Announcements

Changes at Homestead

Parking Changes for Students and Staff

The north side of Homestead High School, which runs along Aboite Center Road, is being torn down. Starting in January, Homestead will no longer have access to the Aboite Center Road staff parking lot. Teachers will now be required to park on the south side of the building in the large lot next to the band practice field. There will be limited student parking in the Staff Lot. There will be approximately 200 spaces set aside for teachers and staff in the former student lot. There will be approximately 100 spaces set aside for students. Student spaces will be south of the red line indicated in the image below. Student parking will remain available at the South Lot and Summit Middle School. There will also be additional spaces for students available adjacent to the community baseball field, on the Summit side of Homestead Road. Students parking in the South Lot will enter Homestead through Door 1. Students parking on the Summit Middle School side of Homestead Road will enter Homestead through Door 33.

Students - make sure your parking tags are displayed and that you are parking in the designated student parking locations. Due to the tight restrictions on parking second semester, the new faculty lot will be monitored, and all cars parking in a designated staff space without a staff parking sticker will be ticketed and/or towed. The new student parking lot will be in the space created by tearing down the old part of Homestead. We will have over 900 student parking spaces once the lot is finished. We hope that the student lot will be available in August 2025. We apologize for this inconvenience. Fortunately, this next phase indicates that we are close to having the building project completed and soon, all of the wonderful new features of the building and campus will be ready for use.

Students in the Class of 2025,

Have you had your official Senior Yearbook Photo taken yet? If not, please sign up today to have them taken December 11th. This is the final date photos will be taken.

You will want to park near/enter HHS using the new Auditorium Door #33 – turn onto campus from the stoplight on Homestead Road. Photos will be held in the Gray Box.

Prestige Portraits has been chosen to partner with our school as the official photographer for the Class of 2025. Only photos taken by Prestige Portraits will be included in the Senior section of the Homestead yearbook. We want to include as many of the seniors as possible for the yearbook memories. Please see the details below and secure your session date/time today. All sitting sessions, including a free option, are listed at the bottom.

Senior Yearbook Photos will be taken at Homestead in the Gray Box Theater on December 11th from 9:00-3:00 on a first come-first served basis.

Photo Sitting Session Options:
SPECIAL OFFER: $10 OFF ANY SESSION – Use Discount Code: D3010
Basic: 6 to 8 poses - 1 background - up to 2 outfits: $10 (free using the code: D3010)
Standard: 10 to 12 poses - 2 to 3 backgrounds - up to 2 outfits: $20
Deluxe: 18 to 24 poses - 4 to 6 backgrounds - up to 3 outfits: $30
Ultimate: 24 to 32 poses - 7 to 9 backgrounds - up to 4 outfits: $40
Add a Cap and Gown to any sitting session for $10 (Discount does not apply.)

Dress Code:

All: Please do not wear t-shirts, tank tops, hoodies, hats, or sunglasses. School dress code requirements apply.
Ladies must wear a nice blouse, sweater, or dress. Please do NOT wear low-cut, strapless, or sleeveless tops, as shoulders and upper arms must be covered for the photo.
Gentlemen must wear a collared shirt and tie (sport coat/suit coat preferred but optional).

Thank you for helping make our 2025 Homestead yearbook complete!

2024-25 Yearbook

Homestead Students and Parents,

Unlike in previous years when yearbooks were ordered at registration, all ordering has moved online this year. Be sure to take advantage of the early-bird pricing and order your 2025 yearbook today at yearbookforever.com.

If you cannot remember whether one has been ordered, you can email yearbook sponsor Sarah Behrendt at sbehrendt@sacs.k12.in.us.

Attention Spartans!

With the changing of the sports seasons comes a restock of the Spartan Spirit Store. With this restock, there will be an opportunity for students and fans to purchase an array of Homestead merchandise, from hats to hoodies, bags to blankets. Below is a schedule for when the store will be open during this quarter's sporting events. Contact Mrs. Lorenz at llorenz@sacs.k12.in.us for any questions about the Spartan Spirit Store! We hope to see many of you showing your Homestead pride when wearing your blue and gold.

