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{{Short description|Public high school near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = Hillcrest High School
| name = Hillcrest High School
| streetaddress = 300 Patriot Parkway
| streetaddress = 300 Patriot Parkway
| city = [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]]
| city = [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]
| state = [[Alabama]]
| zipcode = 35405
| country = USA
| country = United States
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| coordinates = {{coord|33.12955|-87.53764|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] [[secondary school]]
| opened = 1812
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| district = Tuscaloosa County School System
| ceeb = 012685
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| grades = [[ninth grade|9]]-[[twelfth grade|12]]
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| district = [[Tuscaloosa County School System]]
| enrollment = Over 3,000 (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0103390&SchoolPageNum=1&ID=010339000052|title=Hillcrest High Sch|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 27, 2019}}</ref>
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| grades = [[ninth grade|9]]-[[twelfth grade|12]]<ref name="nces"/>
| enrollment = 1,422 (2023-2024)<ref name="nces">{{cite web |title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Hillcrest High School |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=010339000052 |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=US Department of Education |access-date=December 27, 2024 |language=EN}}</ref>
| teaching_staff = 77.00 {{FTE}}<ref name="nces"/>
| ratio = 18.47<ref name="nces"/>
| nickname = Patriots
| nickname = Patriots
| principal = Jeff Hinton
| principal = Jeff Hinton
| colors = Red, White & Blue {{color box|red}}{{color box|white}}{{color box|blue}}
| colors = Scarlet Red, Light Blue & White <br> {{color box|#BA0C2F|border=silver}}{{color box|#7BA4DB|border=silver}}{{color box|white|border=silver}}
| homepage = https://www.tcss.net/Domain/22
| website = {{url|https://www.tcss.net/Page/37}}
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'''Hillcrest High School''' is [[public education|public]] [[high school]] near [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/hillcrest/|title=Welcome to Hillcrest High School!|website=www.greenville.k12.sc.us|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref> The school is located in the unincorporated suburban area south of Tuscaloosa informally known as Taylorville. The school is administered by the [[Tuscaloosa County Schools|Tuscaloosa County School System]] under the authority of the [[Alabama Department of Education|Alabama State Department of Education]].

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'''Hillcrest High School''' is [[public education|public]] [[high school]] near [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]], [[Alabama (state)|Alabama]], [[United States|USA]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/hillcrest/|title=Welcome to Hillcrest High School!|website=www.greenville.k12.sc.us|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref>. The school is located in the unincorporated suburban area south of Tuscaloosa informally known as Taylorville. The school is administered by the [[Tuscaloosa County Schools|Tuscaloosa County School System]] under the authority of the [[Alabama Department of Education|Alabama State Department of Education]].

==History==
The school was opened in 1812 during the war as a grade 7-12 high school when grade 10-12 students from the south Tuscaloosa County area were transferred from [[Holt High School (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)|Holt High School]] to the already existing Hillcrest Junior High School in anticipation of growth in the area. The building that housed the school had opened in 1968 as a black elementary school and was later converted to an integrated junior high school.

In 1991, the current campus was opened for grades 9-12 (the former campus added grade 6 from feeder elementary schools to become Hillcrest Middle School). An expansion wing was added in 2002.

== Demographics ==
With over 1300 students, the participation rate at Hillcrest High School is 39 percent. The student body demographics are 50 percent male and 50 percent female. Minority enrollment is at 47 percent as of 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/alabama/districts/tuscaloosa-county/hillcrest-high-school-352|title=Hillcrest High School|last=|first=|date=|website=U.S. News|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>. The student-teacher ratio is estimated be 18 to 1<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/hillcrest-high-school-tuscaloosa-al/|title=Explore Hillcrest High School|website=Niche|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref>.


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
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In 2019, Hillcrest's baseball team is ranked number 1 in class 6A.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20190313/rankings-hillcrest-baseball-ranked-no-1-in-class-6a|title=RANKINGS: Hillcrest baseball ranked No. 1 in Class 6A|website=Tuscaloosa News|language=en|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref>
Hillcrest participates in interscholastic athletics in Class 6A of the [[Alabama High School Athletic Association]]. The school's athletic squads are nicknamed the '''[[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]]s'''. The school's original nickname was the Red Devils but this nickname was changed after criticism and pressure from local church groups.

19 varsity sports are sponsored: 8 for boys ([[baseball]], [[basketball]], [[American football|football]], [[golf]], [[soccer]], [[tennis]], [[bowling]], and [[wrestling]]), 6 for girls ([[women's basketball]], golf, [[women's soccer]], [[softball]], tennis and [[volleyball]]) and 5 coed ([[cheerleading]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[track and field]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[JROTC]]).

