Hillgrove High School

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Hillgrove High School
Address
Hillgrove High School
4165 Luther Ward Road

Powder Springs
,
Georgia
30127

United States
Coordinates 33°55′34″N84°40′01″W / 33.926060°N 84.667043°W / 33.926060; -84.667043
Information
School type Public high school
Motto"Soaring toward deliberate success in academics, the arts, and athletic achievement."
Established2006;18 years ago (2006)
School district Cobb County School District
PrincipalAngela Stewart
Teaching staff125.40 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,290 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.26 [1]
Campus Suburban
Color(s)Crimson and silver   
Athletics conference Georgia High School Association
Nickname Hawks
Rival McEachern High School
Website www.cobbk12.org/hillgrove//

Hillgrove High School is a public high school in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, United States, [2] with a Powder Springs address, and is the fifteenth high school of the Cobb County School District. The school's mascot is the Hawk. [3]

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History

Established in 2006, Hillgrove High School was built on 98 acres (400,000 m2). The land was donated by Harry Hill and Harriet Hargrove Hill to Young Harris College and then sold to the Cobb County Board of education, by the university. The Hills purchased the land in 1952 to raise cattle and Tennessee Walking Horses. The Hills give college scholarships to Hillgrove students who excel at their studies.

Academics

Hillgrove High is ranked roughly 32nd-33rd in top public high schools across the state of Georgia with a graduation rate of 94%. [4] [5] The school currently offers over twenty Advanced Placement courses with 55% student participation. [6] [4] The school also offers "Career Tech" pathways, CTAE courses including:

NJROTC

The Hillgrove High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps has won numerous accolades and awards since its establishment in 2009 and commission in 2010. [7] The Orienteering Team has also won three state championships and was the national champion team in 2019, 2022, and 2023 [ citation needed ].

Athletics

A small council of students from neighboring Cobb County schools met to choose Hillgrove's mascot, the hawk. This was chosen due to the many indigenous hawks living around the property upon which Hillgrove was built. [3] The school is home to various athletic teams. [8]

Performing Arts

Hillgrove High School has many notable and accomplished Performing Arts programs, including its concert band, jazz band, marching band, orchestra, and drama program.

Concert Band

The 2024-25 Hillgrove Wind Symphony was accepted into and will be performing at the University of Georgia’s JanFest and Music For All’s National Concert Band Festival.

Jazz Band

Hillgrove's Jazz Orchestra played at the GMEA In-Service Conference in January 2023. The ensemble performed at the Essentially Ellington Nashville Regional in April 2023, and earned international recognition by earning an invitation to the 2023 Midwest Clinic.

Marching Band

The Hillgrove Marching Band has been in existence since the school opened in 2006. The band marched at the 75th Anniversary Parade of D-Day in 2019, and partnered with Kell High School to create Kellgrove, which competed and achieved second place in the Fayette County Marching Band Finals with their show 'Ohana.

In 2023 the band competed at the Western Carolina University Tournament of Champions with their show Forew4rned and won the title of grand champions. The show earned second place behind Whitewater HS at the Fayette County Finals.

Hillgrove’s 2024 show, As the World Runs Dry, based on the movies Mad Max and Dune. is set to premier at BOA UAB.

Orchestra

Since its inauguration in 2006, the Hillgrove High School orchestra program has become home to more than 150 student musicians across three ensembles. Together, these ensembles have gained national and international acclaim, performing in some of the most prestigious concert halls around the globe. Notable venues include Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Carnegie Hall in New York, as well as prestigious venues in China, France, and Iceland.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Hillgrove High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "General Highway Map Cobb County Georgia" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation . Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Hillgrove High School". www.cobbk12.org. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "How Does Hillgrove High School Rank Among America's Best High Schools?". www.usnews.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Explore Hillgrove High School". Niche. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hillgrove High School". www.cobbk12.org. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Awards and Accolades". Hillgrove Navy JROTC. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Hillgrove High School". Hillgrove High School. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ Kaplan, Phil (April 13, 2019). "Tennessee football: Who is freshman Jaylen McCollough? Nickname is 'Tank'". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  10. ↑ Wood, Trent (October 13, 2023). "Jalen Royals had 7 touchdowns in an 8-quarter window. Who is this guy? Where did he come from?". Deseret News. Retrieved April 30, 2024.


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