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. Established in 1939, the school is one of fifteen high schools in

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History

Hillsboro High School officially opened October 22, 1939, with an enrollment of 164 students and seven faculty members. Initially, the school served a rural area. Later population increases, re-zoning, the Vocational Educational Act, and 20th century influences have resulted in changes from a two-story red brick building in a pastoral setting to a set of massive white buildings which were designed by nationally recognized architects. On October 31, 1952, the first school was destroyed by fire. Several renovations have occurred since the replacement of that building in the 1950s, most recently in 1995. The school is currently undergoing a renovation predicted for completion in 2020.

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities include anime club, badminton club, Burro Bookworms, Burro Unplugged, chorus,

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, concert band, creative writing club, eating disorder awareness, forensics,

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, gamer club, The Hillsboro Globe (newspaper), The Burro Underground (literary magazine), the Hillsboro Players drama troupe, Interact, International Teen Outreach Program, jazz band, Knit Wits, Latino club, learning center, mock trial,

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, National Conference for Community and Justice, Quiz Bowl, Saigon Children's Charity, student council, Team Hillsboro-Walk for the Cure, Women in Science, youth legislature (Youth in Government and Model United Nations), and HHS Habitat for Humanity.

Athletics

The Hillsboro athletic teams, known as the Burros, compete in baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse
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soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling. State championship titles held by the school: *Basketball, girls: 2009 *Cross country: 1962 (individual) *Football: 2003, 2008 **American General Mr. Football Lineman of the Year: 2000, 2001, 2003 *Golf, boys': 1945 (team), 1972 (individual) *Tennis, girls': 1968 (team, singles and doubles) *Track, boys: 1962 (mile run), 1969 (mile run), 1979 (220-yard dash), 1980 (100-yard dash, 120-yard high hurdles, 220-yard dash, 440-yard relay, team champions), 1981 (100-meter dash, 200-meter dash), 1982 (1600-meter relay, 3200-meter relay, high jump, team champions), 1988 (220-yard dash),(440-meter relay),(880-meter relay) (800-meter run), 1989 (800-meter run), 1995 (200-meter dash), 1996 (300-meter low hurdles, 400-meter dash) *Track, girls: 1974 (long jump), 1999 (200-meter dash and long jump), 2001 (3200-meter relay), 2008 (100-meter dash) *Wrestling: 1995 (112 lb weight class) *Lacrosse, boys: 2021

Notable alumni

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Former principals

*Medford Bowman (1939–1941) *John Koen (1941–1964) *Hale Harris *Taylor Hagen *Dr. William Hicks *Dr. Jean Gray Litterer (1979–1999) *James Overstreet (1999–2003) *Robert (Bob) Lawson (2003–2007) *Roderick Manuel (2007–2010) *Dr. Terry Shrader (2010–2015) *Dr. Shuler Pelham (2015–Present)

References

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