Changes at Homestead

There are some new and exciting changes happening at Homestead this year, mostly due to newly opened areas of the building.  

• We now have "Spartan 40" time every Friday. This Spartan 40 class takes place during 5th period and lasts 40 minutes. This time acts as an Advisory Period and is built into the schedule for video announcements (Homestead's award-winning student-produced television program), academic conversations, and community-building. With an adjusted schedule on Friday, classes are 43 minutes instead of 48.  During this time students may also work towards the completion of their Graduation Pathways, our Canvas module curated towards helping students find a clear post-graduation plan required for graduation. 

• Students now have 3 lunch sections (A, B, or C) instead of the 4 we had in past years. With the newly opened Annex portion of the Cafeteria, Homestead is able to feed more students in one sitting allowing the elimination of one full lunch period. The elimination of a full punch period allowed a few minutes to be added to each of the 7 periods throughout the day giving teachers more time to help students and explain lessons. Students also have more people in their lunch, allowing for more friends to be with and socialize! 

• Finally, after a long summer of construction, almost all classrooms have moved toward the new (East) part of the building. This is helpful for students, as classes are more centralized in one location. In fact, 95% of our student body has 6 of their 7 classes in this new wing. These classrooms are brighter and more technologically advanced, and departments are closer to one another. This is great, for not only students, but for teachers as well. It is convenient when they want to meet quickly and talk about lesson plans in between classes.

Bright things are ahead for Homestead! 

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.