Highland High School (Gilbert, Arizona)
| Highland High School | |
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| Location | |
| 4301 E. Guadalupe Rd. Gilbert, AZ |
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| Coordinates | 33°21′49″N 111°41′53″W / 33.363611°N 111.698056°WCoordinates: 33°21′49″N 111°41′53″W / 33.363611°N 111.698056°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1993 |
| School district | Gilbert Public Schools |
| Principal | Melinda Murphy |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,933 (February 18, 2014) |
| Color(s) | Black and teal |
| Mascot | Hawks |
| Newspaper | The Highland Sun |
| Yearbook | Talon |
| Website | Official website |
Highland High School is a public high school located in Gilbert, Arizona. It was built in 1992
and is part of the Gilbert Public Schools district. Highland accommodates grades 9-12, and in 2010, the school had a student body of 2,957. In athletics, the school is known collectively as the Highland Hawks. Highland is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association's 5A Conference and competes in Division I in all AIA sports.
Highland High School is located at 4301 E. Guadalupe Road in Gilbert, Arizona, on the south side of Guadalupe between Recker Road and Power Road. Its campus includes a two-story main building, and separate buildings for athletics, administration, and the performing arts. It has a gymnasium, three baseball diamonds, a football field, a marching band practice field, a softball field, and two soccer fields. The school features a student-run convenience store, the Spirit Store, which also sells Highland branded merchandise. An on-campus cafeteria offers school meal options as well as offerings from nationwide vendors. A library serves the student body from 7 am to 4 pm.
Highland's academic offers are organized under 12 departments:
Honors courses are offered in English literature, laboratory science, and math, for first- and second-year students. Upperclassmen may then elect to participate in any of 17 Advanced Placement (AP) courses taught at the school. Highland students who maintain at least a 3.8 GPA during the first three grading quarters are recognized as Golden Scholars at a ceremony at the end of each year. Graduation from Highland entails a baccalaureate service and a commencement ceremony.
In 2004, Highland was honored as a Blue Ribbon school.
Highland hosts more than 70 activities and student clubs. The school has participated in FIRST Robotics either as a stand-alone entity or in partnership with other schools or universities. It won the AZ Regional FRC Competition in 2007, 2008, 2009. Won LA Vegas FRC in 2008. It won the AZ regional FTC competition in 2011 and 2012. and it took first place in 2009 and 2010 at the university level at NURC in cooperation with teammates from Arizona State University. They won the Sparkfun AVC (Autonomous Vehicle Challenge) competition in 2012. The school's Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter won first in state for its ag sales team in 2007. Other groups at Highland include contingents for Academic Decathlon, Junior ROTC, and an Army Drill Team.
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