Jim Hill High School
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| Name Motto |
Jim Hill High School |
| Address |
2185 Fortune Street |
| Town |
Jackson, Mississippi 39204 |
| Established |
1912 |
| Type |
Public secondary |
| Religion |
Secular |
| Students |
Coeducational |
| Grades |
9 to 12 |
| Accreditation |
Mississippi State Department of Education |
| District | |
| Mascot |
Tigers |
| Colors |
Green and Gold |
| Yearbook |
Tigers! |
| Newspaper |
The Echo |
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| Bank Plus | |
Jim Hill High School is a public high school located in Jackson, Mississippi (USA), hosting the state's only International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) program, which is a vigorous course dedicated to educating its students in worldly academic excellence. It also hosts AP courses. The high school also hosts esteemed JROTC and SOAR programs. During the 207-2008 school year, Major Frank Branch was honored as being the U.S. Army Cadet Command 2008 Instructor of the Year. Lydia Haynes is the current principal of Jim Hill, replacing Dr. Earl Watkins in 2002. Barbara Hilliard is the current IB coordinator, and Linda Smith is the current MYP coordinator.
The school is known also for the Jim Hill G.Y.T (Grave Yard Thunder [the school's drumline]--because the school is located behing a graveyard), which has consecutively won The Drumline Challenge in Jackson, MS. Jim Hill is said to have one of the best high school bands, named The Band of Distinction, in Mississippi, and it competes frequently throughout the school year. The school is also known for the Jim Hill Choir, which is noted for having traveled widely and for ranking among the top choral music programs in the world.
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[edit] History
Jim Hill was founded in 1912 by James Hill, hence the name "Jim Hill" High School, for the establishment of a secondary institution for African Americans in the Jackson, Mississippi area. The current building was constructed in the 1960s. The International Baccalaureate Program hosted there was established in 1992. The new wing was annexed in 2001.
[edit] Special Programs
Jim Hill is the only school in the state of Mississippi with the International Baccalaureate Diploma program. This school offers these classes in Geometry MYP, Biology MYP and IB, Humanities MYP and IB, Language MYP and IB, Physical Education MYP, Algebra II MYP, Math Studies IB, Theory of Knowledge IB, Psychology IB, Technology IB, Art MYP and IB, French MYP and IB, and Spanish MYP and IB. For the program, students must complete a Personal Project in their 10th grade year, and sign a contract, write Internal Assessments for World Literature, Mathematics, Humanities; create 12 art pieces to be sent off with their Developmental Workbooks; and take an exam in Language, Math, Humanities, Science, Psychology, Theory of Knowledge, and a foreign language in the IB Diploma years. If the composite score of the IB exam is high enough, then the student may qualify for the IB Diploma. Students who aren't as esteemed are granted the IB scholarship. Community Service (CAS hours) is also calculated into the equation.
The AP Program is also offered at the school.
[edit] Feeder Pattern
The following schools feed into Jim Hill High School.[1]
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
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- Blackburn Middle School
- Siwell Road Middle School
- Elementary Schools
- Baker Elementary School
- Barr Elementary School
- George Elementary School
- Lee Elementary School
- Isable Elementary School
- Poindexter Elementary School
[edit] References
- ^ Feeder Patterns – Jackson Public Schools.
[edit] External links
- Jim Hill High School website
- [1] IBO
