Andrew Putnam Hill High School is a

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World School, and located in the Edenvale neighbourhood of

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, United States. The school opened in 1956, and educates approximately 2,173 students in grades 9–12. It is one of eighteen schools of the

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(ESUHSD). It is named after Californian painter and preservationist Andrew P. Hill.

Demographics

As of 2012, Andrew Hill High's demographics is close to that of

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's, and is roughly 60%

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, 33% Asian American, 2.9%

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, 2.3%

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and 1.4% other ( Native American and

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). As of the 2011-2012 school year, Andrew Hill High School had a 73.4% graduation rate amongst its senior class. This number is up from the 2010-2011 graduation rate of 72.7%, but still a two-year low from the 2009-2010 graduation rate of 78.3%. Of these students, 30.6% who graduated, or 131 of 585 of the senior class students, graduated having met the requirements to admission to the

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and/or

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campuses. In 2007, 45% of the school's students qualified for the

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, compared to the district average of 25%. In 2010, 55% of the school's students qualified for the federally subsidized lunches, the best measure of the percentage of low-income students at each school. Andrew Hill receives Title I low income funding under the

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History

There was a movement to make the school a

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. However, this push was rejected by district trustees, though the effort continued. If the effort succeeded, Andrew Hill would have become the largest charter school in Northern California.

Curriculum

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(AP) courses are offered at Andrew Hill. As of 2011, 33% of students participated in at least one AP course and/or exam. The average number of tests per students taking the AP exams was 2.4. The school has the Medical MAGNET program for students to begin in grade 10 until graduation, designed to further educate participating high school students with a focus on medicine, and involves science classes and education in medical literature. The Biotech Academy is also available, and is coordinated by Paul Moradkhan. It is a California Partnership Academy (CPA), similar to the MAGNET programs, designed for participating high school students as a career focused education in the field of

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. Students are enrolled in the academy from grade 10 through 12.

IB

The

(IB) Programme has been offered at Andrew Hill since February 2003. Students may take the entire Diploma Programme, or single IB courses stand alone for certificates, only during grades 11 and 12. The current IB Programme coordinator at the school is Michael Winsatt. In the 2012–2013 school year, Andrew Hill students took IB courses at both the higher and standard levels in English, mathematics, music, Spanish, theatre and

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, only at the higher level in history, and only at the standard level in

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, French,

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and

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. Students in the full IB Diploma Programme are required to take

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(Group 3) and

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(Group 1) at the higher level both Diploma years at Andrew Hill, as well as

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. Students may decide to take their third higher level in the remaining subjects: the

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(Group 4), the

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(Group 6),

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(Group 2) and

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(Group 5). In addition to taking seven IB classes during the two years, Andrew Hill Diploma candidates must also complete the

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(EE), a 4,000-word report, and the

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(CAS) profile. Of the student population, 20% partake in at least one IB class in the school during their enrollment. Of those, 10.8% are full IB Diploma candidates, and 2.2% of the grade 12 students are IB Diploma candidates. On average, each student participating in IB from Andrew Hill takes 4.8 subject tests during their enrollment.

Campus

The campus of Andrew Hill High School consists primarily of seven buildings of classrooms, two groups of portables, two gyms and locker rooms, a cafeteria attached to the music hall, and an administrative building attached to the library. The classroom buildings are named the "200", "300", "400", "500", "600", "S" buildings and Schaefer Hall., with the "100" building having been torn down in 2013 in order to construct a replacement. The portables are named the "B" and "C" portables, with the "A" portables taken down in the same construction as the "100" building. There are two gyms, one larger and one smaller, respectively named the "Large Gym" and "Small Gym". The music hall was renamed to Eschenfelder Hall in 2016, after music instructor Thomas Eschenfelder, who retired the same year.

Notable alumni

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, former lineman in the USFL and NFL *

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, professional skateboarder. * Captain Jason M. Dahl, pilot of

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; Hillsdale Elementary School was renamed Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary School in his honorSinisi, J. Sebastian. "School named for pilot 9/11 hero who lived in metro area honored."

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. March 27, 2002. Denver & The West; page B-03. *

Skip Spence Alexander Lee "Skip" Spence (April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was co-founder of Moby Grape, and played guitar with them until 1969. In the same year, he released his only s ...

, co-founder of

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and the original drummer for

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; He attended Andrew P. Hill his freshman year (1962) before dropping out of high school in his sophomore year *

Mervyn Fernandez Mervyn L. Fernandez (born December 29, 1959), nicknamed Swervin' Mervyn, is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Los Angeles Raiders in the National ...

, former wide receiver in the CFL and NFL *

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, congressman for California's 15th congressional district *

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, former NFL quarterback (attended 1973–1975) *

Jayson Obazuaye Jayson Omokaro Obazuaye (born July 27, 1984) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball guard. He is tall. Early life and high school career Born in Santa Clara, California, Obazuaye graduated from Andrew Hill High School in nearby San Jos ...

, former professional basketball player and ex-University of Colorado guard * Miguel Perez, actor and writer * Andrew X. Pham, author of ''Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam'' *

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, hip hop producer associated with the

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genre * Lynn Washington, former University of Indiana basketball star and professional basketball star in Japan. * Daniel Valencia, photographer and artist

References

External links

Andrew Hill Wiki
(no longer maintained)
Andrew P. Hill High School website

provided by schooltree.org
East Side Union High School District website
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