Greece Trip 2025!

ATTENTION STUDENTS INTERESTED IN TRAVEL!! Our international travel opportunities are here! Scan the QR code for information and email Mrs. Bogdonanwicz at nbogdonanwicz@sacs.k12.in.us if you have any questions.

Parent Club Dues

Unfortunately, Parent Club has seen a significant decrease in funding this year, which puts them thousands of dollars into the red when funding for activities for Homestead staff and students. Please use THIS LINK or scan the QR code on the flyer to donate. Your donations will help the Parent Club fund student scholarships, staff appreciation events, and teacher classroom grants. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Homestead High School Driver Education Program: Winter Book Session- 2025

Winter Book Sign-Up: There will be a link sent out after Christmas break to sign up for the Winter Book session. Cost for Book Only-> $125.00. (Driving is a separate cost of $325-payable at a later date) The sign-up will be online and will begin on January 6, 2025. It will be first-come first-served and is limited to the first 150 students. Registration is not complete until payment is received. The payment night is Tuesday, January 15th from 6-7 pm in the café annex inside door #1 at Homestead HS. Payment will only take a few minutes.

*Only Book is available in the Winter Session. Drive Times are only offered in the summer. Students taking Winter Book will have the first opportunity to sign up for Summer Drive Times (see chart below) during their class.*

Winter Book Dates: All classes are from 2:45-4:45 p.m. in the Grey Box.

· Jan. 21, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30

· Feb. 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 19, 24, 26

· Feb. 27 --Make-up date (for those students who missed one of the dates listed above)

**You must attend all of the book classes listed above.

If you miss a session, you must attend the make-up day on Feb. 27th**

REMEMBER: You MUST be 15 years old BEFORE you start the book or the driving session of Driver's Education

Summer Driving Times: (All driving days are weekdays unless special circumstances arise) Cost: $325

Session I June 2 – 9 8-10 am; 10:15-12:15; 12:45-2:45; or 3:00-5:00

Session II June 10 – 17 8-10 am; 10:15-12:15; 12:45-2:45; or 3:00-5:00

Session III June 18– 25 7-9 am; 9:15-11:15; 11:45-1:45; or 2:00-4:00

Session IV June 26 – July 3, 7-9 am; 9:15-11:15; 11:45-1:45; or 2:00-4:00

Session V July 7 – 14 7-9 am; 9:15-11:15; 11:45-1:45; or 2:00-4:00

Session VI July 15 – 22 7-9 am; 9:15-11:15; 11:45-1:45; or 2:00-4:00

*Students must only sign up for ONE two-hour drive time during ONE drive Session.

**Summer Drive Times are for anyone wishing to sign up.

Students who take the Summer Book at HHS will get the first chance for remaining summer drive times. Students who take the book online or at another school will be allowed to drive with HHS if driving spots remain.

Reminders to Those Who Drive!

We want to take this opportunity to remind our families and young drivers to follow all traffic laws when driving to and from the high school during arrival and dismissal times. Drivers who are northbound on Homestead Road and are waiting to turn left onto Indiana Meadows Drive, near the SACS Central Office, are reminded they must yield to oncoming traffic when turning into our campus. That intersection is not to be treated as a three-way stop. Students are reminded that they must have an HHS Parking Pass hanging in their car to park on our campus. Authorized students can park in the Summit Middle School parking lot, the South Lot by Aboite Elementary, and the large lot near Door 34. The small lot by Door 33 is reserved for guests, employees, and substitute teachers. Please use the Spartan Roundabout to drop students off and pick them up at Door 45 before and after school. Any student arriving late or leaving during the day will check in and out of the high school at our attendance office, located just inside Door 1, around the corner from Door 45 on the Spartan Roundabout.

Student Drop-off and Pick-up map at Door #45

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