Hoffman Estates High School
| Hoffman Estates High School | |
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| Address | |
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1100 W. Higgins Rd. Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°03′14″N 88°06′24″W / 42.0539°N 88.1067°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public secondary |
| Opened | 1973 |
| School district | Township H.S. 211 |
| Superintendent | Daniel Cates |
| Principal | Joshua Schumacher |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | man and woman |
| Enrollment | 2,000 |
| Average class size | 20.8 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| School colour(s) |
Royal Blue Burnt Orange |
| Athletics conference | Mid-Suburban Conference |
| Nickname | Hawks |
| Average ACT scores | 20.4 |
| Newspaper | Hawkeye View |
| Yearbook | Halcyon |
| Website | http://hhs.d211.org/ |
Hoffman Estates High School, or HEHS, is a public four-year high school located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 211, which also includes James B. Conant High School, William Fremd High School, Palatine High School, and Schaumburg High School.
Hoffman Estates High School, built to house an enrollment of 2500 students, opened in the fall of 1973 as a freshman-sophomore school. The first senior class graduated in 1976. Hoffman Estates High School serves sections of Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Hanover Park, and Streamwood.
Former principal Terri Busch received the 2002–2003 Illinois State Board of Education’s Award of Excellence as a school administrator for outstanding contributions to Illinois education.
Hoffman Estates High School’s held a German Exchange with its sister school, Bertolt Brecht Gymnasium in Munich, Germany, for 26 uninterrupted years. A new exchange with Melanchthon Gymnasium Nürnberg began in 2008, replacing the Bertolt Brecht exchange.
In March 2000, Hoffman Estates High School sent the first Special Olympic Unified Floor Hockey Team in the state to Anchorage, Alaska. In July 2003, a Hoffman Estates Special Olympic athlete represented Illinois and the United States in Dublin, Ireland. The volleyball team took first place at World Games. Special Olympics events at Hoffman Estates High School include volleyball, basketball, track, and snowshoeing. Peer coaching is provided by the peer partners. In 2004, the Hawks went to state for track and snowshoeing.
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