Former Name: | Hilltop Senior High |
Hilltop High School | |
Motto: | "The Focus at Hilltop is Academics" |
Superintendent: | Moisés G. Aguirre |
Principal: | Bill Walsh |
Enrollment: | 1,885 (2022-23) |
Athletics Conference: | Metropolitan - Mesa League |
Student Union: | ASB |
Colors: | Kelly Green White Black |
Mascot: | Lancer |
Yearbook: | The Idyll |
Newspaper: | The Lance |
Campus: | Suburban |
Address: | 555 Claire Avenue |
County: | (San Diego County) |
Postalcode: | 91910 |
Coordinates: | 32.6372°N -117.0596°W |
Country: | USA |
Hilltop High School (formerly Hilltop Senior High) is a four-year public high school in Chula Vista, California. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD).As of 2023, Bill Walsh is the current principal of Hilltop High.
Information Technology ProgramHilltop High School provides a Technology Program that prepares students for careers in technology. The curriculum includes software development, network management, and cybersecurity.[1]
Hospitality and Tourism Program
The Hospitality and Tourism Program trains students in skills for the hospitality sector, focusing on customer service, event planning, and tourism management.[2]
Other Programs
Students can apply for programs, which include:
Hilltop has many clubs and associations, including AP Scholars, the BIBLE Club, Best Buddies, The HOOLIGANS (Pep Club), Girl's League, Humanities, MVPS, GSA, Metal (Music), Marine Science, Italian, German, Spanish, Latin, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), FIRST Robotics, Interact, Chips and Salsa, and Chess and Cards.
Hilltop was named a California Distinguished School in 2005[4] and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
In the 2006–07 school year, the graduation rate was 93.3%.
Hilltop has the highest number of AP courses available to all students and the highest AP pass rate out of the entire SUHSD at 72.8%. Since the 1999–2000 school year, there has been a 25% increase in exams taken, a 7% increase in the overall pass rate, and a 30% increase in the total number of students testing.[5]
The school colors are kelly green, white, and black. Its mascot is the "Lancer".
Hilltop is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Section and the Mesa League of the Metro Conference. Hilltop competes in the following sports:
CIF Champions
2016- Women’s Water Polo
Chula Vista Spartans are the Lancers longtime rival school, dating back to the '60s.
Longtime Hilltop Coaches elected as San Diego Sports Hall of Champions Coaching Legends:
In the 2005–06 school year, the school's Academic Performance Index placed it 698 (base) where 800 is the California state goal with a state rank of 5 out of 10.[6]
Name | Grad Class | Category | Best Known For | |
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Cheryl Cox | 1966 | Politics | Mayor of Chula Vista[7] | |
John Tschogl | 1968 | Sports | NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers[8] | |
Tom Waits | 1968 | Entertainment | American singer-songwriter, composer and actor[9] | |
Kyle Foggo | 1972 | Crime | Pleaded guilty to fraud associated with the Duke Cunningham scandal[10] | |
Brent R. Wilkes | 1972 | Crime | Convicted of conspiracy, bribery, fraud, and money laundering associated with the Duke Cunningham scandal | |
Bryan Wagner | 1980 | Sports | Former NFL punter for multiple teams[11] | |
Tami Bruce | 1985 | Sports | Olympic swimmer[12] | |
Todd Pratt | 1985 | Sports | Major League Baseball player from 1992–2006 primarily with Philadelphia and the New York Mets[13] | |
Mike Jacobs | 1998 | Sports | Major League First Baseman since 2005[14] | |
Desiree Linden | 2001 | Sports | Winner of the 2018 Boston Marathon[15] | |
Charlotte Mayorkas | 2001 | Sports | LPGA Golfer, Three-time First Team All-American for UCLA[16] | |
Brittni De La Mora | 2005 | Entertainment | Pornographic actress turned Christian speaker[17] | |
Greg Allen | 2011 | Sports | Professional baseball player[18] | |
Calvin Faucher | 2013 | Sports | Professional baseball player[19] | |
Joan D. Vinge | 1965 | Literature | Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of The Snow Queen series[20] |