William C. Hinkley High School
- William C. Hinkley High School
Infobox_School
name =William C. Hinkley High School
motto =A Flight above the Rest
established =1963
type =
affiliation =
district =Aurora Public Schools
grades =9-12
principal =Peter Mosby
faculty =88[ [http://reportcard.cde.state.co.us/reportcard/pdf/2006_0180_4024_H.pdf Hinkley School Accountability Report] . Accessed January 28, 2007.] ]
staff =
students =
enrollment =1726
athletics =5A
conference =Skyline League
colors =cadet blue and silver color box|bluecolor box|silver
mascot =Thunderbirds
location =1250 Chambers Road, Aurora, Colorado
information =303-340-1500
website =http://www.aps.k12.co.us/hinkley/
William C. Hinkley High School or simply Hinkley High School is a public high school in Aurora, Colorado. It is one of four high schools in Aurora Public Schools. In 2007, Hinkley was ranked within the top 1000 public high schools in the United States by Newsweek[ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=Rank&count=1327&Search=&start=900&limit=100&year=2007& America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools] Accessed July 05, 2007.] .]Hinkley's student newspaper is The Talon" [http://www.hinkleytalon.net/] ".
IB Program
Hinkley is home to the district's only International Baccalaureate program. It is the only school in the United States to offer an IB African History course[ [http://denver.yourhub.com/AURORANORTH/Stories/Education/School-News/Story~22717.aspx IB Program Offers Students a Challenge] . Accessed January 28, 2007.] , and one of only a handful to offer an IB Human Rights course][ [http://www.ibo.org/ibworld/documents/feb03.pdf Enthusiastic Response to IB Human Rights Course] Accessed January 28, 2007.] .]In order to ease the 150 hour community service requirement of the IB Program, a student organization known as the " [http://www.clearthelandmines.org Landmines Task Force] " was created. The group raises money and awareness regarding the international landmine problem, donating through the United Nations Association's Adopt-A-Minefield to help eradicate landmines in Mozambique. To date, the group has raised over $20,000[ [http://www.aps.k12.co.us/communications/releases/2006-07/28.htm APS IB Students Walk to Eliminate Landmines] Accessed January 28, 2007.] . The program was started by IB HL African History teacher Christine Sundberg in the 2003/2004 school year.]
= Demographics[ [http://www.muninetguide.com/school.php?school=23400006401 Hinkley High School Student Demographics] . Accessed January 28, 2007.] =]
*Hispanic 33.2%
*White 30.4%
*Black 29.1%
*Asian 6.4%
*Native American 0.9%
References
External links
* [http://www.aps.k12.co.us/hinkley/ Hinkley High School]
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