Hillcrest High School (Midvale, Utah)
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7350 S. 900 East |
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| Coordinates | 40°37′05″N 112°52′10″W / 40.61806°N 112.86944°WCoordinates: 40°37′05″N 112°52′10″W / 40.61806°N 112.86944°W |
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| 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 website |
7350 S. 900 East
Hillcrest High School is a public high school located in Midvale, Utah, and is part of the Canyons School District.
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.
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.
The student population at Hillcrest is 2,220. The student body is 69% Caucasian, 19% Hispanic, 8.5% Asian, 1% Black, 0.5% American Indian, and 2% Pacific Islander. The average student to teacher ratio is 25 to 1.
Hillcrest has a large variety of clubs, including 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.
Notably, Hillcrest's robotics team (Husky Robotics 4585) has achieved national recognition, having gone to the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship in their inaugural season in 2013.
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 for their production of Aida.
The theater department has also won the UHSAA award four times, including in 2015 and 2016, making them back-to-back state champions.
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