Highland High School is a public high school located in the town of Highland in Lake County, Indiana. It is part of the School Town of Highland and serves as the only high school in the district. The school was founded in 1957 and incorporated in 1960.
Contents
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,118 students enrolled in 2014-2015 was:
Male - 51.6%
Female - 48.4%
Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
Asian/Pacific islanders - 1.2%
Black - 5.4%
Hispanic - 26.3%
White - 64.8%
Multiracial - 2.1%
30.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Athletics
The following sports are offered Highland High School:
Notable alumni
Ward Cunningham, programmer and inventor of the wiki, who started programming at Highland High School
Ryan Grigson, executive with NFL's Cleveland Browns, former general manager of Indianapolis Colts
Tom Homco, former NFL player, Los Angeles Rams
Rick Karr, journalist and educator
Debra A. Kemp, author
Georgette Mosbacher, businesswoman, political activist
Debbie Patton, professional bodybuilder
Dan Stevenson, politician
Eric Justin Toth, replaced Osama bin Laden on FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, attended Southridge Elementary and Highland High schools before graduating from Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities in 2000
Jim Umpleby, businessman, CEO of Caterpillar Inc.