William C. Hinkley High School

William C. Hinkley High School or simply Hinkley High School is a public high school in Aurora, Colorado, United States. It is one of eight high schools in Aurora Public Schools.[2] In 2007, Hinkley was ranked within the top 1000 public high schools in the United States by Newsweek.[3]

William C. Hinkley High School
Hinkley High school in 2008
Address
1250 Chambers Road

Aurora
,
Colorado
80011

United States
Coordinates39°44′05″N 104°48′31″W
Information
MottoA Flight above the Rest
Established1963
School districtAurora Public Schools
PrincipalLarry Irvin
Faculty176 (2017)
Grades9-12
Enrollment2184 (2017)[1]
Color(s)Cadet blue and silver   
Athletics5A
Athletics conferenceSkyline League
MascotThunderbirds
Information303-340-1500
Websitehinkley.aurorak12.org

Hinkley's student newspaper is The Talon.

Hinkley is an Engineering and Biomedical pathway school.

IB Programme

Hinkley offers one of the district's few International Baccalaureate programmes,[4] and is one of only a handful of schools to offer an IB Human Rights course.[5]

In order to ease the 150-hour community service requirement of the IB Programme, a student organization known as the Landmines Task Force was created. The group raises money and awareness regarding the international landmine problem, donating through the United Nations Association's Adopt-A-Minefield to help eradicate landmines in Mozambique. To date, the group has raised over $20,000.[6] The program was started by IB HL African History teacher Christine Sundberg in the 2003/2004 school year; the program has ceased to exist since the 2008/2009 school year.

Demographics

Hinkley's free/reduced lunch rate is 62% of the students.[7]

Athletics
  • 1997 Colorado State 4A football champions
  • 1994 Colorado State 5A Basketball Champions
  • 1979 Colorado State 4A Baseball Champions

Notable alumni

References
  1. . Accessed June 12, 2017.
  2. "Schools – Aurora Public Schools". aurorak12.org. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  3. America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools Accessed July 05, 2007.
  4. IB Program Offers Students a Challenge. Accessed January 28, 2007.
  5. Enthusiastic Response to IB Human Rights Course Accessed January 28, 2007.
  6. APS IB Students Walk to Eliminate Landmines Accessed January 28, 2007.
  7. "Hinkley High School".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.