[4] Homewood High School fields varsity teams in football, cheerleading, basketball, baseball, soccer, wrestling, golf, tennis, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, cross country running/track and field.

The field is named after former head football coach Bob Newton,[6] who led the Patriots to their five 5A wins.

[8] Nearly half of the high school's students participate in the band program as instrumentalists, dancers, flag corps members, or as managers.

[9] The Homewood High School Patriot Marching Band participated in the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the ninth time it has performed in the parade, more times than any school from outside of the New York area.

The band also participated in the 2022 Rose Parade[broken anchor], in Pasadena, California.

[10] Accompanying the band during performances is the Star Spangled Girls' dance line and the Patriot Guard.