Hillsboro High School (Illinois)
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Hillsboro High School is a coed public
Public
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 high school
High school
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 located in Hillsboro, Illinois
Hillsboro, Illinois
Hillsboro is a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,359 at the 2000 census, and 6,106 at a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Montgomery County.-History:...

 (P0P. 6,207 2010 Census
Census
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) http://hillsboroillinois.net/ the county seat
County seat
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 of Montgomery County, Illinois, in the United States
United States
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. HHS is part of the Hillsboro School District
District
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, Hillsboro CUSD 3.
The schools street address is 522 East
East
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 Tremont Street Hillsboro, IL 62049-1853. The main office phone line is (217) 532-2841 or can be reached by fax at (217) 532-5142.

History

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In 1920, it was determined that the existing school on Fairground Ave was no longer acceptable. After reforming the schools district, the decision to build a new school was made.The contract
Contract
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 was awarded on June 22,1920, and cost about 250,000 dollars. The construction of the "new" Hillsboro High School was begun in 1920.Construction was finished and school opened in the fall of 1921. In 1938, the gym
Gym
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nasium was commissioned; financing for the project came in part from Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...

(WPA)funds

The building was designed by architect J. W. Kennedy. The school is located at 522 East Tremont Street Hillsboro, IL
62049-1853. The School sits atop a hill, is a red brick building,
that faces North
North
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 and is surrounded by trees.

Academics

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In 2010, Hillsboro High school had an average Act score of 19.6 with a graduation rate of 95.4 percent of their Senior class (which is higher than the state average of 87.8 percent). The 2010, Chicago Tribune
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 school report stated that HHS has failed to meet federal
Federal government of the United States
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 education standards set by No Child Left Behind. The average class size is 18.2, which smaller than the Illinois state average of 19.7.

College Prep

Hillsboro High has an Advanced Placement program that covers three classes: Calculus
Calculus
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, Chemistry
Chemistry
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, and English Literature
English literature
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 / Composition. On the PSAE examination of 11th graders, Hillsboro scored in the 52nd percentile of Illinois schools with 49.1 percent of the students passing. This translates to a 26.4 percent college readiness score. http://schools.chicagotribune.com/school/hillsboro-high-school_hillsboro

Departments

Hillsboro High School Departments and class selection. Official Class titles in Caps.
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Agriculture
Agriculture
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http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE,
BASIC AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS (A and B), and
AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Business
Business
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http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

KEYBOARDING/COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, INFORMATION PROCESSING I A ,INFORMATION PROCESSING I B, ACCOUNTING I, CONSUMER EDUCATION, MULTIMEDIA I, MULTIMEDIA II, MULTIMEDIA III, MULTIMEDIA IV, and TECHNOLOGY LAB

Cert. Nurse Ast.Pgm.http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

ENGLISH I, ADVANCED ENGLISH I, ENGLISH II, ADVANCED ENGLISH II, ENGLISH III, ADVANCED ENGLISH III, ENGLISH IV, ADVANCED PLACEMENT ENGLISH (AP English), READER RESPONSE, ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, HILTOP, and MENTORING

Family/Con. Scienceshttp://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

ORIENTATION TO HOME ECONOMICS, FOODS & NUTRITION,
CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD CARE, ADULT LIVING, and LIVING ENVIRONMENTS

Fine Artshttp://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

BASIC DRAWING (9,10), BASIC DRAWING 11,12), BASIC PAINTING, CLAY, CREATIVE DRAWING, CREATIVE DESIGN, ADVANCED DRAWING/PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, CHOIR, and BAND

Foreign Language
Foreign language
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http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

SPANISH I, SPANISH II, SPANISH III, SPANISH IV

Industrial
Industrial technology
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 Technology
Technology
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http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY ORIENTATION, MANUFACTURING I-A and 1-B, MANUFACTURING II, BUILDING TRADES

Life Skills
Life skills
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http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR ADULT INDEPENDENT LIVING

Mathhttp://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

ALGEBRA I, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA II, PRE-CALCULUS, CALCULUS, MATH CONCEPTS I, and MATH CONCEPTS II

Okaw Area Voc. Centerhttp://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

Auto Body Repair, Automotive Mechanics, Child Care, Electronics, and Power Mechanics

Safety
Safety
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/Health
Health
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/PE
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....

http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

CLASSROOM DRIVER TRAINING, PRACTICE DRIVER TRAINING, HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, "0" HOUR WEIGHT TRAINING, and "0" HOUR FUSION

Science
Science
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http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

PHYSICAL SCIENCE, PHYSICAL SCIENCE WITH LAB, BIOLOGY, BIOLOGY WITH LAB,
SCIENCE TODAY, CHEMISTRY, ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, GENETICS,
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS

Social Sciences
Social sciences
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http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

WESTERN CIVILIZATION, WORLD GEOGRAPHY , AMERICAN HISTORY, ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP), HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, and CURRENT EVENTS

Special Education
Special education
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http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/academics/academics.htm

Individual Education Programs (IEP) tailored to student

Athletics

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Illinois South Central Conference
South Central Conference
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which also includes;
Carlinville, East Alton-Wood River, Greenville
Greenville High School (Greenville, Illinois)
Greenville High School, official name Bond County Community Unit #2 High School, is a high school for grades 9-12 students located in Greenville, Illinois...

, Litchfield
Litchfield High School (Illinois)
Litchfield High School is a coed public high school located in Litchfield, Illinois in Montgomery County....

, Marquette Catholic High School
Marquette Catholic High School (Alton, Illinois)
Marquette Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Alton, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.-History:...

, Pana
Pana
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, Roxana
Roxana
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,(Piasa) Southwestern, and Vandalia
Vandalia, Illinois
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Hillsboro Hilltoppers, sponsor interscholastic athletic teams for young men and women these include the following: Football, Golf, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Wrestling, Volleyball, Tennis, and Track. The team colors are orange and black and the school mascot is a Hilltopper (a mountaineer looking fellow with a pick and ring of rope ).

IHSA Sports teams include the following

Boys sports

Football
American football
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, Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

, Soccer, Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, Wrestling
Wrestling
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, Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, Tennis
Tennis
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, Track and field
Track and field
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Football Varsity level coached by Coach Aaron Duff.

Girls sports

Cheerleading
Cheerleading
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, Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

, Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

, Vollyball, Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, Soccer, Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

, Track and field
Track and field
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Football Archives

1898 to 2004

Basketball archives

1906 to 2005
Fight song

We’re loyal to you HHS
We’re orange and black HHS
We’ll back you to stand, against the best in the land
For we know you have sand HHS, yes yes
So crack out that ball HHS
We’re backing you all HHS
Our team is our fame protector
On boys for we expect a victory from you HHS, yes yes
Che Cha-Cha ha ha
Che Cha-Cha ha ha
Che Cha-Cha ha ha
Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Hillsboro
Fling out that dear old flag of orange and black
We are the sons and daughters fighting for you
Like men of old on giants, placing reliance, shouting defiance,
Osk-kee-wa-wa!!
Amid those broad green fields that nourish our land,
For honest labor and for learning we stand
And onto thee we pledge our hearts and hands.
Dear Alma Mater, HHS

More Statistics

Statistics
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Average teacher
Teacher
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 salary
Salary
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: $49,705

Average administration staff salary: $78,312

Dollars spent per student
Student
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: $5,934

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
Campus
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costs: $3,558,024

Limited English Proficient students: 0.0%

White students: 98.0%

Black students: 1.3%

Hispanic students: 0.5%

Asian students: 0.3%

Native American students: 0.0%

Chronic truants: 15

Chronic truants rate: 2.5%
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