Hilltop High School

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Hilltop High School
Location
555 Claire Avenue
Chula Vista, California 91910
USA
Coordinates 32°38′13″N 117°03′31″W / 32.636899, -117.058725
Information
School district Sweetwater Union High School District
Principal Ernesto Zamudio
Students 2486
Type Public
Grades 9-12
Motto The Focus at Hilltop is Academics!
Mascot Lancer
Color(s) Green and White         
Yearbook The Idyll
Newspaper The Lance
Established 1959
Homepage 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 green and white. 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.

In December 2007, former Montgomery Middle School principal Ernesto Zamudio took over as principal for Hilltop High School and replaced the retiring Jerry Rindone(video biography) who had served Hilltop since 1997. Rindone is currently serving as the Deputy Mayor for the City of Chula Vista.[1]

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 [2] and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

In the 2006-2007 school year, the graduation rate was 93.3%.[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%.[3] Since the 1999-2000 school year, there has been a 25% increase in exams taken [3], a 7% increase in the overall pass rate[3], and a 30% increase in the total number of students testing.[3]

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.[4]

[edit] Notable alumni

Name Grad Class Category Best Known For
Joan D. Vinge 1963 Literature Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of The Snow Queen series [5]
Tom Waits 1966 Entertainment musician [6]
Cheryl Cox 1966 Politics Mayor of Chula Vista[7]
John Tschogl 1968 Sports Basketball [8]
Tommy Hinzo 1982 Sports Baseball [8]
Bob Natal 1983 Sports Major League Baseball Catcher for the Montreal Expos[8]
Todd Pratt 1985 Sports baseball [8][9]
Sgt. Alfredo Barrajas “Boy” Silva 1988 Military died in Iraq war from improvised explosive device (IED) explosion[10][11]
Charles Adair 1989 Sports Soccer [8]
Manny Vargas 1990 Sports Professional Bodyboarder
José Silva 1991 Sports baseball [8]
Mike Jacobs 1998 Sports baseball [12]
Christy Carvalho 1998 Entertainment featured as a Clovers cheerleader in the 2000 hit movie Bring It On
Charlotte Mayorkas 2000 Sports LPGA Golfer, Three-time First Team All-American for UCLA[13][14]
Army Spc. Curtis R. Spivey 2000 Military casualty due to injuries from Iraq War[15][16][17]
Robin Whitehouse 2004 Theatre Professional Sound Designer and/or Musical Director for various theatres, including the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.[18]
Jenna Presley 2005 Entertainment Adult Film Star[verification needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ City of Chula Vista - Jerry Rindone Bio. The City of Chule Vista. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  2. ^ Distinguished School Awards - California School Recognition Program. California Department of Education. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  3. ^ a b c d e Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card, 2005-06. Hilltop High School. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  4. ^ School Profile FISCAL YEAR: 2005-06 (General). Education Data Partnership (2005-2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
  5. ^ Sweetwater Union High School District News Archive. Sweetwater Union High School District. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  6. ^ Tom Waits Timeline: 1949 - 1975. Tom Waits Library. Retrieved on 2007-01-09.
  7. ^ How much clout does Cox combo carry?. SignOnSanDiego.Com. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Hilltop High School - Alumni. Hilltop High School. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  9. ^ The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Players Information. Major League Baseball. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  10. ^ White, Robert D. (2006-05-11). FALLEN: Fernando Mendez-Aceves. www.ci.chula-vista.ca.us. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
  11. ^ U.S. Department of Defense (2005-09-16). "DoD Identifies Army Casualty". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
  12. ^ The Baseball Cube. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  13. ^ UCLA Golf. UCLA. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  14. ^ The LPGA. LPGA. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  15. ^ Honor the fallen: Army Spc. Curtis R. Spivey. MilitaryTimes. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
  16. ^ Spc. Curtis R. Spivey. www.chulavistaca.gov. City of Chula Vista. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
  17. ^ Liewer, Steve (2007-04-06). More Military news A soldier's sad ending. www.signonsandiego.com. Union-Tribune. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
  18. ^ SDJT Directors. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.

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Sweetwater Union High School District
Senior High Schools Bonita Vista High School | Castle Park High School | Chula Vista High School | Eastlake High School | Hilltop High School | MAAC Community Charter School | Mar Vista High School | Montgomery High School | Olympian High School | Options Secondary School | Otay Ranch High School | Palomar High School | San Ysidro High School | Southwest High School | Sweetwater High School
Middle Schools Bonita Vista Middle School | Castle Park Middle | Chula Vista Middle | Eastlake Middle | Granger Junior High | Hilltop Middle | Mar Vista Middle | Montgomery Middle | National City Middle | Rancho del Rey Middle | Southwest Middle