Hilliard Davidson High School | |
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Address | |
5100 Davidson Road Hilliard, Ohio 43026 United States |
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Coordinates | 40°2′59″N 83°9′25″W / 40.04972°N 83.15694°WCoordinates: 40°2′59″N 83°9′25″W / 40.04972°N 83.15694°W |
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Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
School district | Hilliard City Schools |
Superintendent | John Marshhausen |
Principal | Aaron Cookson |
Teaching staff | 98.17 (FTE) |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1710 (2012–2013) |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.42 |
Color(s) | Royal blue and White |
Athletics conference | Ohio Capital Conference |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
Website | Official Website |
Hilliard Davidson High School is a public high school in the Hilliard City School District in Hilliard, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. It is the first of three high schools in the district, the other two being Hilliard Darby High School and Hilliard Bradley High School. The school is located at 5100 Davidson Road, just north of Hilliard Weaver Middle School. The mascot is the Wildcat, and the school's colors are royal blue and white.
Hilliard Davidson High School was originally called Hilliard High School. It was renamed in 1997 when Hilliard Darby High School opened.
The current principal is Aaron Cookson. The school also retains four assistant principals (one for each grade level), and five guidance counselors who each manage a percentage of the student population (determined by alphabetical placement).
Davidson offers Advanced Placement courses, as well as honors courses. The Advanced Placement courses are weighted into students' GPA's accordingly.
Hilliard Davidson has an e-campus system, to each his own on which students can take several classes that are offered by the district online. Hilliard Davidson also makes use of independent online study programs from Brigham Young University and Indiana University.
Every year, Hilliard Davidson freshmen are enrolled in a program in which they are adjusted into the high school environment. The purpose is to aid students with the transition between middle school and high school. The students give up half of their lunch Monday – Thursday for this class.