton Southeastern FFA has had two Indiana State FFA officers, Morgan Gadd and Shelby Riley.

Athletics

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

·Boys Lacrosse ·Girls Lacrosse

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

Athletic awards

State Championships^[13]

• Football: 1981–82 (Class A)
• Girls Golf: 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
• Softball: 2006–07 (Class AAAA), 2009–10
• Boys Swimming: 2006–07
• Competitive Cheerleading: 1995, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012
• Boys Track and Field: 2013

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
• Boys Track and Field: 2011-2012

Notable people

Alumni

• Joe Reitz - Current NFL offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts.^[14] Former offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens.
• Chris Summers - Former placekicker and punter for the Purdue Boilermakers football team (2006-2008)^[15]
• Gary Harris - Current NBA player for the Denver Nuggets
• Zak Irvin - Current Michigan Wolverines men's basketball player
• Randy Gregory - Current NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys

Staff

• John Stollmeyer - Former US national soccer team player, head soccer coach at HSE

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana

References

External links

• Hamilton Southeastern High School
• Hamilton Southeastern Schools