Hobart High School (Indiana)

Hobart High School is located in Hobart, Indiana. It is part of the School City of Hobart district. U.S. News & World Report ranked it 163rd within Indiana, and 7,137 in National Rankings. Their ranking was based upon performance on state-required tests, graduation and college preparation. Their college Advanced Placement participation rate is 31%.

Hobart High School
Yohan
Location
2211 East 10th Street Hobart , Lake County , Indiana 46342 United States
Coordinates	41°31′16″N 87°13′56″W
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	School City of Hobart
Superintendent	Peggy Buffington
Principal	Craig Osika and Colleen Newell
Teaching staff	69.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12[1]
Enrollment	1,343[1] (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	19.46[1]
Color(s)	Purple and gold[2]
Fight song	"Our Team will Shine Tonight" sung to the tune of the Washington and Lee Swing
Athletics conference	Northwest Crossroads Conference[2]
Mascot	Yohan Petrovich[3]
Nickname	Brickies[2]
Rivals	Valparaiso High School Merrillville High School Andrean High School
Accreditation	Cognia[4]
Newspaper	Ho-Hi Life
Yearbook	Memories
Website	www.hobart.k12.in.us/hhs

History

The graduating class of 2009 was the first class to graduate from the school's new building at 2211 East 10th Street.^[5] The old high school, located at 36 East 8th Street, became the middle school. That building was built in the late 1950s. Prior to that, the high school students attended Roosevelt School, most recently part of the old junior high school on 4th Street.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,323 students enrolled for the 2015–2016 school year was as follows:

• Male - 49.5%
• Female - 50.5%
• Native American - 0.5%
• Asian/Pacific islander - 0.6%
• Black - 7.5%
• Hispanic - 22.8%
• White - 65.8%
• Multiracial - 2.8%

675 students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch for the 2023–2024 school year.^[1]

Athletics

The sports teams at Hobart High School are known as the "Brickies", a name derived from the brick yards that were historically located in Hobart and employed many people in the area. The school mascot is a bricklayer named Yohan. Uniform colors are Purple and Gold. Sports offered include:^[6]

• Baseball (boys)
• Basketball (girls)
• Cross Country (boys and girls)
  • Boys state champs - 1957, 1960.^[7]
• Football (boys)
  • State champs - 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993.^[7]
• Golf (boys and girls)
• Gymnastics (girls)
  • State champs - 2004.^[7]
• Soccer (boys and girls)
• Softball (girls)
• Swimming (boys and girls)
• Tennis (boys and girls)
• Track (boys and girls)
• Volleyball (girls)
• Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

• Omar Apollo - R&B musician
• Larry Bigbie - Former MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals
• Bob Kuechenberg - Former NFL All-Pro lineman for the Miami Dolphins
• Rudy Kuechenberg - Former NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons
• Dale Messick - Commercial artist and creator of Brenda Starr
• Craig Osika - Former NFL player^[8]
• Gary Primich - Blues musician

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana