Hillcrest High School (Midvale, Utah)

Hillcrest High School
Location

7350 S. 900 East

Midvale, UT 84047
Coordinates 40°37′05″N 112°52′10″W / 40.61806°N 112.86944°W / 40.61806; -112.86944Coordinates: 40°37′05″N 112°52′10″W / 40.61806°N 112.86944°W / 40.61806; -112.86944
Information
Type Public
Established 1962
School district Canyons School District
Principal Greg Leavitt
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,220
Color(s) Green and White          
Athletics Basketball, Baseball, Track, Cross Country, Tennis, Volleyball, Drill Team, Wrestling, Football, Cheerleading, Soccer, and Softball.
Athletics conference UHSAA Region 6
Mascot Huskies
Website Official Web Site

Hillcrest High School is a public high school located in Midvale, Utah and is part of the Canyons School District.

History

Hillcrest High School opened its doors to students in the fall of 1962 as the third operating high school in the Jordan School District at the time. It is located on a 38-acre (150,000 m2) site approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of Salt Lake City.

Principals

Academics

Hillcrest High School offers Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) in the Standard level (SL) and Higher level (HL) Courses including: Art, Art (SL and HL), Studio Drawing, Biology (SL/HL), Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry (SL/HL), English Literature and Composition, European History, French Language, German Language, Government and Politics U.S., Mathematical methods (SL/HL) Music Theory, Physics (SL/HL) Physics B, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish Language, Statistics, and U.S. History.

Demographics

The student population at Hillcrest is 2,220. The student body (by percentage) is: Caucasian - 69%, Hispanic - 19%, Asian - 8.5%, Black - 1%, American Indian - 0.5%, Pacific Islander - 2%. The average student to teacher ratio is 25 to 1.

Clubs

Hillcrest has a large variety of clubs for students to participate in. The clubs Hillcrest offers are: Advocates of Equality, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, Husky Hospital Helpers, Husky Yoga, Ukulele Club, Key Club, Mathematics Club, Music Outreach Club, National Honor Society, Peer Leadership Team, Robotics Club, Science Olympiad/Science Fair Club, Book Club, and Cricket Club.

Performing Arts

Hillcrest High's Performing Arts department includes a theater, choir, dance, band, and orchestra program. They have won several awards including the Utah High School Tony award for Best Musical 2012 in the state of Utah for their production of Aida.

The theater department has also won the UHSAA award 4 times including 2015 and 2016 making them back-to-back state champs

Athletics

Boys

Girls

Notable alumni

Miscellanea

References

  1. [Deseret News, September 10, 1987]

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