Indian Hill High School

Infobox Secondary school



imagesize = 100px
name = Indian Hill High School
type = Public secondary
principal = Mrs. Nancy Striebich
assistant principal= Mr. David Terrell
grades = 9–12
city = 6865 Drake Rd.
Cincinnati
state = Ohio
campus = Suburban
country = USA
National_ranking = 48 ("2007, U.S. News and World Report"), 124 ("2008, Newsweek")
mascot = Braves
colors = White, Red, Black (disputed)
newspaper = "The Chieftain"
yearbook = "The Legend"
website = http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/hs/

Indian Hill High School is a public high school near Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District. In 2007, Indian Hill High School was ranked 48th in the nation in U.S. News and World Report Top 100 High Schools, placing it ahead of Walnut Hills High School and Wyoming High School as the top public high school in the Tri-State area [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/11/26/daily42.html Three high schools make U.S. News' 'best' ranking - Business Courier of Cincinnati: ] ] . In addition, it placed 124th on Newsweek Magazine's 2008 Top 1200 High School Rankings [ [http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?s=OH America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com ] ] and was named a 2007 U.S. Blue Ribbon School [ [http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/NewsUpdates/MACS/high_school_named_blue_ribbon_aw.htm High School Named Blue Ribbon Aw ] ] .

Academics

Indian Hill High School offers a very vigorous college-prep curriculum, mainly in the honors and AP courses. The school offers a total of 21 AP courses. These courses include: AP Studio Art, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP French Language, AP French Literature, AP Latin, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Music Theory, AP Physics B, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP Statistics, AP U.S. Government and Politics, and AP U.S. History. The school is well-known especially for its AP Art, AP Calculus, AP English Literature, AP European History, AP Economics, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics, and AP U.S. History courses. Students are required to take the AP exam if they take the AP course. In the spring of 2007, 266 students took 682 Advanced Placement exams. 83 percent of these students received a 3 or better on the exams. In the class of 2007, Indian Hill also boasted 73 AP Scholars and 20 National Merit Semi-Finalists/Commended Students, representing 36 percent and 10 percent of the class, respectively [http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/HSGuidance/Microsoft%20Word%20-%2007-08profile..pdf] . The school also offers a very prestigious, nationally recognized Latin program; the chair of the Latin program is in fact the current president of the American Classical League.

Athletics

Extracurriculars

Notable alumni

*Julie Hagerty - actress
*Paul Hackett - Democratic politician, Iraqi War Veteran

Notes and References

External links

* [http://usnews.feedroom.com/?fr_story=1fc0963ce33fe20effebf96777e4541ba1c620ca&rf=bm US News and World Report: Indian Hill High School Video]
* [http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/ District Website]
* [http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/hs High School Website]