Hillgrove High School

Hillgrove High School
Hillgrove High School
Address
	4165 Luther Ward Road; Powder Springs, Georgia 30127; United States
Coordinates	33°55′34″N 84°40′01″W / 33.926060°N 84.667043°W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	2006
Principal	Christian Suttle
Teaching staff	103.10 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,177 (2013-2014)
Student to teacher ratio	21:12
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Crimson and silver
Nickname	Hawks
Rival	McEachern High School
Website	www.cobbk12.org/hillgrove//

Hillgrove High School was established in 2006 in the Cobb County School District in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. Christian Suttle is the current principal of the school, having taken over in the fall of 2013. Hillgrove currently has over 2,000 students in grades 9–12. It is the fifteenth public high school built in the Cobb County public school district.^[2]

The school is located at 4165 Luther Ward Road, Powder Springs, Georgia 30127.

History

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.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,177 students enrolled in 2013-2014 was:

Male - 50.8%
Female - 49.2%
Native American/Alaskan - >0.1%
Asian/Pacific Islanders - 2.2%
Black - 29.8%
Hispanic - 6.3%
White - 59.2%
Multiracial - 2.5%

20.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.^[1]

Athletics

A small council of students from neighboring Cobb County schools met to choose Hillgrove's mascot, the hawk. This was chosen because many indigenous hawks lived around the property Hillgrove was built on. The school colors are crimson and silver. ^[2] The following sports are offered:

Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Baseball/softball
Wrestling
Cheerleading
Swimming
Cross country
Track
Basketball
Soccer
Tennis
Volleyball

Notable alumni

Kenyan Drake, Miami Dolphins running back (2016-)

References

^ ^a ^b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Hillgrove High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b https://web.archive.org/web/20091007163720/http://www.cobbk12.org/hillgrove/logocolors.htm. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[ed.gov-1] "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Hillgrove High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

[cobbk2-2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20091007163720/http://www.cobbk12.org/hillgrove/logocolors.htm. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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