Hillsboro High School (Tennessee) Explained

Hillsboro High School
Streetaddress:3812 Hillsboro Road
City:Nashville
State:Tennessee
Zipcode:37215
Country:United States
Type:Public high school
Established:1939
District:Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Dean:Amy Cate
Principal:Shuler Pelham
Teaching Staff:68.44 (FTE) (as of 2022-23)[1]
Grades:9-12
Gender:Coed
Ratio:17.93 (as of 2022-23)
Athletics:TSSAA class AAA (4A football)
Mascot:Burros
Newspaper:The Hillsboro Globe
Colors:Green and gold [2]
Enrollment:1,227 (as of 2022-23)
Homepage: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 1950s, most recently in 1995. The school is currently undergoing a renovation predicted for completion in 2020.[3]

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, The Hillsboro Globe (newspaper), The Burro Underground (literary magazine), the Hillsboro Players drama troupe, Interact, International Teen Outreach Program, jazz band, Knit Wits, Latino club, learning center, mock trial, 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 (Youth in Government and Model United Nations), 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, marching band, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling.

State championship titles held by the school:

Notable alumni

Former principals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: School Detail for Hillsboro Comp High School . National Center for Education Statistics .
  2. Web site: Hillsboro High School. 2024-03-21. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. en-US.
  3. News: Hillsboro High School. MNPS Facility Planning and Construction. October 21, 2018. en-US.
  4. News: Jeff . Lockridge . Hillsboro title one for the ages . Preps Insider . March 14, 2009 . The Tennessean .
  5. News: Hillsboro, Oakland win football state championships . WKRN-TV . December 7, 2008 .
  6. News: Tyler . Palmateer . Hillsboro clinches school’s first lacrosse state title . Main Street Preps . May 15, 2021 .
  7. News: Angela . Wibking . A Colorful Life . Nashville Scene . May 25, 2000 .
  8. News: Dan E.. Pomeroy. Charles Rogers "Red" Grooms . Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture . March 21, 2002 .
  9. Web site: The Los Angeles Rams traded reserve running back Eddie.
  10. News: Jim. Ridley . Jack. Silverman. The Terrible Infant Speaks . SF Weekly . May 20, 2008 .
  11. News: Daniel . Cooper . Surf the Cumberland . Nashville Scene . August 14, 1997 .
  12. Web site: Testimonials. Tim Wise.
  13. Web site: Featured HHS Alumni: James Sasser— Hillsboro Class of 1954 . www.hillsborohsalumni.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116001228/http://www.hillsborohsalumni.org/featured/sasser.php . November 16, 2012 . dead .
  14. Web site: CLEMENT, Robert Nelson - Biographical Information. bioguide.congress.gov.