Homedale High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Homedale High School
city = Homedale


state = Idaho
country = USA
established = 1940
campus =
type = Public High School
students = 350
faculty = 33
grades = 9–12
district = #370
IHSAA = 3A
mascot = Trojan
colors = Red and White
motto =
newspaper = Trojan Times
website = [http://www.homedaleschools.org/High_School/high.htm Official website]
principal = Mike Williams

Homedale High School is a public high school serving the community of Homedale, Idaho. It comprises grades 9-12 and has an approximate enrollment of 350 students.

History

In 1940, Homedale High School was built under President Roosevelt's New Deal program, the Works Progress Administration. The school is still in use today.

Academics

Homedale High School offers a wide variety of courses including Spanish, Art, and various computer and science classes. There are some higher academic courses--Calculus, Physics, Chemistry--as well as an AP English course for the 11th and 12th grade.

Extra Curricular Activities

Extra Curricular Activities are a huge part of student life at Homedale High School. There are 12 clubs for students to participate in throughout the school year, including Advanced Communications (video production), National Honor Society, Future Farmers of America, Business Professionals of America, INL (academic team), Future Hispanic Leaders of America, and a yearbook staff.

Athletics

Currently, the Trojans compete in the 3A Snake River Valley Conference. Prior to 2004, the Trojans competed in the 2A Western Idaho Conference.

In the fall, Homedale students compete in cross country, football, boys and girls soccer, and volleyball. Winter sports are wrestling and boys and girls basketball. Spring sports include baseball, golf, tennis, track & field, and softball

Achievements

For many years, the Homedale football team enjoyed success on the gridiron. State championship trophies date back to the 1970s. The team has failed to make an appearance at the state championship in recent years. In 1969, the school claimed its first and only state championship in boys basketball. In 2007, the boys track & field team placed third at the state meet in Boise, and in 2008 the team placed fourth in the same meet.

Homedale's most successful spring sport as of late has been the softball team. In 2006, the team made a showing at the state tournament and took home the consolation championship. In 2008, the team made another appearance at the tournament, this time placing third. This sport hasn't won a state championship since it won three in a row in 1997, 1998, and 1999.