Hillsboro High School (Texas)

{{Short description|Public school in Texas, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox school

|name = Hillsboro High School

|motto =

|type = Public

|schooltype = high school

|district = Hillsboro Independent School District

|grades = 9-12

|principal = Jo Hayes

|assistant_principals =

|ratio = 13.08

|teaching_staff = 45.63 (FTE)

|enrollment = 597 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4823280&ID=482328002363|title=HILLSBORO H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 11, 2024}}

|colors = {{Color box|maroon|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} Maroon & White

|conference = UIL Class AAAA

|mascot = Eagle

|newspaper =

|yearbook = El Aguila

|streetaddress = 1600 Abbott Ave.

|city = Hillsboro

|state = Texas

|zipcode = 76645-2695

|country = United States

|coordinates = {{coord|31.9829|-97.1277|type:edu_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}

|homepage = {{URL2|https://hillsboroisd.org}}

}}

Hillsboro High School is a public high school located in the city of Hillsboro, Texas, United States and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Hillsboro Independent School District located in central Hill County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.{{cite web|url=http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/campusbytype.pdf |title=2015 Accountability Rating System |publisher=Texas Education Agency |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910233604/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/campusbytype.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-10 }}

Athletics

The Hillsboro Eagles compete in these sports: volleyball, cross country, football, basketball, powerlifting, golf, tennis, track, baseball, and softball.[http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Hillsboro/ The Athletics Department]

=State titles=

  • Boys' track, 1918 (1A)[http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/track-field-team.php?boys_girls=Boys UIL Boys Track Archives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184655/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/track-field-team.php?boys_girls=Boys |date=2016-03-03 }}

Notable alumni

  • Bob Bullock, 38th Lieutenant Governor of Texas{{Cite web |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbuaf |title=Bullock, Robert Douglas [Bob] (1929–1999) |last=English |first=Carolene |website=Texas State Historical Association |access-date=2021-07-03}}
  • James "Red" Duke, professor and surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center{{Cite web |url=http://www.internationalspeakers.com/speaker/1016/red_duke |title=Red Duke - iSB Keynote Speakers and Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217024058/http://www.internationalspeakers.com/speaker/1016/red_duke |archive-date=2012-02-17 |url-status=dead}}
  • Mike Harris, NBA and CBA player{{cite web |title=Mike Harris, Basketball Player, News, Stats |url=https://basketball.latinbasket.com/player/Mike_Harris/42752 |website=Eurobasket LLC |access-date=14 June 2024}}
  • Wood B. Kyle, USMC major general{{citation needed |date=July 2021}}
  • Billy Patterson, NFL player{{cite news |title=Hillsboro holds Hall of Fame event |url=https://wacotrib.com/sports/high_schools/hillsboro-holds-hall-of-fame-event/article_899b6695-5d7a-50f0-b208-7edaba037553.html |access-date=14 June 2024 |work=Waco Tribune-Herald |date=22 October 2016 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Texas High School Football Hall of Fame Inductees: Bill Patterson |url=https://www.texasfootball.com/hof-bill-patterson?ref=search |website=www.texasfootball.com |access-date=14 June 2024}}
  • Derel Walker, CFL player{{cite web|title=Derel Walker|url=http://12thman.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2610|website=Texas A&M University Athletics|access-date=2021-07-03}}

References

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