Homer High School (Alaska)

Homer High School
Location
600 E Fairview Ave[1]

Homer, Alaska
99603

United States
Information
TypePublic
School district
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
CEEB code020045
Principal
Eric Pederson[1]
Faculty19.0 (FTE) (2024-2025)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment357 (2024-2025)[2]
Student to teacher ratio
18.69 (2024-2025)[2]
ColorsBlue and gold    [1]
AthleticsBoys soccer, girls soccer, softball, baseball, track & field, football, XC running, volleyball, Nordic ski, hockey, wrestling, boys basketball, girls basketball, swim and dive, booster club[3]
MascotMariners[1]
Websitekpbsd.org/schools/homer-high/

Homer High School is located in Homer, Alaska. It is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. The school's mascot is a mariner, usually represented by a ship's wheel.[1]

History

The current Homer High School opened in fall 1985. The building includes a commons (a central gathering place used as a cafeteria), pool, auditorium, band and choir rooms, and mechanical and wood shops.[4]

Homer was growing quickly at the time, so the high school was designed for a capacity of 800 students.[5] Schematic designs of the high school were approved in January 1983,[6] but because the planned school exceeded the state's size limit for 90 percent reimbursement of construction costs, additional funding was needed to build the pool and 500-seat[7] auditorium. The district planned to seek a state appropriation.[8] Funding instead came from a bond issue passed by voters in October 1983, which covered $4.79 million in costs not covered by the state.[9] Alaska governor Bill Sheffield attended the school's opening day and had a hot lunch from the cafeteria.[10]

The previous high schools were built in 1957[11] and 1971.[12]

Sperm whale skeleton

There is a 41-foot sperm whale skeleton displayed in the commons of Homer High School. The skeleton was collected from East Chugach Island in 1988.[13]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. "Homer High School". Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Homer High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  3. ↑ Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. "Athletics". Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Schools gear up for opening day". Homer News. September 5, 1985. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Homer may be top city by 1993". Homer News. September 2, 1982. p. 1.
  6. ↑ Carson, Chris (January 5, 1983). "School board okays addition to Paul Banks Elementary". Homer News. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "School passes committee inspection". Homer News. May 20, 1982. p. 12.
  8. ↑ Carson, Chris (February 9, 1983). "Homer crowd reassured on school plan". The Peninsula Clarion. p. 1.
  9. ↑ "All bonds passed for schools". The Peninsula Clarion (Kenai, AK). October 5, 1983. p. 1.
  10. ↑ Rinehart, Steve (September 12, 1985). "Sheffield favors S. Africa 'disinvestment'". Homer News. p. 4.
  11. ↑ "Homer news". On the Kenai (Anchorage, Alaska). July 27, 1957. p. 3.
  12. ↑ "New Homer High, it's different". The Cook Inlet Courier. November 25, 1971. p. 8.
  13. ↑ "Post, Kettle honored as lifelong learners". April 5, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Homer News Town Crier: Community News". Homer News. December 21, 1995. p. 28. Retrieved May 27, 2026.

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