Hillsboro High School (Illinois)

Hillsboro High School (HHS) is a coed public high school located in Hillsboro, Illinois, the county seat of Montgomery County, Illinois, in the United States. HHS is part of the Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3.

History
In 1920, it was determined that the existing city high school on Fairground Ave. was no longer acceptable. After reorganizing the school's district, the decision was made to build a new school. The contract for the building designed by architect J. W. Kennedy was awarded on June 22, 1920 at a cost of about $250,000. The construction of the "new" Hillsboro High School was begun in 1920, and the school opened in the fall of 1921.

Sitting atop a hill located at 522 East Tremont Street, the north-facing red brick building is surrounded by trees. Through the years, into at least the mid-1960s, the campus was often named as the most beautiful in Illinois.

In 1938, the gymnasium, sited to the south of the main building was commissioned with financing for the project coming in part from Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds.

The agriculture building was added in the 1950s to the east of the gym, and the library/cafeteria building opened in 1962 just southeast of the main building.

Academics
In 2010, Hillsboro High school had an average ACT score of 19.6 with a graduation rate of 95.4% (which is higher than the state average of 87.8%). Since 2010, the school has failed to meet federal education standards set by No Child Left Behind even though in some years the school exceeds some statewide figures. The average class size is 19.6, which is smaller than the Illinois state average of 21.2.

College prep Hillsboro High has Advanced Placement programs in Calculus, Chemistry, English Literature/ Composition, and History. On the PSAE examination of 11th graders, Hillsboro scored in the 52nd percentile of Illinois schools with 49.1% of the students passing. This translates to a 26.4% college readiness score. 

Departments & Programs
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HHS Departments (& Courses)
 * Agriculture
 * Basic Agriculture
 * Agricultural Science
 * Agricultural Mechanics
 * Agribusiness Management
 * Business
 * Keyboarding & Computer Apps
 * Information Processing
 * Accounting
 * Marketing
 * Consumer Education
 * Multimedia
 * English
 * English
 * AP English
 * Reader Response
 * Oral
 * Hilltop (Yearbook)
 * Mentoring
 * Family & Consumer Sciences
 * Home Economics
 * Foods & Nutrition
 * Child Development
 * Child Care
 * Adult Living
 * Living Environments
 * Fine Arts
 * Drawing
 * Painting
 * Design
 * Photography
 * Band
 * Chorus

HHS Departments (cont.)
 * Foreign Language
 * Spanish
 * Industrial Technology
 * Industrial Technology
 * Manufacturing
 * Building Trades
 * Mathematics
 * Algebra
 * Geometry
 * Calculus
 * Safety, Health & Physical Education
 * Driver Education
 * Sexual Education
 * Physical Education
 * Science
 * Physical Science
 * Biology
 * Microbiology
 * Genetics
 * Anatomy & Physiology
 * Environmental Science
 * Chemistry
 * Physics
 * Social Sciences
 * Western Civilization
 * American History
 * Sociology
 * Criminal Justice
 * American Government
 * Current Events
 * Special Education

Cooperative Programs
 * With Lincoln Land College
 * Certified Nurse Assistant Program
 * Okaw Area Vocational Center Programs
 * Auto Body
 * Automotive Mechanics
 * Commercial Art
 * Drafting/Computer Aided Drafting
 * Electronics
 * Food Service
 * Justice Corrections
 * Machine Shop
 * Office Technology
 * Power Mechanics
 * Welding

Student organizations & activities
Local Organizations
 * Band
 * Chorus
 * Homecoming
 * Prom
 * Rembrandt Society (Illinois Student Art Association)
 * Student Council

National Organizations
 * Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
 * Fellowship of Christian Athletes
 * Future Farmers of America
 * Key Club
 * National Honor Society

Interscholastic athletics & activities
Hillsboro High School sponsors teams known as the Hiltoppers that compete as members of the Illinois High School Association and the South Central Conference. The team colors are orange and black and the school mascot is the Hiltopper (a mountaineer with a pick and coil of rope ).

Boys sports
 * Baseball
 * Basketball (Freshman, JV & Varsity)
 * Football (Freshman, JV & Varsity)
 * Golf
 * Soccer
 * Tennis
 * Track & Field
 * Wrestling

Girls sports
 * Basketball (Freshman, JV & Varsity)
 * Cheerleading
 * Golf
 * Soccer
 * Softball
 * Tennis
 * Track & Field
 * Volleyball (Freshman, JV & Varsity)

Activities
 * Music
 * Band
 * Chorus
 * Scholastic Bowl

Football Archives

1898 to 2004

Basketball archives

1906 to 2005

More Statistics
Statistics

Average teacher salary: $48,667

Average administration staff salary: $85,623

Dollars spent per student: $8,875

Operating expenditure for instruction: $7,229,297

Operating expenditure for supporting services: $4,499,483

Operating expenditure for administration: $459,950

Operating expenditure for other campus costs: $3,558,024

Limited English Proficient students: 0.2%

White students: 96.2%

Black students: 1.5%

Hispanic students: 1.7%

Asian students: 1.2%

Native American students: 0.0%

2 or more race students: 0.2%

Chronic truants: 30

Chronic truants rate: 5.8%

Notable alumni

 * William Bader
 * Brian Graden, television executive, MTV, VH1
 * Mary Hartline, model and television personality, Super Circus
 * Matt Hughes, two-time state champion wrestler; retired mixed martial artist, former Ultimate Fighting Championship Welterweight Champion, UFC Hall of Fame member
 * Ralph Isselhardt, NFL player
 * Harold Osborn, gold medal winner in the 1924 Summer Olympics in both the decathlon and high jump
 * Frank M. Ramey, U.S. Representative from Illinois
 * Mary Beth Zimmerman, professional golfer, 4-time winner on LPGA Tour between 1986 and 1995