Andrew Hill High School

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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 the East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD). As of 2007, the school principal is Ms. Betta Lopez.

The school mascot is the falcon. The school colors are black and gold. The school educates approximately 2200 students annually.

There is an ongoing movement to make the school a charter school. However, this push was rejected by district trustees [1], though the effort is continuing [2]. 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%.

1 Demographics
2 Clubs and Organization
3 Notable alumni
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] 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. [3]

[edit] 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
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
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) - Mr. Trinh & 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
National Science Bowl - Mr. Hink & Mr. Shih
Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) - Mr. Dinh & Mrs. Bao Vy Nguyen

[edit] Notable alumni

Captain Jason M. Dahl, pilot of United Airlines Flight 93; Hillsdale Elementary School was renamed Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary School in his honor ^[1] ^[2] A building was also named "Dahl Hall" in his honor.
Mervyn Fernandez, former wide receiver in the CFL and NFL.
George Achica, former lineman in the USFL and NFL.
Traxamillion, Notable Bay Area music producer.
Paul W. Primrose, Stormtrooper #2 in Return of the Jedi

[edit] References

^ 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.