Hillgrove High School is a public high school in
Powder Springs, Georgia
Powder Springs is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, Cobb County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 13,940 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, with an estimated population for 2019 of 15,758. In 2015, the cit ...
, United States, and is the fifteenth high school of the
Cobb County School District. The school's mascot is the Hawk.
History
Established in 2006, Hillgrove High School was built on . The land was donated by Harry Hill and Harriet Hargrove Hill to
Young Harris College
Young Harris College is a private Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college in Young Harris, Georgia, United States.
History
Origins
The school was founded in 1886 by Artemas Lester, a circuit-riding Methodist minister who wanted to pr ...
and then sold to the Cobb County Board of education, by the university. The Hills purchased the land in 1952 to raise cattle and
Tennessee Walking Horse
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s. The Hills give college scholarships to Hillgrove students who excel at their studies.
Academics
Hillgrove High is ranked roughly 32nd-33rd in top public high schools across the state of Georgia with a graduation rate of 94%.
The school currently offers over twenty
Advanced Placement
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courses with 55% student participation.
The school also offers "Career Tech" pathways, CTAE courses including:
* Programming
* Engineering Graphics & Design
* Audio/Video Technology & Film
* Business Management/Career Technology
* Culinary Arts
* Sports & Entertainment
* Marketing
NJROTC
The Hillgrove High School Naval
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
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. The organization has won numerous accolades and awards since its establishment and commission in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
The Orienteering Team has also won two state championships within the past three years and was the national champion team in 2019.
Athletics
A small council of students from neighboring Cobb County schools met to choose Hillgrove's mascot, the hawk. This was chosen due to the many indigenous hawks living around the property upon which Hillgrove was built.
[ The school is home to various athletic teams.]
Performing Arts
Hillgrove High School has many notable and accomplished Performing Arts programs, including its jazz band
A jazz band (jazz ensemble or jazz combo) is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands vary in the quantity of its members and the style of jazz that they play but it is common to find a jazz band made up of a rhythm section and a ...
, marching band
A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Most marching bands wear a uniform, ofte ...
and drama
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program.
Jazz Band
Under Director of Bands Jeremy Lumpkin, Hillgrove's Jazz I Band has become renowned state-wide, and will play at the GMEA In-Service Conference in January 2023.
Marching Band
The Hillgrove Marching Band has held a legacy of success since the school opened in 2006. Once under direction of Chris Ferrell and Patrick Erwin, the band is now under direction of Jeremy Lumpkin. The band marched at the 75th Anniversary Parade of D-Day
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in 2019, and combined with Kell High School
Carlton J. Kell High School is a public high school in the Cobb County School District in the US state of Georgia. The school is located in unincorporated Cobb County with a Marietta address, just northwest of Atlanta. The school was founded in ...
to create ''Kellgrove'', which competed and achieved second place in the Fayette County Marching Band Finals with their show '''Ohana''. As of 2022 the band competed at the Jacksonville State
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Regional BOA
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Championships with their show ''Maybe Something Beautiful''.
Notable alumni
* Bradley Chubb
Bradley Austin Chubb (born June 24, 1996) is an American football outside linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State, and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round o ...
, NFL
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outside linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
* Kenyan Drake
Kenyan Drake (born January 26, 1994) is an American football running back and kick returner for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama. Drake was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the th ...
, NFL running back
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* Evan Engram
Evan Michael Engram (born September 2, 1994) is an American football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ole Miss and was drafted by the New York Giants with the 23rd pic ...
, NFL tight end
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* Chigoziem Okonkwo
Chigoziem Charlton "Chig" Okonkwo (born September 8, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland.
Early years
Okonkwo grew up in Powder Springs ...
, NFL tight end
* Myles Murphy, Clemson defensive end
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This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formation (American football), formations over the years have substantially ...
* Collin Sexton
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, NBA
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Point Guard
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References
External links
Hillgrove High School
Cobb County School District
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Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Educational institutions established in 2006
Schools in Cobb County, Georgia
2006 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)