River Forest High School is a
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
located in
Lake Station, Indiana
Lake Station is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,572 at the 2010 census.
History
Initially, the site of modern Lake Station was the starting point of two Amerind trails leading to Fort Dearborn.Workers of ...
, with a
Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
postal address, serving
grades
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* Grade (education), a measurement of a student's performance
* Grade, the number of the year a student has reached in a given educational stage
* Grade (slope), the steepness of a slope
Grade or grading may also r ...
6–
12. It is the secondary school in the
River Forest Community School Corporation
River Forest Community School Corporation is a school district headquartered in New Chicago, Indiana. The district serves New Chicago, portions of Lake Station, portions of Hobart, unincorporated sections of Lake County, and portions of Gary.
...
, serving the entire town of
New Chicago, portions of the cities of
Gary
Gary may refer to:
*Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
*Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary
Places
;Iran
*Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province
;Unit ...
,
Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
and
Lake Station
Lake railway station is a station on the Isle of Wight serving the village of Lake, situated in a quiet residential area not far from Lake Cliff Gardens and the beach at Sandown Bay. Until the construction of an interchange station with the Isl ...
, and unincorporated areas in Hobart Township,
Lake County. It opened in 1958. The Golden Ingot Marching Band can be viewed in the
Saint Patrick's Day Parade in the film ''
The Fugitive''.
Academics
River Forest's high school academic team consists of
United States Academic Decathlon, Spell Bowl and Academic Super Bowl. River Forest participated in the Online Nationals for United States Academic Decathlon.
Athletics
River Forest's athletic teams are known as the Ingots, harking back to the steel-making heritage of the area. They belong to the
Greater South Shore Athletic Conference and their colors are cardinal red and gold. River Forest offers the following sports:
*Baseball (boys)
*Basketball (boys & girls)
*Cross country (boys & girls)
*Football (boys) (1990 2A IHSAA state runners-up)
*Golf (boys)
*Soccer (boys and girls)
*Softball (girls)
*Tennis (boys & girls)
*Track (boys & girls)
*Volleyball (girls)
*Wrestling (boys)
See also
*
List of high schools in Indiana
This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana.
A
Adams County
Allen County
B
Bartholomew County
Benton County
Blackford County
Boone County
Brown County
C
Carroll County
Cass County
Clark County
Clay County ...
References
External links
School's website
Educational institutions established in 1958
Public high schools in Indiana
Schools in Lake County, Indiana
1958 establishments in Indiana
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