Hillsboro High School (Tennessee)

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Hillsboro High School
Address
Hillsboro High School (Tennessee)
3812 Hillsboro Road

Nashville
,
Tennessee
37215

United States
Coordinates 36°06′24″N86°48′43″W / 36.10656°N 86.81191°W / 36.10656; -86.81191
Information
Type Public high school
Established1939
School district Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
DeanAmy Cate
PrincipalShuler Pelham
Teaching staff66.4 (FTE) (as of 2006-07) [1]
Grades9-12
GenderCoed
Enrollment1,241 (as of 2006-07) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.7 (as of 2006-07) [1]
Color(s)Green and gold    [2]
Athletics TSSAA class AAA (4A football)
MascotBurros [2]
NewspaperThe Hillsboro Globe
Website http://schools.mnps.org/hillsboro-high-school/

Hillsboro High School is a comprehensive high school in Nashville, Tennessee. Established in 1939, the school is one of fifteen high schools in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. The school offers the IB Diploma Programme.

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History

Hillsboro High School officially opened October 22, 1939, with an enrollment of 164 students and seven faculty members. Initially, the school served a rural area. Later population increases, re-zoning, the Vocational Educational Act, and 20th century influences have resulted in changes from a two-story red brick building in a pastoral setting to a set of massive white buildings which were designed by nationally recognized architects. On October 31, 1952, the first school was destroyed by fire. Several renovations have occurred since the replacement of that building in the 1950s, most recently in 1995. The school is currently undergoing a renovation predicted for completion in 2020. [3]

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities include anime club, badminton club, Burro Bookworms, Burro Unplugged, chorus, Close Up, concert band, creative writing club, eating disorder awareness, forensics, Future Business Leaders of America, gamer club, The Hillsboro Globe (newspaper), The Burro Underground (literary magazine), the Hillsboro Players drama troupe, Interact, International Teen Outreach Program, jazz band, Knit Wits, Latino club, learning center, mock trial, National Honor Society, National Conference for Community and Justice, Quiz Bowl, Saigon Children's Charity, student council, Team Hillsboro-Walk for the Cure, Women in Science, youth legislature (Youth in Government and Model United Nations), and HHS Habitat for Humanity.

Athletics

The Hillsboro athletic teams, known as the Burros, compete in baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, marching band, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling.

State championship titles held by the school:

Notable alumni

Former principals

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