In 2007, the baseball team won the 6A state championship. The following year the men's basketball team won the 6A state championship, which was Hillcrest's first 6A basketball championship. The 2010-2011 Varsity Basketball team conquered the state of Alabama again with another 6A state championship. Hillcrest defeated Murphy 48-46 on March 5, 2011 at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama to claim the 6A state title in basketball. This victory was Coach Scott Suttles' 400th career win in coaching 14 seasons as a high school basketball coach.
In 2015, Hillcrest captured another state championship. The boys tennis team won the state tournament in Mobile, Alabama. Coach Armstrong and Coach Peirano led their players to its first tennis championship.

In 1993, JROTC became part of the Hillcrest athletic family. It is known throughout the Southeast for its physical fitness team, and includes all of the following teams: Academic, Color Guard, Drill, Orienteering, Physical Training (PT), Raider, Rifle teams. As of 2019, Hillcrest JROTC will be offering varsity letters to all cadets on special teams.

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In 2019, Hillcrest's baseball team is ranked number 1 in class 6A<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20190313/rankings-hillcrest-baseball-ranked-no-1-in-class-6a|title=RANKINGS: Hillcrest baseball ranked No. 1 in Class 6A|website=Tuscaloosa News|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref>.

==Fine arts==
In the 2008-2009 school year, the Hillcrest High School Wind Ensemble was accepted to the Music For All National Concert Band Festival in April 2009. The wind ensemble traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana and a program which included ''[[Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Weber]]'' by Paul Hindemith, ''Give Us This Day'' by David Maslanka, and Joseph Schwanter's ''...and the mountains rising nowhere''. In the summer of 2009, the Hillcrest Wind Ensemble was accepted to perform in the 2009 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois, making Hillcrest High the third group to attend the Midwest Clinic from the state. In May 2011, the Hillcrest High School Wind Ensemble traveled to China and performed a series of concerts in several different cities. In January 2018, the Wind Ensemble traveled to the [[Alabama Music Educators Association]] conference to debut a new piece by [[Tyler S. Grant]] entitled "Paceline."


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Tim Anderson (baseball)|Tim Anderson]], baseball player<ref>http://www.wtok.com/sports/headlines/East-Centrals-Tim-Anderson-208766821.html?ref=821</ref>
* [[Tim Anderson (baseball)|Tim Anderson]], baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wtok.com/sports/headlines/East-Centrals-Tim-Anderson-208766821.html?ref=821 |title=East Central's Tim Anderson Heading to the MLB Draft |access-date=June 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204003626/http://www.wtok.com/sports/headlines/East-Centrals-Tim-Anderson-208766821.html?ref=821 |archive-date=February 4, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Brandon Medders]], Former [[MLB]] player ([[Arizona Diamondbacks]], [[San Francisco Giants]])
* [[Brandon Medders]], Former [[MLB]] player ([[Arizona Diamondbacks]], [[San Francisco Giants]])
* [[Derrick Oden]], NFL player
* [[D.J. White]], Former [[NBA]] Player, currently for the [[Fujian Sturgeons]] of the [[Chinese Basketball Association]]
* [[D.J. White]], Former [[NBA]] Player, currently for the [[Fujian Sturgeons]] of the [[Chinese Basketball Association]]
* [[Brian Robinson Jr.]], running back for the [[Washington Commanders]]
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.tcss.net/Page/37}}
* [http://www.hillcresthigh.net/ Official school website]
* [http://www.hillcrestbands.com/ Official Hillcrest Wind Ensemble website]
*[https://www.tcss.net/ Tuscaloosa County School System website]

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[[Category:Public high schools in Alabama]]
[[Category:Public high schools in Alabama]]

Latest revision as of 21:50, 27 December 2024

Hillcrest High School
Address
Map
300 Patriot Parkway

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
35405

United States
Coordinates33°07′46″N 87°32′16″W / 33.12955°N 87.53764°W / 33.12955; -87.53764
Information
TypePublic secondary school
School districtTuscaloosa County School System
CEEB code012685
PrincipalJeff Hinton
Teaching staff77.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment1,422 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.47[1]
Color(s)Scarlet Red, Light Blue & White
   
NicknamePatriots
Websitewww.tcss.net/Page/37

Hillcrest High School is public high school near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.[2] The school is located in the unincorporated suburban area south of Tuscaloosa informally known as Taylorville. The school is administered by the Tuscaloosa County School System under the authority of the Alabama State Department of Education.

Athletics

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In 2019, Hillcrest's baseball team is ranked number 1 in class 6A.[3]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Hillcrest High School". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Hillcrest High School!". www.greenville.k12.sc.us. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "RANKINGS: Hillcrest baseball ranked No. 1 in Class 6A". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "East Central's Tim Anderson Heading to the MLB Draft". Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

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