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Hillsdale High School
High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. It is preceded by primary education. High school is also the name used to describe the institution in which the final stage of compulsory education takes place. In the United States, high schools generally consist of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, although the inclusion of grade 9 varies by school district.
Hillsdale High School is located at San Mateo, California. Established and opened to students in 1955, Hillsdale High School is a four-year comprehensive high school serving about 1200 students largely from San Mateo and Foster City. As winner of the 1955 American Institute of Architect’s School Design award, Hillsdale was the prototype for school buildings in the Bay Area. The campus features indoor and outdoor passages, landscaped courtyards lined with students’ lockers and classrooms brightened by skylights. Yvonne P. Shiu is the Lead Principal of the school.
The faculty and administrative staff are highly qualified professionals with over eighty percent holding master degrees in their field. Hillsdale High School is committed to ongoing professional training. Hillsdale is also a school that seeks new ways to help all students embrace the knowledge and skills needed to adapt and thrive in a world of change. Hillsdale pursues the application of computers and technology throughout the prospectus and encourages students to focus their future plans. Hillsdale additionally offers a broad range of Advanced Placement courses along with a strong elective program in fine, performing, visual and industrial arts.
In 1993 the U.S. Department of Education recognized Hillsdale as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, one of only 260 in the United States. In 2001 Hillsdale became Stanford University’s School of Education’s first professional development school. In 2002, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Hillsdale a Smaller Learning Communities Planning Grant.
Hillsdale High School is a dynamic educational community. All students are held to high academic standards in an environment that welcomes and challenges every individual to learn and grow.
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