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Hilltop High School (Chula Vista, California)

Hilltop High School (formerly Hilltop Senior High) is a four-year public high school located in Chula Vista, California and is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD). The school colors are kelly green, white, and black. The school mascot is the "Lancer". Hilltop boasts the magnet program Foreign Language and Global Studies (FLAGS) as well as the Academies of Hospitality and Tourism (H&T), Information Technology (IT) programs, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Music Technology, Televideo, and Ballet Folklorico.

Hilltop High School
Address
555 Claire Avenue

, , ,
91910

United States
Coordinates32°38′14″N 117°03′35″W / 32.6372°N 117.0596°W / 32.6372; -117.0596Coordinates: 32°38′14″N 117°03′35″W / 32.6372°N 117.0596°W / 32.6372; -117.0596
Information
Former nameHilltop Senior High
School typePublic, high school
Motto"The Focus at Hilltop is Academics"
Established1959; 64 years ago (1959)
School districtSweetwater Union High School District
PrincipalKaren T. Hernández
Grades912[1]
Enrollment2,006 (2019-20)[1]
CampusSuburban[1]
Color(s)  Kelly Green
  White
  Black
MascotLancer
NewspaperThe Lance
YearbookThe Idyll
WebsiteOfficial website

For the 2007–08 school year, former Montgomery Middle School principal Ernesto Zamudio took over as principal for Hilltop High School and replaced the retiring Jerry Rindone. As of 2020, Karen Hernandez is the principal of Hilltop High.[2] who had served Hilltop since 1997. Rindone is currently serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of Education

Clubs and associations

Hilltop has many clubs and associations, including AP Scholars, the BIBLE Club, Best Buddies, The HOOLIGANS (Pep Club), Girl's League, Humanities, MVPS, GSA, Metal (Music), Marine Science, Italian, German, Spanish, Latin, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), FIRST Robotics, Interact, Chips and Salsa, and Chess and Cards.

Academics

Hilltop was named a California Distinguished School in 2005[3] and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

In the 2006–07 school year, the graduation rate was 93.3%.[4]

Hilltop has the highest number of AP courses available to all students and the highest AP pass rate out of the entire SUHSD at 72.8%.[4] Since the 1999–2000 school year, there has been a 25% increase in exams taken,[4] a 7% increase in the overall pass rate,[4] and a 30% increase in the total number of students testing.[4]

Athletics

Hilltop is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Section and the Mesa League of the Metro Conference. Hilltop competes in the following sports:[citation needed]

CIF Champions

2016- Women’s Water Polo

Chula Vista Spartans are the Lancers longtime rival school, dating back to the '60s.[citation needed]

Longtime Hilltop Coaches elected as San Diego Sports Hall of Champions Coaching Legends:[citation needed]

  • Don "Big Dawg" Rollins- JV Basketball (Don is currently third all time in Southern California JV wins)
  • John Baumgartner - Baseball
  • Janet Balsley - Field Hockey
  • Chip Holmes - Track & Field
  • Tim Tyler - Wrestling (Tyler was also inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame)

Demographics

In the 2005–06 school year, the school's Academic Performance Index place it 698 (base) where 800 is the California state goal with a state rank 5 out of 10.[5]

Notable alumni

Name Grad Class Category Best Known For
Tom Waits 1968 Entertainment American singer-songwriter, composer and actor[6]
Cheryl Cox 1966 Politics Mayor of Chula Vista[7]
Kyle Foggo 1972 Crime Pleaded guilty to fraud associated with the Duke Cunningham scandal[8]
Brent R. Wilkes 1972 Crime Convicted of conspiracy, bribery, fraud and money laundering associated with the Duke Cunningham scandal[8]
Tami Bruce 1985 Sports Olympic swimmer[9]
Todd Pratt 1985 Sports Major League Baseball player from 1992–2006 primarily with Philadelphia and the New York Mets[10]
Mike Jacobs 1998 Sports Major League First Baseman since 2005[11]
Jeremiah W Daluperit 2000 guitar tech guitar tech for Polish metal band Behemoth [12]
Charlotte Mayorkas 2001 Sports LPGA Golfer, Three-time First Team All-American for UCLA[13][14][citation needed]
Desiree Linden 2001 Sports Winner of the 2018 Boston Marathon[15]
Greg Allen 2011 Sports Professional baseball player[16]
Calvin Faucher 2013 Sports Professional baseball player[17]

