Hillcrest High School (Idaho)

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Hillcrest High School

School type	Public
Staff
Principal	Mr. Miller
Faculty	59
Students
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,222
Athletics
IHSAA	4A
Mascot	Knights
Colors	Red, Black and white
Location
City	Ammon, ID
Website	http://www.hillcrestknights.com/

Hillcrest High School is a high school in Ammon, Idaho.

[edit] School History

In the late 1980's and early 90's, overcrowding at Bonneville High School and a rising population in the southern end of Bonneville School District #93 proved a need for a second school within the district's boundaries. The passage of a bond issue in 1990 in the amount of $10,880,000 provided the financial means for constructing Hillcrest High School, along with Iona Elementary School and a major addition to Falls Valley Elementary School. Students were able to start classes in August 1992, in grades nine through twelve. Some areas were not completed when the school opened, including the gym.

Hillcrest High School is comprised of an upper and lower gym, cafeteria/commons, media center, vocational and regular classrooms, having approximately 178,000 square feet. The building has a maximum student capacity of approximately 1200 students.

The structure is a prefabricated metal structure. The music, speech and drama rooms are separated from the other academic areas, as is the vocational wing. Hillcrest High School is built on 42 acres. The property is relatively flat, with good draining into the improved parking lot area, which further meets all EPA requirements by draining into a lower softball field area. The property adjoins the property of Sandcreek Middle School and makes an acceptable middle school/high school campus configuration. Hillcrest High School is renowned for its highly successful debate, tennis, and cross country teams.

[edit] Current

A new theater was completed in the summer of 2007. Hillcrest High School also constructed a new tennis court, softball field, art room, drama room, and debate room.