William C. Hinkley High School

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William C. Hinkley High School
Location
1250 Chambers Road, Aurora, Colorado
Information
School district Aurora Public Schools
Principal Peter Mosby
Enrollment

1726[1]
Faculty 88[1]
Grades 9-12
Athletics 5A
Athletics conference Skyline League
Motto A Flight above the Rest
Mascot Thunderbirds
Color(s) cadet blue and silver         
Established 1963
Information 303-340-1500
Homepage http://www.aps.k12.co.us/hinkley/

William C. Hinkley High School or simply Hinkley High School is a public high school in Aurora, Colorado. It is one of four high schools in Aurora Public Schools. In 2007, Hinkley was ranked within the top 1000 public high schools in the United States by Newsweek[2].

Hinkley's student newspaper is The Talon[1].

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[edit] IB Program

Hinkley is home to the district's only International Baccalaureate program. It is the only school in the United States to offer an IB African History course[3], and one of only a handful to offer an IB Human Rights course[4].

In order to ease the 150 hour community service requirement of the IB Program, a student organization known as the Landmines Task Force was created. The group raises money and awareness regarding the international landmine problem, donating through the United Nations Association's Adopt-A-Minefield to help eradicate landmines in Mozambique. To date, the group has raised over $20,000[5]. The program was started by IB HL African History teacher Christine Sundberg in the 2003/2004 school year.

[edit] Demographics[6]

  • Hispanic 33.2%
  • White 30.4%
  • Black 29.1%
  • Asian 6.4%
  • Native American 0.9%

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hinkley School Accountability Report. Accessed January 28, 2007.
  2. ^ America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools Accessed July 05, 2007.
  3. ^ IB Program Offers Students a Challenge. Accessed January 28, 2007.
  4. ^ Enthusiastic Response to IB Human Rights Course Accessed January 28, 2007.
  5. ^ APS IB Students Walk to Eliminate Landmines Accessed January 28, 2007.
  6. ^ Hinkley High School Student Demographics. Accessed January 28, 2007.

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