Hillcrest High School (Ottawa)
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| Principal | Robert Armstrong |
| Vice principals | Tim Tourangeau, Jennifer Chmiel |
| School type | Public |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Location | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Enrollment | 1100 (2004) |
| Faculty | 64 (2004) |
| Campus surroundings | Suburban |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| School colour(s) | Blue, red, yellow |
Hillcrest High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Elmvale Acres neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school was opened in 1961, and has over 1100 students. Its sports teams are nicknamed "The Hawks". Hillcrest High School is a very ethnically diverse school with large groups mirroring the surrounding community. The majority of the students are white, however there are significant numbers of Blacks, Arabs and South Asians. Hillcrest has students from over 100 countries. Hillcrest has a long history of excellence in sports. Hillcrest is especially good at basketball winning the national capital boy's championship on many occasions. Many players on the Ottawa 67's attend Hillcrest during the season as well. Hillcrest has a university Advanced Placement program, which is a method of extending class room learning through activities and travel, a co-curricular program, and a computer technology program in information management. Hillcrest is also involved in the community; students raise money for cancer research, and participate at the near by Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Hillcrest is in School Zone 6, and its trustee is Bronwyn Funiciello.
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[edit] Sports Teams
Hillcrest which is well known for its exceptional sports team has won a huge amounts of trophies and banners all won by no other than the students. While the basketball teams are said to be the most exceptional team of the school, Hillcrest also represents itself boldly in other sports such as their swimming, track and field, cross-country, and volleyball teams. Rugby is also popular, with the most prestigious symbol of the school being its blue, red and yellow rugby jersey. Hillcrest won the Ottawa regional rugby championship for two years in a row in 2000 and 2001 against Bell High School, representing Hillcrest Rugby at OFSAA for the first time. In 2006 the Junior Boys Rugby Team finished at a perfect record of 13-0 and winning the N.C.S.S.A.A Championship The team was invited to compete at the Barbarian cup in Toronto, but because of an error the team could not go. An Ottawa Citizen special section on July 11, 2006 rated Hillcrest's sports as the second best in the city (behind Nepean High School) and having the best boy's program in the city. Hillcrest also has a notable history with Ultimate Frisbee. Hawks ultimate has been recognized as one of the best teams in the city consistantly. This includes high place finishes at OFSAA every year. The ultimate frisbee program is also regarded as the "party sport" as they hold more parties during a calender year than any other team.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jason Scott Alexander (Class of '91), music industry executive
- Andrew Cassels - Ice hockey player
- Al Charron - Rugby Player
- Logan Couture - Ice hockey player
- Chris Labelle - Canadian Idol contestant
- Mark Mancari - Ice hockey player
- Massari - hip hop singer
- Louise Reny - pop singer, songwriter, most notably front-woman to internationally successful Ottawa bands One 2 One, Sal's Birdland, Artificial Joy Club, and also an early mentor/songwriting partner with Alanis Morissette.
- Peter Tsimikalis - Ice hockey player
- Michael Woods - Track athlete
