Hillcrest High School (Idaho)

Hillcrest High School
Address
2800 Owen Street

Ammon
,
Idaho

United States
Coordinates43°28′16″N 111°58′37″W / 43.471°N 111.977°W / 43.471; -111.977
Information
TypePublic
Established1992
School districtBonneville Joint School District#93
PrincipalScott Miller
Teaching staff50.71 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,207 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio23.80
Color(s)Red, Black, & White
     
AthleticsIHSAA Class 4A
Athletics conferenceHigh Country (4A)
NicknameKnight
RivalBonneville
NewspaperThe Knight Times
YearbookExcalibur
Feeder schoolsSandcreek Middle School
Elevation4,710 ft (1,440 m) AMSL
Websitewww.hillcrestknights.com

Hillcrest High School is a four-year public high school in Ammon, Idaho, east of Idaho Falls. Opened in 1992, it was the second high school in the Bonneville School District. The school mascot is the Knight and the colors are red, black, and white. Hillcrest competed in IHSAA Class 5A for athletics until 2018, and now completes in 4A. The principal is Scott Miller.

School history

The West Entrance to Hillcrest High School

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, overcrowding at Bonneville High School and a rising population in the southern end of Bonneville School District #93 proved a need for a second school within the district's boundaries. The passage of a bond issue in 1990 in the amount of $10,880,000 provided the financial means for constructing Hillcrest High School, along with Iona Elementary School and a major addition to Falls Valley Elementary School. Students started classes in August 1992 in grades nine through twelve. Some areas were not completed when the school opened, including the gym. The property adjoins the property of Sandcreek Middle School and makes an acceptable middle school/high school campus configuration.

Academics

Hillcrest offers a variety of scholastic opportunities for students. The school offers foreign language courses in German, Italian, Spanish, and French. It also offers at least 9 different Advanced Placement classes: Calculus, Statistics, World History, U.S. Government, U.S. History, Economics, Physics, English Literature, and English Composition. Hillcrest also affords students the opportunity to participate in vocational/technical courses in conjunction with Bonneville High School and Eastern Idaho Technical College. These courses include drafting, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, auto body, auto tech, welding, cabinet making, robotics, family science, and a Certified Nursing Program. Hillcrest sponsors an ACT preparation course in the spring and fall.

Hillcrest had a graduation rate of 98.39% for the 2006–2007 school year, above the district average of 97.41% and the national average of about 70%.

As of 2018, the student–teacher ratio was 21, a little above the state average of 18.

Building

Hillcrest High School is composed of an upper and lower gym, cafeteria/commons, media center, vocational and regular classrooms, having approximately 178,000 square feet (16,500 m2). The building has a maximum student capacity of approximately 1200 students.

The structure is a prefabricated metal structure. The music, speech, and drama rooms are separated from the other academic areas, as is the vocational wing. Hillcrest High School is built on 42 acres (170,000 m2). The property is relatively flat, with good draining into the improved parking lot area, which further meets all United States Environmental Protection Agency requirements by draining into a lower softball field area.

A new, $5.3 million auditorium was completed in August 2007 and officially opened October 15 of that same year. The auditorium, called the Performing Arts Center (PAC) at Hillcrest, seats 883. The first performance in the PAC was a play called Our Town, put on by Hillcrest January 28–30, 2008, followed by a musical called Camelot on April 14–16, 2008. Hillcrest High School also constructed a new tennis court, softball field, art room, drama room, debate room, and weight room.

Notes

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  5. ^ "Hillcrest High School Administration". Archived from the original on June 23, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
  6. ^ a b "IHSAA School Information". IHSAA. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
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  8. ^ "Kinghtly News Web Page". Retrieved July 18, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Hillcrest High School Freshman Guide: Class of 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2006. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
  10. ^ "Hillcrest High School 2006-2007 Report Card" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
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  12. ^ "Great Schools". Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "District 93 Opens Performing Arts Center at Hillcrest". KIFI-TV. Retrieved July 19, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Hillcrest PAC Seating Chart" (PDF). Retrieved July 19, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ "High School Musical - Hillcrest Style". KIFI-TV. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2008.