- Andrew Hill High School
Andrew Putnam Hill High School is a secondary school located in
San Jose, California which educates students in grades 9-12. It is part of theEast Side Union High School District (ESUHSD). As of 2007, theschool principal is Ms. Bettina Lopez.The school mascot is the
falcon . Theschool colors are black and gold. The school's enrollment is approximately 2200.There is an ongoing movement to make the school a
charter school . However, this push was rejected by district trustees [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/13200168.htm] , though the effort is continuing [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/13029307.htm] . If the effort succeeds, Andrew Hill will become the largest charter school in Northern California.As of 2006, 45% of the school's students qualify for the free lunch program, compared to the district average of 25%.
This school is famous for its IB and MAGNET program.
Demographics
Andrew Hill High's demographics is close to that of
Yerba Buena High School 's, and is roughly 60%Mexican American and 30%Vietnamese American . [http://education.yahoo.com/k12]Bell Schedule
Period 0 7:00 A.M. - 7:54 A.M.
Period 1 8:00 AM - 8:57 A.M.
Period 2 9:03 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
Brunch 10:00 A.M. - 10:15 A.M.
Period 3 10:21 A.M. - 11:21 A.M.
Period 4 11:27 A.M. - 12:24 A.M.
Lunch 12:24 - 12:54
Period 5 1:00 P.M. - 1:57 P.M.
Period 6 2:03 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.Clubs and Organization
* Andrew Hill Fitness Club - Mr. Allamandola
* Animal Rights - Mr. Redhill
* Anime Club - Ms. Stein
* Ballroom Club - Ms. Barbella & Ms. Haertling
* Black Student Union (BSU) - Mrs. Gwananji
* California Scholarship Federation (CSF) - Mr. Scott Lee
* Club Med - Ms. Metz
* College Prep Club- Mr. Moradkhan
* Culinary Club - Ms. Haertling
* Drama Club- Ms. Stegeman
* Falcons For Christ - Mrs. Bao Vy Nguyen
* Fashion/ Modeling Club - Ms.Shrestha & Mrs. Farmer
* Freestyle Dance Club- Mr. Del Rosa & Ms. Mansubi
* French Club- Mrs. Anderson
* Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) - Mr. Redhill
* Graphic and Web Design Club - Mr. G
* Health Occupations Students of American (HOSA) - Ms. Metz & Ms. Peters
* Hip-Hop Club - Ms. Gonzales
* Interact Club- Mr. Shih
* Journalism - Mr. Donschikowski
* Indian Club - Sukhvir Singh & Sandeep Singh
* Katipunan Filipino Club - Sgt. Major Moreno
* Key Club - Mr. Goodman
* Latino Student Union - Ms. Gonzales
* Lifeteen - Sgt. Major Moreno
* Make A Change (MAC) - Ms. McCusker & Mr. Guven
* Make-up Club -
* Medical Peer Group (MPG) - Ms. Metz
* Model United Nation (ModelUN) - Mr. Uhler, Ms. Kun-Szabo, and Mr. Winsatt
* National Honor Society (NHS) - Mr. Sarringhaus
* RAZA Unida - Mr. Castano
* Red Cross Club - Mr. McLoskey
* National Science Bowl - Mr. Hink & Mr. Shih
* Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) - Mr. Dinh & Mrs. Bao Vy NguyenNotable alumni
* Captain
Jason M. Dahl , pilot ofUnited Airlines Flight 93 ; Hillsdale Elementary School was renamed Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary School in his honor [Herel, Suzanne. "School to get a hero's name; Flight 93 pilot was a graduate of San Jose's Hillsdale Elementary."San Francisco Chronicle . March 23, 2002. News; page A-1.] [Sinisi, J. Sebastian. "School named for pilot 9/11 hero who lived in metro area honored."The Denver Post . March 27, 2002. Denver & The West; page B-03.] A building was also named "Dahl Hall" in his honor. The hall is located at the science building.
*Mervyn Fernandez , former wide receiver in the CFL and NFL.
*George Achica , former lineman in the USFL and NFL.References
* [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/11786193.htm The Promise of Andrew Hill High School] , San Jose Mercury News
* [http://www.puente.net/shimizu_pg.html Principal Reflects on Nine years of Puente Success] , Puente Newsee also
*Santa Clara County high schools
External links
* [http://andrewhill.wikispot.org/ Andrew Hill Wiki]
* [http://ah.ca.campusgrid.net/home/ Andrew P. Hill High School website]
* [http://california.schooltree.org/magnet/Hill-Andrew-P-High-007334.html Andrew P. Hill High School profile] provided by schooltree.org
* [http://www.esuhsd.org/ East Side Union High School District website]
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