- Hamilton Southeastern High School is a four-star, Blue Ribbon public high school in Fishers, Indiana. It is a part of 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
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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
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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 from U.S. News & World Report magazine for both 2008 and 2009. With five stars, it is also ranked 6th out of 327 public high schools in Indiana, according to School Digger.
- HSE has been an Indiana Chamber of Commerce Best Buy School every year from 1999 to 2008, and it was named the Head of the Class in 2008, only one of ten of Indiana's 350 public schools given this distinction.
- Curriculars
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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 periods. 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. 77 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 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
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There is also a strong performing arts department at HSE. There are three bands, three orchestras, and five choirs. The Wind Ensemble band has traveled to and played at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2001 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
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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, Robotics Club, and Environmental Science Club.
- Club team awards
- 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.
- The Hamilton Southestern We the People team attenteded the national competition in Washington D.C. three times. After winning the state competetion, they went on to place fifth in 2005, 7th in 2007, and 5th in 2009. They won the state competition in 2008, setting the state record, with five of six units winning first place, and also earning largest point differential between first and second place teams.
- HSE has a nationally recognized 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.
- For the past five years, Hamilton Southeastern High School has sent at least one Destination Imagination team to Global Finals 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
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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
- Volleyball
Winter
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
- Boys Swimming
- Girls Swimming
- Wrestling
Spring
- Baseball
- Boys Golf
- Softball
- Girls Tennis
- Boys Track and Field
- Girls Track and Field
- There are also the club sports (non-IHSAA) of cheerleading, boys and girls rugby, boys and girls lacrosse, boys volleyball, and boys hockey.
- Athletic awards
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- State Championships
- Football: 1981-82 (Class A)
- Girls Golf: 2003-04, 2008-09
- Softball: 2006-07 (Class AAAA)
- Boys Swimming: 2006-07
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- State Runners-up
- Football: 1979-80 (A), 1997-98 (4A), 2005-06 (5A)
- Girls Golf: 2006-07, 2007-08
- Boys Swimming: 2007-08
- Girls Swimming: 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
- Notable people
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- Alumni
- Angela Buchman, meteorologist at WISH-TV
[ WISH TV 8: Indianapolis News and Weather - Angela Buchman]
- Joe Reitz, Baltimore Ravens American football player; Western Michigan Broncos basketball player
- Chris Summers, Purdue Boilermakers Football
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- Staff
- John Stollmeyer, former US national soccer team player, volunteer head soccer coach at HSE
- See also
- Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School
- Fishers Junior High School
- Hamilton Southeastern Schools
- Fishers High School
- External links
- Hamilton Southeastern High School Hamilton Southeastern High School
- Hamilton Southeastern Schools Hamilton Southeastern District
- HSE bands
- Southeastern Swim Club
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