Notable faculty

References

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Hilltop Senior High (063864006484)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "video biography".[dead link]
  3. ^ . California Department of Education. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d e (PDF). Hilltop High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  5. ^ "School Profile FISCAL YEAR: 2005-06 (General)". Education Data Partnership. 2005–2006. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
  6. ^ . Tom Waits Library. Archived from the original on July 9, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2007.
  7. ^ "How much clout does Cox combo carry?". SignOnSanDiego.Com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
  8. ^ a b "Documents: Foggo rose despite his CIA misdeeds". San Diego Union-Tribune. February 26, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  9. ^ Berkshire, Kim Q. (August 28, 1988). "She's Playing Hooky in Seoul". Los Angeles Times. San Diego. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Players Information". Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
  11. ^ "The Baseball Cube". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
  12. ^ . Sweetwater Union High School District :: News :: New Archive. Sweetwater Union High School District. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2008 – via www.suhsd.k12.ca.us.
  13. ^ . UCLA. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
  14. ^ . LPGA. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
  15. ^ "USA Track & Field - Desiree (Desi) Linden". usatf.org. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  16. ^ Kenney, Kirk (June 22, 2016). "Former SDSU outfielder Greg Allen shining in minor leagues". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  17. ^ "Calvin Faucher - Hilltop Stats". Maxpreps.
  18. ^ Jocko Podcast 137 w/ Dean Lister: If You Know The Way Broadly, You Will See It In All Things. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021.

