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Hilltop High School (formerly Hilltop Senior High) is a four-year public high school in Chula Vista, California. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD).As of 2023, Bill Walsh is the current principal of Hilltop High.




Programs


Information Technology Program
Hilltop High School provides a Technology Program that prepares students for careers in technology. The curriculum includes software development, network management, and cybersecurity.
Hospitality and Tourism Program
The Hospitality and Tourism Program trains students in skills for the hospitality sector, focusing on customer service, event planning, and tourism management.
Other Programs
Students can apply for programs, which include:

Advanced Placement (AP) courses: AP Art History, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Chemistry, AP Economic, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP French Language, AP Human Geography, AP Italian Language and Culture, AP Physics, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP Statistics, AP United States History, AP U.S. Government, AP World History,
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
Career Technical Education (CTE)
Engineering and Design: Courses include Introduction to Engineering.
Information Technology: Offers Multimedia Productions and Introduction to Computer Science.
Hospitality and Tourism: Covers Hospitality.
Sports Medicine: Focuses on anatomy and injury management.
F.L.A.G.S. [1](Foreign Language and Global Studies) is a program at Hilltop High School. It focuses on foreign languages and global studies. Participants generally take a foreign language each semester.
The HILL program, is aimed at fostering student leadership and community engagement.




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


The school colors are kelly green, white, and black. Its mascot is the "Lancer".
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:

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.
Longtime Hilltop Coaches elected as San Diego Sports Hall of Champions Coaching Legends:

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 placed it 698 (base) where 800 is the California state goal with a state rank of 5 out of 10.




Notable alumni






Notable faculty


Rene Ortiz, former soccer player




References






External links


Official website
Hilltop High legacy (archived) web site)

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