Английская Википедия:Hilltop High School (Chula Vista, California)

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Hilltop High School (formerly Hilltop Senior High) is a four-year public high school located in Chula Vista, California and is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD). The school colors are kelly green, white, and black. The school mascot is the "Lancer". Hilltop boasts the magnet program Foreign Language and Global Studies (FLAGS) as well as the Academies of Hospitality and Tourism (H&T), Information Technology (IT) programs, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Music Technology, Televideo, and Ballet Folklorico.

As of 2023, Bill Walsh is the current principal of Hilltop High.

Clubs and associations

Hilltop has many clubs and associations, including AP Scholars, the BIBLE Club, Best Buddies, The HOOLIGANS (Pep Club), Girl's League, Humanities, MVPS, GSA, Metal (Music), Marine Science, Italian, German, Spanish, Latin, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), FIRST Robotics, Interact, Chips and Salsa, and Chess and Cards.

Academics

Hilltop was named a California Distinguished School in 2005 and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

In the 2006–07 school year, the graduation rate was 93.3%.

Hilltop has the highest number of AP courses available to all students and the highest AP pass rate out of the entire SUHSD at 72.8%. Since the 1999–2000 school year, there has been a 25% increase in exams taken, a 7% increase in the overall pass rate, and a 30% increase in the total number of students testing.

Athletics

Hilltop is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Section and the Mesa League of the Metro Conference. Hilltop competes in the following sports:Шаблон:Citation needed

• Fall: cross country, football, women's volleyball, boys water polo, women's tennis, women's golf, field hockey
• Winter: basketball, soccer, wrestling, cheerleading, Roller Hockey, women’s water polo
• Spring: track and field, men's volleyball, lacrosse, softball, baseball, swimming and diving, men's tennis, men's golf, lacrosse

CIF Champions

2016- Women’s Water Polo

Chula Vista Spartans are the Lancers longtime rival school, dating back to the '60s.Шаблон:Citation needed

Longtime Hilltop Coaches elected as San Diego Sports Hall of Champions Coaching Legends:Шаблон:Citation needed

• Don "Big Dawg" Rollins- JV Basketball (Don is currently third all time in Southern California JV wins)
• John Baumgartner - Baseball
• Janet Balsley - Field Hockey
• Chip Holmes - Track & Field
• Tim Tyler - Wrestling (Tyler was also inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame)

Demographics

In the 2005–06 school year, the school's Academic Performance Index place it 698 (base) where 800 is the California state goal with a state rank 5 out of 10.

Notable alumni

Name	Grad Class	Category	Best Known For
Cheryl Cox	1966	Politics	Mayor of Chula Vista
John Tschogl	1968	Sports	NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers
Tom Waits	1968	Entertainment	American singer-songwriter, composer and actor
Kyle Foggo	1972	Crime	Pleaded guilty to fraud associated with the Duke Cunningham scandal
Brent R. Wilkes	1972	Crime	Convicted of conspiracy, bribery, fraud and money laundering associated with the Duke Cunningham scandal
Bryan Wagner	1980	Sports	Former NFL punter for multiple teams
Tami Bruce	1985	Sports	Olympic swimmer
Todd Pratt	1985	Sports	Major League Baseball player from 1992–2006 primarily with Philadelphia and the New York Mets
Mike Jacobs	1998	Sports	Major League First Baseman since 2005
Jeremiah W Daluperit	2000	musician	former guitarist of San Diego based Black Metal band Nocturnal Altar
Charlotte Mayorkas	2001	Sports	LPGA Golfer, Three-time First Team All-American for UCLAШаблон:Citation needed
Desiree Linden	2001	Sports	Winner of the 2018 Boston Marathon
Greg Allen	2011	Sports	Professional baseball player
Calvin Faucher	2013	Sports	Professional baseball player

Notable faculty

• Rene Ortiz, former soccer player

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• Hilltop High legacy (archived) web site)