Hillcrest High School (Springfield, Missouri)
| Hillcrest High School | |
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| Location | |
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Springfield, Missouri United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°15′27″N 93°17′56″W / 37.25750°N 93.29892°WCoordinates: 37°15′27″N 93°17′56″W / 37.25750°N 93.29892°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1958 |
| Principal | Garry Moore |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,136 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and orange (alternative silver) |
| Nickname | Hornets |
| Website | hillcrest |
Hillcrest High School is a high school located at 3319 N. Grant Avenue in Springfield, Missouri. Hillcrest High School is one of five public high schools in Springfield. It is located in the north part of Springfield. It was opened in 1958. As of 2010, there was an enrollment of 1,136 students, making it the smallest of the five public high school in Springfield.
Hillcrest is the only high school in Springfield, Missouri to have a JROTC program, associated with the Army. The JROTC program teaches students citizenship and patriotism. They are recognized throughout the community for their volunteerism and community service. The cadets visit the Veterans' Home several times yearly to support the veterans. The JROTC Program at Hillcrest has several activities the different teams participate in. They have a saber team, color guard, shooting team, and exhibition team. The color guard has performed at several events in the community from the SMS bears basketball games to the 9/11 ceremony the JROTC holds at Hillcrest High School every year on September 11. The JROTC cadets are very proud of their unit. LTC Brendan Mckiernan and 1SG David Dowell are the Cadets' teachers and leaders. LTC Don Baldridge and CSM Pal Rock created an event to bring the JROTC from Hillcrest and the surrounding areas together called the JROTC Olympics. Hillcrest High School has the travelling trophy for the 2008–2009 year beating out the other JROTC squads from the surrounding areas to bring the trophy home. The Hillcrest JROTC program is supported by their booster club. Their booster club is made up of parents, alumni, cadets, students and the community. The president for the booster club is Carolyn Jones and the Vice President is Lynn Ziverk.Hillcrest JROTC
Hillcrest also has an award-winning TV and internet-based magazine, [1]. Established in September 1989, the show has become one of the nation's most-honored scholastic journalism programs, earning the following national awards:
HTV Magazine is student-produced, and has consistently covered compelling, sometimes controversial topics since its establishment. In 2002, HHS Principal Dr. Julie Leeth received the national "Courage In Journalism" award for backing HTV when the district sought to censor a student commentary. In March 2013, HTV's "Homeless in the Heartland" special received rave reviews nationally.
Dave Davis created HTV Magazine, and continues to work as the adviser for the show while teaching Broadcast Journalism I and II classes. He was named a "Distinguished Adviser" by the Journalism Education Association in 2015. He was named Springfield Public Schools Teacher of the Year in 2009. Davis also helped found the Student Television Network in 1999, and served as the chairman of its first five national conventions. Since the summer of 2000, Davis has hosted the Academy of Scholastic Broadcasting's summer workshops for teachers, training educators from 48 states and five countries outside the United States.
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