Highland High School (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
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| Albuquerque, NM 87108, 4700 Coal Avenue SE United States |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | Opened: Fall 1949 |
| Principal | Nikki Dennis |
| Enrollment | 1963 |
| Color(s) | Navy and Gold |
| Mascot | 'Herbie' the Hornet or the Hornets |
| Information | (505) 265-3711 |
| Website | http://www.highlandhornets.com |
Highland High School is a public high school located in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools District. Their mascot is Herbie the Hornet. The school mascot was named after a Naval ship, the USS Hornet. This leads to the school colors of navy blue and gold. The Navy also conducts a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps as an elective in the curriculum.
Highland High School was built in 1949 in southeast Albuquerque. The original plan for the school was to build it in the shape of an “H” with the school library being a separate building on what is now the student parking lot north of the gym. However, when the school opened, only the east wing of the present main building and the gym were actually built. Today, Highland is the second oldest public high school in Albuquerque, and currently operates out of the oldest school building and occupies 33 acres
Highland High School is the basis of the Highland High in Beavis and Butthead, as creator Mike Judge grew up in Albuquerque.
Highland's We The People (Competition) team has won the state championship since 2000 (with the exception of 2005). The team is coached by Steve Seth and Bob Coffey. On December 9, 2006, the team claimed its fifth state championship. When they went on to Nationals, they came in 4th place in the nation in 2006. In April, 2007 the We The People team received the Mountain Plains Regional Championship in the National Finals. In December 2007, the We The People team clinched yet another state championship, and reached the National Finals in Washington D.C., where their Unit 2 was awarded a unit award.[citation needed]
Highland High school has a very diverse population with students from many cultures and all socio-economic backgrounds. Many foreign exchange students also attend the school each year. The school has a strong International Students Club that produces an annual Multicultural Assembly that showcases performance arts from the various cultures represented at Highland and is performed by both students and staff members.
A number of movies and TV shows have been filmed at Highland including Spy School, starring Taylor Gilster as Pickleman, a nice little boy who ends up falling in love with his pet rock, and the pilot episode for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Highland is popular among producers due to the architecture of the main building, and due to the tax credits that the state of New Mexico has recently begun offering to movie producers.[citation needed]
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During Highlands first school year, 1949-50, the students voted in their homerooms to choose the name “Hornets” as their school mascot. The inspiration for this choice was the U.S. Aircraft Carrier “Hornet”. In April, 1942, it was used for the first time in a surprise raid on Tokyo , Japan . This raid and the “Hornets” battle shortly after it to save Midway Island , turned the tide of the war with Japan (after the famous Pearl Harbor attack) in favor of the United States . The Hornet statue in the glass case by the main office, has become our official school symbol. It is an official copy of the symbol for this aircraft carrier. In 1980, Highland had its own radio station called KHHS. Highland 's first faculty and staff consisted of one principal, two secretaries, and thirty-four teachers. Highland currently has one principal, four assistant principals, seventeen secretaries, one hundred and twenty eight teachers, sixty eight support personnel, seven cafeteria staff and fourteen janitorial staff.
[edit] Clubs and Organizations at Highland
Empower, French Honor Society, GSA (Gay Straight Alliance), Gamers' Club, Green Thumb Club, HADD (Hornets Against Drinking & Drug Use), Chess Club, Highland MC's, MECHA, MESA (Math Engineering Science Achievement), Model UN, Science Olympiad, Skateboarding Club, Spanish Honor Society, Speech and Debate, The Sting Dance Team, BSU (Black Student Union), DECA, Enlace, Student Senate, Marching Band, International Club, Key Club, Native American Leaderschip Council, LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) NJROTC, Yearbook, The Highlight (School Newspaper), We The People,
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Football was ranked #2 in the 2006 state tournament. Highland football earned an additional bid in the 2008 state playoffs. Their boys soccer team was also ranked #2 rank in the 2007 AAAAA State Tournament. Highland Track held the state title in 2005. Cross country was ranked number 2 in state in 2005 and 2006. Highland wrestler Andrez Davalos placed 4th in the NMAA Wrestling State Championships in 2009. The boys' track and field team took the 2009 5AAAAA state championship.
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Coordinates: 35°4′28.46″N 106°35′30.90″W / 35.0745722°N 106.591917°W
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