Hamilton Heights School Corporation

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Hamilton Heights School Corporation is a four star public school district in central Indiana, serving northeastern Hamilton County. It covers over 100 square miles of suburban and farming communities, including Jackson and White River townships and the towns of Cicero, Arcadia, and Atlanta. The school district is the one of the largest in the state. It has an enrollment of nearly 2400 students in four schools:

Primary school (grades K-2)
Elementary school (grades 3-5)
Middle school (grades 6-8)
High school (grades 9-12)

The schools lie between the two largest communities, Cicero and Arcadia, with the exception of the middle school, which is in Arcadia itself.

The Hamilton Heights mascot is the husky. Its colors are orange, white, and brown. It also has some of the highest academic scores in the state. In the standardized ISTEP Testing, the percentage of passing students in both the mathematics and English portions of the test are well above the state average for every grade level.

1 Mission Statement
2 Vision Statement
3 Athletics
4 Ryan White
5 External links

[edit] Mission Statement

In an atmosphere of mutual respect, dignity and trust, exhibited towards all persons, Hamilton Heights School Corporation provides safe and nurturing learning environments that present students with engaging and relevant learning experiences that develop each student's fullest potential for academic success and all future endeavors.

[edit] Vision Statement

We envision that Hamilton Heights School Corporation will consistently be ranked in the top ten percent of school districts in Indiana based on benchmarks for achievement, and that our students will be equipped academically and socially to successfully perform in and adapt to the changing global society.

[edit] Athletics

Hamilton Heights has gained a very strong reputation for athletics, despite it's small size. The Husky football team has had repeated success despite the great controversy involving the head coach having relations with a manager.

[edit] Ryan White

The school system came to national prominence in 1987 when AIDS activist and sufferer Ryan White enrolled as a student. In contrast to his previous school, Western School Corporation in Kokomo, Indiana, which had attempted to segregate him from the student population, Hamilton Heights welcomed Ryan and prepared its students with AIDS education courses. The school was praised for its openness and courage, drawing national news coverage. When Ryan succumbed to his illness in 1990, many students attended his funeral.