Hillsboro High School (Tennessee)

Hillsboro High School
Address
3812 Hillsboro Road
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
 United States
Coordinates 36°06′24″N 86°48′43″W / 36.10656°N 86.81191°W / 36.10656; -86.81191Coordinates: 36°06′24″N 86°48′43″W / 36.10656°N 86.81191°W / 36.10656; -86.81191
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1939
School district Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Dean Amy Cate
Principal Dr. Shuler Pelham
Teaching staff 66.4 (FTE) (as of 2006-07)[1]
Grades 9-12
Gender Coed
Enrollment 1,241 (as of 2006-07)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 18.7 (as of 2006-07)[1]
Color(s) Green and Gold
Athletics TSSAA class AAA (4A football)
Mascot Burro
Newspaper Reaction
Website http://schools.mnps.org/hillsboro-high-school/

Hillsboro High School is a comprehensive high school in Nashville, Tennessee. Established in 1939, the school is one of fifteen high schools in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. The school offers the IB Diploma Programme.

History

Hillsboro High School officially opened October 22, 1939, with an enrollment of 164 students and seven faculty members. Initially, the school served a rural area. Later population increases, re-zoning, the Vocational Educational Act, and 20th century influences have resulted in changes from a two-story red brick building in a pastoral setting to a set of massive white buildings which were designed by nationally recognized architects. On October 31, 1952, the first school was destroyed by fire. Several renovations have occurred since the replacement of that building in the 50's, most recently in 1995.

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities include anime club, badminton club, Burro Bookworms, Burro Unplugged, chorus, Close Up, concert band, creative writing club, eating disorder awareness, forensics, Future Business Leaders of America, gamer club, Hillsboro Reaction (newspaper), the Hillsboro Players drama troupe, Interact, International Teen Outreach Program, jazz band, Knit Wits, Latino club, learning center, marching band, mock trial, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, National Conference for Community and Justice, Quiz Bowl, Saigon Children's Charity, student council, Team Hillsboro-Walk for the Cure, Women in Science, youth legislature and HHS Habitat for Humanity.

Athletics

The Hillsboro athletic teams, known as the Burros, compete in baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling.

State championship titles held by the school:

Notable alumni

Former principals

References

  1. 1 2 3 "School Detail for Hillsboro Comp High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. ↑ Lockridge, Jeff (2009-03-14). "Hillsboro title one for the ages". Preps Insider. The Tennessean.
  3. ↑ "Hillsboro, Oakland win football state championships". WKRN-TV. 2008-12-07.
  4. ↑ Wibking, Angela (2000-05-25). "A Colorful Life". Nashville Scene.
  5. ↑ Wibking, Angela (2001-09-20). "Reactions to Gravity". Nashville Scene.
  6. ↑ "Charles Rogers "Red" Grooms". Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. 2002-03-21. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  7. ↑ Ridley, Jim and Jack Silverman (2008-05-20). "The Terrible Infant Speaks". SF Weekly.
  8. ↑ Cooper, Daniel (1997-08-14). "Surf the Cumberland". Nashville Scene.
  9. ↑ <http://www.timwise.org/testimonials
  10. ↑ <http://www.hillsborohsalumni.org/featured/sasser.php
  11. ↑ <http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000503
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