ADDRESS:
Homewood High School
1901 S. Lakeshore Drive
Homewood, AL 35209
Office: (205) 871-9663
Fax: (205) 879-0879

ADMINISTRATION:
Dr. Kevin Maddox, Principal
Mr. John Finlay, Assistant Principal
Mr. Eddie Cunningham, Assistant Principal
Dr. Desiree Smith, Assistant Principal
Mr. Tyler Burgess, Assistant Principal

THE SCHOOL: 
Public, grades 9 through 12. Enrollment - approximately 1,000; Five administrators, 4 counselors, 96 teaching faculty, 7 para-professionals. Student/classroom teacher ratio: 18 to 1.

CALENDAR:
Two semesters, mid August to late May.  Days for students, 180.

ACCREDITATIONS & AFFILIATIONS:
 Southern Association of Colleges & Schools
 Alabama State Department of Education
 The College Board, Permanent Member
 College Scholarship Service Assembly, Permanent
    Member
 U.S. Dept. of Education-Secondary School
    Recognized for Excellence - 1984

MEMBERSHIPS:
 International Thespian Society
 Mu Alpha Theta
 National Art Honor Society
 National Beta Club
 National Honor Society
 National Forensics League
 National French Honor Society
 National Spanish Honor Society
 National Latin Honor Society

CREDIT INFORMATION:
 Graduation Requirements:  24-25 Carnegie Units required, depending on diploma type.

•  To include at the minimum:  4 English; 4 Social Studies; 4 Math; 4 Science; PE, Health, Fine Arts, and Computer Applications
•  Must pass all required sections of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE)
• Four differentiated diplomas according to curriculum: Advanced, General, Credit Based and Occupational

ACADEMIC PROGRESS:
Report cards issued each nine weeks.  Interim reports issued at midpoint in each grading period.

ACT/CEEB CODE: 
011-464

CURRICULUM:
Math Team courses are honors level. Pre-AP courses are offered in English 9 and 10.  Advanced Placement (AP) courses available in Art, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Calculus, English, French, Photography, Physics, Psychology, Spanish, French, United States and European History and US Government.  In addition to academic courses, there are career-technical programs in FACS and Marketing Education. Other programs include:  Aerospace Education (AFJROTC - science-based instruction), Fine Arts, Physical Education and Special Education courses.

SPECIAL POPULATIONS: 
For questions and information related to special education services, ESL programs, 504 plans, and Building Based Student Support Team (BBSST) Plans please contact Shannon Hess, HHS Special Programs Coordinator, at 871-9663 or by e-mail at shess@homewood.k12.al.us.

STUDENT LIFE: 
Many activities are offered for students outside the regular school curriculum, and most students are involved in these, i.e., marching band, dance, choral music, show choirs, drama, debate, athletic programs which include team sports for both male and female students.  There are a large and varied number of clubs and organizations aimed at students' interests.

HHS Alma Mater

OTHER FEATURES: The Media Center contains 15,000 volumes, 107 pieces of audio-visual equipment and 1456 catalogued films and recordings.
Microcomputers and thin-client devices for student use are housed throughout the building with a mobile lab of thin-client devices, workstations and lookup stations located in the Media Center. Student computing needs are addressed using the 19 "mobile labs" of networked, wireless laptops at the point of use in the classroom.

Athletic facilities include a baseball field, softball field, soccer field, practice fields, football stadium, two gyms, and a field house with weightlifting and wrestling rooms, team meeting rooms, coaches' offices, and trainers' rooms.

Staffed during and after-school learning assistance program (ICU-Intellectual Care Unit).

PUBLICATIONS:
School Newsletter (Open Line), Yearbook (Heritage), online literary magazine (Menagerie), online student newspaper (The Patriot Press), online curriculum guide, student handbook, and a student directory.

TESTS ADMINISTERED:
Alabama High School Graduation Exam, Stanford Achievement, PSAT/NMSQT (9, 10, 11), PLAN (10), Writing Assessment (10th).

