Hamilton Southeastern High School

Infobox School
name = Hamilton Southeastern High School


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streetaddress = 13910 East 126th Street
city = Fishers
state = Indiana
district = Hamilton Southeastern Schools
county = Hamilton County
zipcode = 46037
country = USA
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authority =
principal = Dr. Jon Milleman
viceprincipal = Charles Hoover
Matt Kegley
dean = Rita Reller
Reginald Simmons
staff =
students = 2033
grade9 = 543
grade10 = 576
grade11 = 468
grade12 = 446
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ratio = 20.6
SAT = 1085 (95th percentile) (2006-07)
ACT = 24.3 (2006-07)
graduates = 676 (2006-07)
schooltype = Public
grades = 9-12
Hours_in_Day = 7:40 - 2:55
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conference = Hoosier Crossroads Conference
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mascot = Royals (Roary the crowned lion)
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school_colors = Red, White, and Blue
yearbook = Sceptre
newspaper = Orb
established = 1964
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feeders = Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School
Fishers Junior High School
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Hamilton Southeastern High School is a four-star, Blue Ribbon public high school in Fishers, Indiana. It is a part of the the Hamilton Southeastern School District. The school's name is often shortened to HSE or HSHS. The school's mission is to promote respect, foster pride, and inspire excellence.

The enrollment for the 2008-2009 school year is 2033 students, 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.

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.

Honors

Hamilton Southeastern High School became a USDE Blue Ribbon school for 2004-2005, being in the top 4% of schools nationwide.

HSEHS has earned a silver medal by U.S. News & World Report magazine. [ [http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/indiana/hamilton_southeastern_high_school Hamilton Southeastern High School: Best High Schools - USNews.com] ] With five stars, it is also ranked 6th out of 327 public high schools in Indiana, according to School Digger. [ [http://www.schooldigger.com/go/IN/schools/1065001752/school.aspx Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers Indiana / IN school information] ]

It was also an Indiana Chamber of Commerce Best Buy School every year from 1999 to 2007. [http://www.doe.in.gov/octe/technologyed/pdf/goodnews_best_buy.pdf]

Curriculars

Hamilton Southeastern runs on a traditional schedule with seven classes per day beginning at 7:40 am and ending at 2:55 pm. There are five 23-minute lunch periods during 4th and 5th period. In addition, there is a Student Mentor and Resource Time (SMaRT) period every Tuesday 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. 75 percent of students earned a score of 3 or higher on an AP exam.

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 [http://www.hse.k12.in.us/staff/hhsclubs/hsetv/ HSETV] , which 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

There is also a strong performing arts department at HSE. There are four bands, three orchestras, and six choirs. The Wind Ensemble band has traveled to and played at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2003 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.

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. Clubs include Student council, National Honor Society, Academic Teams, Math club, Mock Trial Team, Speech Team, Destination Imagination, Film Club, Drama Club, French Club, Spanish Club, German Club, Japanese Club, Junior Classical League (Latin Club), Key Club, World Connections Club, FFA Chapter, DECA, Interact Club, Open Hands Club, Military History Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Quill and Scroll, and Environmental Science Club.

Club team awards

*HSE has a very strong Mock trial team. They have been national champions in 2003, 2004, and 2006. They were also the national runner-up in 2002, 2007, and 2008 and fourth place in 2001 and 2005.
*The Quiz bowl team became finalists at nationals in 2007 and was also winner of the Cardinal Quiz Bowl on local television that year and in 2005. They were runner-up on the Brain Game, another locally televised tournament.
*For the past four years, Hamilton Southeastern High School has sent at least one Destination Imagination team to Globals at the University of Tennessee.
*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.

Athletics

HSE participates in sports under IHSAA regulations and in IHSAA state rankings and tournaments.

Fall
*Boys Cross Country
*Girls Cross Country
*Football
*Girls Golf
*Boys Soccer
*Girls Soccer
*Boys Tennis
*VolleyballWinter
*Boys Basketball
*Girls Basketball
*Boys Swimming
*Girls Swimming
*WrestlingSpring
*Baseball
*Boys Golf
*Softball
*Girls Tennis
*Boys Track and Field
*Girls Track and Field

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

Athletic awards

;State Championships [cite web|url=http://ihsaa.org/main.shtm|title=IHSAA|accessdate=2008-08-06]
*Football in 1981 (A)
*Girls Golf in 2003-04
*Boys Swimming in 2006-07
*Softball in 2006-07 (4A)
*Boys Rugby in 2007-08 (club)

;State Runners-up
*Football in 1979 (A)
*Football in 1997 (4A)
*Girls Swimming in 2004-05
*Football in 2005 (5A)
*Girls Swimming in 2006-07
*Girls Golf in 2006-07
*Boys Swimming in 2007-08
*Girls Swimming in 2007-08
*Girls Golf in 2007-08

Notable people

;Alumni
*Angela Buchman, meteorologist at WISH-TV [ [http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=446154 WISH TV 8: Indianapolis News and Weather - Angela Buchman] ]
*Joe Reitz, Baltimore Ravens Football, Western Michigan Broncos Basketball
*Chris Summers, Purdue Boilermakers Football

;Staff
*John Stollmeyer, former US national soccer team player, volunteer head soccer coach at HSE

ee also

*Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School
*Fishers Junior High School
*Hamilton Southeastern Schools
*Fishers High School

References

External links

* [http://www.hse.k12.in.us/hhs/ Hamilton Southeastern High School]
* [http://www.hsehsbands.com HSE bands]
* [http://www.Southeasternswim.org/ Southeastern Swim Club]
* [http://www.hse.k12.in.us/ Hamilton Southeastern Schools]