Hilltop High School

Infobox School
name = Hilltop High School


motto = The Focus at Hilltop is Academics!
established = 1959
type = Public
affiliation =
district = Sweetwater Union High School District
grades = 9-12
president =
principal = Ernesto Zamudio
head of school =
dean =
students = 2486
enrollment =
conference =
colors = Kelly Green, White and Black color box|#008000color box|White
mascot = Lancer
yearbook = The Idyll
newspaper = The Lance
location = 555 Claire Avenue
Chula Vista, California 91910
coordinates = coord|32.636899|-117.058725|region:US_type:edu|display=inline
country = USA
homepage = [http://www.hilltoplancers.com School Website]

Hilltop High School 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, Animation, Televideo, and Ballet Folklorico.

For the 2007-2008 school year, former Montgomery Middle School principal Ernesto Zamudio took over as principal for Hilltop High School and replaced the retiring Jerry Rindone( [http://www.hilltoplancers.org:16080/video/bulletin/index.php?vid=070618.mov video biography] ) who had served Hilltop since 1997. Rindone is currently serving as the Deputy Mayor for the City of Chula Vista.cite web|url=http://www.chulavistaca.gov/City_Services/Mayor_Council/Council_Member_Seat3/bio.asp|title=City of Chula Vista - Jerry Rindone Bio|publisher=The City of Chule Vista|accessdate=2008-02-22]

Clubs and Associations

Hilltop has many clubs and associations which include: Best Buddies, Humanities, MEChA, Gay-Straight Alliance, Metal (Music), Marine Science, Step (Dancing), iCrew, Italian,German, Spanish, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Robotics, Interact etc.

Academics

Hilltop is one of the most recognizable public schools in the South Bay for its Academic Decathlon and Academic League teams. The Decathlon team won 3 straight county championships from 2000-2002. The Academic League team also won the county championship in 2000.

Hilltop was named a California Distinguished School in 2005 [cite web|url=http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingcounty.asp?county=37|title=Distinguished School Awards - California School Recognition Program|publisher=California Department of Education|accessdate=2008-02-22] and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

In the 2006-2007 school year, the graduation rate was 93.3%.

Hilltop also has the highest number of AP courses available to all students but in addition has the highest AP pass rate out of the entire SUHSD at 72.8%. Since the 1999-2000 school year, there has been a 25% increase in exams taken , a 7% increase in the overall pass rate, and a 30% increase in the total number of students testing.cite web|url=http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/SARC/2007/SARC2007_HTH_Short.pdf|title=Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card, 2005-06|publisher=Hilltop High School|accessdate=2008-02-22]

Athletics

Hilltop High School competes in the following sports:

Fall: cross country, football, women's volleyball, water polo, women's tennis, women's golf

Winter: basketball, soccer, wrestling, cheerleading

Spring: track and field, men's volleyball, lacrosse, softball, baseball, swimming and diving, men's tennis, men's golf

Bonita Vista High School, Chula Vista High School and Castle Park High School are rival schools.

Demographics

In the 2005-2006 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. [cite web|url=http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/Navigation/fsTwoPanel.asp?bottom=%2Fprofile%2Easp%3Flevel%3D07%26reportnumber%3D16%26fyr%3Dcurrent%26tab%3D0|title=School Profile FISCAL YEAR: 2005-06 (General)|publisher=Education Data Partnership|accessdate=2007-10-04|date=2005-2006]

Notable alumni

References

External links

* [http://www.hilltoplancers.org/ Hilltop High School website]