TEST SCORES:

Mid 50% ACT Composite	20-26
Number of Seniors taking ACT	202
Average ACT Score	22.7
Average SAT Critical Reading	585
Average SAT Math Score	634
Average SAT Writing Score	564

COURSE OFFERINGS 2008-09:

ENGLISH: 4 UNITS   9,10,11,12   Pre-AP (9, 10)   AP Lang. & Comp. (11)   AP English (12)	SPEECH and DRAMA:   Drama   Advanced Acting   Theater Appreciation   Forensic Competition   Technical Theater
SOCIAL STUDIES: 4 UNITS   World History (9)   Early U. S.History (10)   Modern U. S. History (11)   AP U.S. History   Government/Economics (12)   Contemporary World Issues   AP European History   AP US Government	PHYSICAL EDUCATION:   P.E. - Team /Life Sports   Athletics   Dance (Beg., Adv.)   Health Education   Sports Medicine   Personal Fitness/Aerobics   Personal Fitness/Weight Training
MATH: 4 UNITS   Algebra I   Geometry   Algebraic Connections   Algebra II, w/o Trigonometry   Algebra II with Trigonometry   Algebra III   Trigonometry/Precalculus   Calculus   AP Calculus (AB and BC)   Math Team - (Honors Level)   Geometry, Algebra II,   Pre-Calculus	SCIENCE: 4 UNITS   Biology (9 or 10)   Physical Science (10)   Earth Science   Environmental Science   Chemistry   Human Anatomy/Physiology   Physics   AP Physics (APB & APC)   AP Chemistry   AP Biology   AP Environmental Science
BAND:   Marching/Concert/Jazz   Star-Spangled Girls   Color Guard	CHOIR:   Show Choir (Network and Legacy)   Men's Ensemble   Women's Chamber
CAREER EDUCATION:   Marketing I and II   Fashion Marketing   Family and Consumer Science	WORLD LANGUAGES:   Latin I, II   French I, II, III, AP   Spanish I, II, III, AP
ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES:   Psychology   AP Psychology   Aerospace Science   Creative Writing   Yearbook Production   Mass Communications   Film Studies   Film Making   Driver's Education   Journalism and TV Production   Psychology   Computer Applications	ART:   Art I/Drawing   Arts and Crafts   Art Appreciation   Art II   Studio Art   Photography   AP Art   AP Photography

CLASS of 2008:

Class Size:	224
Post Graduate Plans:
College Bound:	92%
Military:	2%
Gap Year/Employment/Undecided:	6%
Value of Scholarship Offers:	$10.42+ Million, 47% of Seniors
National Merit Finalists:	1

CLASS of 2008 - OUT OF STATE COLLEGES
One or more seniors were accepted at the following colleges:

Albion College, MI	Memphis College of Art, TN
Allegheny College, PA	Millsaps College, MS
American University, DC	Mississippi State University, MS
Amherst College, MA	Newberry College, SC
Appalachian State Univ., NC	Northeastern University, MA
Asbury College, KY	Oglethorpe University, GA
Atlanta Colege of Art, GA	Ohio Wesleyan College, OH
Baldwin-Wallace College, OH	Pace University, NY
Baylor University, TX	Rhodes College, TN
Belhaven College, MS	Rollins College, FL
Belmont College, TN	Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech., IN
Berea College, KY	Savannah College of Art, Ga
Berklee College of Music, MA	Smith College, MA
Berry College, GA	Tufts University, MA
Bowdoin College, ME	Tulane University, LA
Brenau University, GA	Tusculum College, TN
Brigham Young University, UT	Union College, NY
Butler University, IN	US Military Academy, NY
Campbell University, NC	University of Colorado, CO
Campbellsville University, KY	University of Dayton, OH
Carson-Newman College, TN	University of Evansville, IN
Case Western Reserve, OH	University of Iowa, IA
Clemson University, SC	University of Mississippi, MS
Colby College, ME	University of NC-Chapel Hill, NC
College of Wooster, OH	Univ. of the South (Sewanee), TN
Cornell University, NY	Univ. of Southern California, CA
Cornish College of Art, WA	Univ. of Southern Mississippi, MS
Cumberland University, TN	University of Tennessee, TN
DePaul University, IL	University of TN, Chattanooga, TN
Furman University, SC	University of Virginia, VA
George Washington University	University of Washington, WA
Georgia Inst. of Technology, GA	University of Western Kentucky, KY
Guilford College, NC	Ursinas College, PA
Lehigh University, PA	Vanderbilt University, TN
Lewis and Clark College, OR	Warren Wilson College, NC
Liberty University, VA	Westminster College, PA
Louisana State University, LA	West Virginia University, WV
Loyola University, Chicago, IL	Williams College, MA
Loyola University, LA	Winthrop University, SC
Loyola University, MD	Xavier University, OH

GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT:
 Mrs. Kenya Bledsoe, Director, 12, 10
 Ms. Sandra Hubbert, 11, 10
 Mrs. Brenda Monte, 9
 Mrs. Karin Bell, College/Career