External links

  • Official website  

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For other schools with the same name see Hilltop High School disambiguation Hilltop High School formerly Hilltop Senior High is a four year public high school located in Chula Vista California and is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District SUHSD The school colors are kelly green white and black The school mascot is the Lancer Hilltop boasts the magnet program Foreign Language and Global Studies FLAGS as well as the Academies of Hospitality and Tourism H amp T Information Technology IT programs Advancement Via Individual Determination AVID Music Technology Televideo and Ballet Folklorico Hilltop High SchoolAddress555 Claire AvenueChula Vista San Diego County California 91910United StatesCoordinates32 38 14 N 117 03 35 W 32 6372 N 117 0596 W 32 6372 117 0596 Coordinates 32 38 14 N 117 03 35 W 32 6372 N 117 0596 W 32 6372 117 0596InformationFormer nameHilltop Senior HighSchool typePublic high schoolMotto The Focus at Hilltop is Academics Established1959 64 years ago 1959 School districtSweetwater Union High School DistrictPrincipalKaren T HernandezGrades9 12 1 Enrollment2 006 2019 20 1 CampusSuburban 1 Color s Kelly Green White BlackMascotLancerNewspaperThe LanceYearbookThe IdyllWebsiteOfficial website Interactive fullscreen map For the 2007 08 school year former Montgomery Middle School principal Ernesto Zamudio took over as principal for Hilltop High School and replaced the retiring Jerry Rindone As of 2020 Karen Hernandez is the principal of Hilltop High 2 who had served Hilltop since 1997 Rindone is currently serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of Education Contents 1 Clubs and associations 2 Academics 3 Athletics 4 Demographics 5 Notable alumni 6 Notable faculty 7 References 8 External linksClubs and associations EditHilltop has many clubs and associations including AP Scholars the BIBLE Club Best Buddies The HOOLIGANS Pep Club Girl s League Humanities MVPS GSA Metal Music Marine Science Italian German Spanish Latin Students Against Destructive Decisions SADD FIRST Robotics Interact Chips and Salsa and Chess and Cards Academics EditHilltop was named a California Distinguished School in 2005 3 and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges WASC In the 2006 07 school year the graduation rate was 93 3 4 Hilltop has the highest number of AP courses available to all students and the highest AP pass rate out of the entire SUHSD at 72 8 4 Since the 1999 2000 school year there has been a 25 increase in exams taken 4 a 7 increase in the overall pass rate 4 and a 30 increase in the total number of students testing 4 Athletics EditHilltop is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation CIF San Diego Section and the Mesa League of the Metro Conference Hilltop competes in the following sports citation needed Fall cross country football women s volleyball boys water polo women s tennis women s golf field hockey Winter basketball soccer wrestling cheerleading Roller Hockey women s water polo Spring track and field men s volleyball lacrosse softball baseball swimming and diving men s tennis men s golf lacrosseCIF Champions2016 Women s Water PoloChula Vista Spartans are the Lancers longtime rival school dating back to the 60s citation needed Longtime Hilltop Coaches elected as San Diego Sports Hall of Champions Coaching Legends citation needed Don Big Dawg Rollins JV Basketball Don is currently third all time in Southern California JV wins John Baumgartner Baseball Janet Balsley Field Hockey Chip Holmes Track amp Field Tim Tyler Wrestling Tyler was also inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Demographics EditIn the 2005 06 school year the school s Academic Performance Index place it 698 base where 800 is the California state goal with a state rank 5 out of 10 5 Notable alumni EditName Grad Class Category Best Known ForTom Waits 1968 Entertainment American singer songwriter composer and actor 6 Cheryl Cox 1966 Politics Mayor of Chula Vista 7 Kyle Foggo 1972 Crime Pleaded guilty to fraud associated with the Duke Cunningham scandal 8 Brent R Wilkes 1972 Crime Convicted of conspiracy bribery fraud and money laundering associated with the Duke Cunningham scandal 8 Tami Bruce 1985 Sports Olympic swimmer 9 Todd Pratt 1985 Sports Major League Baseball player from 1992 2006 primarily with Philadelphia and the New York Mets 10 Mike Jacobs 1998 Sports Major League First Baseman since 2005 11 Jeremiah W Daluperit 2000 guitar tech guitar tech for Polish metal band Behemoth 12 Charlotte Mayorkas 2001 Sports LPGA Golfer Three time First Team All American for UCLA 13 14 citation needed Desiree Linden 2001 Sports Winner of the 2018 Boston Marathon 15 Greg Allen 2011 Sports Professional baseball player 16 Calvin Faucher 2013 Sports Professional baseball player 17 Notable faculty EditRene Ortiz former soccer player citation needed Dean Lister multiple time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champion 18 References Edit a b c Search for Public Schools Hilltop Senior High 063864006484 National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences Retrieved September 2 2021 video biography dead link Distinguished School Awards California School Recognition Program California Department of Education Archived from the original on April 8 2008 Retrieved February 22 2008 a b c d e Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card 2005 06 PDF Hilltop High School Archived from the original PDF on July 17 2011 Retrieved February 22 2008 School Profile FISCAL YEAR 2005 06 General Education Data Partnership 2005 2006 Retrieved October 4 2007 Tom Waits Timeline 1949 1975 Tom Waits Library Archived from the original on July 9 2007 Retrieved January 9 2007 How much clout does Cox combo carry SignOnSanDiego Com Archived from the original on February 2 2013 Retrieved February 21 2008 a b Documents Foggo rose despite his CIA misdeeds San Diego Union Tribune February 26 2009 Retrieved August 30 2018 Berkshire Kim Q August 28 1988 She s Playing Hooky in Seoul Los Angeles Times San Diego Retrieved June 22 2019 The Official Site of Major League Baseball Players Information Major League Baseball Retrieved February 21 2008 The Baseball Cube The Baseball Cube Retrieved February 21 2008 Sweetwater District Hall of Fame Welcomes a Dozen More Sweetwater Union High School District News New Archive Sweetwater Union High School District Archived from the original on February 7 2012 Retrieved February 21 2008 via www suhsd k12 ca us UCLA Golf UCLA Archived from the original on April 9 2008 Retrieved February 21 2008 The LPGA LPGA Archived from the original on February 20 2008 Retrieved February 21 2008 USA Track amp Field Desiree Desi Linden usatf org Retrieved June 22 2019 Kenney Kirk June 22 2016 Former SDSU outfielder Greg Allen shining in minor leagues Retrieved November 19 2016 Calvin Faucher Hilltop Stats Maxpreps Jocko Podcast 137 w Dean Lister If You Know The Way Broadly You Will See It In All Things YouTube Archived from the original on December 11 2021 External links EditOfficial website Hilltop High legacy archived web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hilltop High School Chula Vista California amp oldid 1101277834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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