Hillwood High School

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Lawson High School
Address
Hillwood High School
400 Davidson Road

Nashville, Tennessee

United States
Coordinates 36°07′07″N86°52′24″W / 36.1185°N 86.87347°W / 36.1185; -86.87347
Information
Type Public
Motto"We are Lawson!"
Established2023
School district Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
PrincipalWilliam B. Wright
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Number of students1,399
Color(s)Baby blue and Yellow
  
Athletics conference TSSAA Class 5A, Region 6
Team nameLightning
Website schools.mnps.org/hillwood-high-school

James Lawson High School is a public high school located in Nashville, Tennessee, and is part of the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS). Athletic teams are known as the Lightning and the school colors are baby blue and yellow. James Lawson opened in 2023.

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Academics

Hillwood offers all levels of academics. Standard and honors level courses are available along with Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses. Hillwood became one of the first IB World Schools in Tennessee in February 2004. It offers the Diploma Programme. Additionally, the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program is available. Hillwood is a Technology Site Demonstration school.

Athletics

There are many sports available for students to participate in. The Topper Athletic Club is a parent/faculty organization that helps support all sports teams. They generally meet once a month. All sporting events are overseen by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA).

Sports at Hillwood High School include:

Team accomplishments

The football team was state championship contender in the 1990s and early 2000s before their move from AAAA (4A) to AAAAA (5A), which was Tennessee's highest class. Now there are six classes and Hillwood is in 5A.

The baseball team won Hillwood's first state championship in any sport when they won the TSSAA AAA state championship over Maryville High School in 1977. William Brennan, who would later be a Major League pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, played for Hillwood in 1981.

The basketball team was coached by Ricardo Patton in 1986–87. He later went on to coach college basketball at the NCAA Division I level for Colorado and later for Northern Illinois.

Rivals

Hillwood has a few sports rivals. Their main rivalry is with Hillsboro High School in the annual "Battle of the Hills". Other rivals include John Overton High School, Glencliff High School, McGavock High School, and Father Ryan High School. Montgomery Bell Academy was previously a major rival as the schools are only two miles apart, but Hillwood has not been very competitive with that school since the public/private split.

Extracurricular activities and clubs

Notable alumni

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