Students in the Class of 2026

Class of 2026 Yearbook Photos

Appointment scheduling opens on Monday, Sept 8th.

All photography will be in the Gray Box (near the Door 33 / same hallway as Auditorium)

·                     9/29 – 11am- 5pm

·                     9/30- 10am- 4pm

·                     10/1 – 10am-4pm

·                     10/2 – 10am 4pm

Students not on campus during the school day may enter at Door #33 for photography and then exit out the same door.

YEARBOOK OUTFIT:

LADIES: Nice blouse, sweater or dress (upper arms & shoulders must be covered)

GENTLEMEN: Collared shirt & tie (jacket preferred but optional)

     NO Strapless

     NO Off-the Shoulder

     NO Spaghetti Straps

     NO Low-Cut

     NO T-shirts

     NO Tank Tops

     NO Hoodies

     NO Hats

     NO Sunglasses

Summer Discount:  $10 off Ultimate & Most Popular Sessions (Discount Code D3010)

PICTURE DAY SESSION OPTIONS AND PRICING: 

•              YEARBOOK ONLY (21686):  2 poses - 1 background - 1 outfit:  $0

•              MINI (22166):  6 to 8 poses - 1 background - up to 1 outfit:  $20

•              ESSENTIAL (22165):  10 to 18 poses - 2 to 3 backgrounds - up to 3 outfits:  $30

•              MOST POPULAR (22164): 18 to 24 poses - 4 to 6 backgrounds - up to 4 outfits:  $40

•              ULTIMATE (22163):  26 to 32 poses - 7 to 9 backgrounds - up to 5 outfits:  $50

•              ADD-ON: CAP AND GOWN (C4166):  can be used as an outfit in a session at no charge, or as another outfit added to a session for $10

Chicken and Dumplings at Johnny Appleseed -- Sept. 20-21

What is Johnny Appleseed Festival (JA)? 

• A Pioneer Period Festival featuring hundreds of craft & food booths located at Fort Wayne’s Johnny Appleseed Park.

What does the Band / Colorguard do at JA? 

• Make and Sell Homemade Chicken and Dumplings cooked onsite, over an open fire & served by the friendly faces of our band / band parents dressed in authentic pioneer style costumes.  

Fun Facts

• Homestead Band has the largest booth at the festival AND most of the money raised is from the community.

• Last year we made 78 kettles of Chicken and Dumplings. That equals 4,446 Quarts and we SOLD OUT both days!

• Parents and students hand prep almost 1,000 lbs. of veggies: 500 lbs. carrots, 150 bunches of celery, and 300 lbs. onions

• We make 1,900 lbs. of dough.

What it takes to make it happen! 

• Every student is required to work AT LEAST 1 shift.  Some work more than 1! 

• Every family is also required to volunteer.  With 330 volunteer shifts to fill, it works out to 1.5 parents volunteering per family.  

• Festival is broken down into many different shifts. Within those shifts, there will be: 

  • Servers, Order Takers, Dumpling Rollers, Cooks, Dishwashers, Fire Tenders

Why and What does this fundraiser do for the band & our students? 

• Largest fundraiser for the band each season

Travel Opportunity

Do you like to travel? Would you like to explore beautiful cities and experience new cultures? Join us on our trip to Japan in the spring of 2026 or Ecuador in Summer 2026! 

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. No students should be parking at Summit Middle School or the baseball field parking lots. All students must enter and exit through Door 1. Authorized students can park in the two lots near door 34, or in the environmental center parking lot. 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 1 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.