William C. Hinkley High School

William C. Hinkley High School
William C. Hinkley High School
	Hinkley High school in 2008
Address
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	1250 Chambers Road; Aurora, Colorado 80011; United States
Coordinates	39°44′05″N 104°48′31″W / 39.73467°N 104.80866°WCoordinates: 39°44′05″N 104°48′31″W / 39.73467°N 104.80866°W
Information
Motto	A Flight above the Rest
Established	1963
School district	Aurora Public Schools
Principal	Larry Irvin
Faculty	176 (2017)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2184 (2017)
Color(s)	Cadet blue and silver
Athletics	5A
Athletics conference	Skyline League
Mascot	Thunderbirds
Information	303-340-1500
Website	hinkley.aurorak12.org

William C. Hinkley High School or simply Hinkley High School is a public high school in Aurora, Colorado, United States. It is one of eight high schools in Aurora Public Schools.^[2] In 2007, Hinkley was ranked within the top 1000 public high schools in the United States by Newsweek.^[3]

Hinkley's student newspaper is The Talon.

Hinkley is an Engineering and Biomedical pathway school.

IB Programme[]

Hinkley is home to one of the district's few International Baccalaureate programmes,^[4] and one of only a handful to offer an IB Human Rights course.^[5]

In order to ease the 150-hour community service requirement of the IB Programme, a student organization known as the Landmines Task Force was created. The group raises money and awareness regarding the international landmine problem, donating through the United Nations Association's Adopt-A-Minefield to help eradicate landmines in Mozambique. To date^[when?], the group has raised over $20,000.^[6] The program was started by IB HL African History teacher Christine Sundberg in the 2003/2004 school year; the program has ceased to exist since the 2008/2009 school year.

Demographics[]

58.5% Latino
14.3% White
19.5% African American
7.3% Asian
0.4% Native American^[7]

Hinkley's free/reduced lunch rate is 62% of the students.^[7]

Athletics[]

1997 Colorado State 4A football champions
1979 Colorado State 4A Baseball Champions

Notable alumni[]

Chris Broderick, lead guitarist for Megadeth, 2008 – present
Will Donato - jazz musician
Brian Fisher, former MLB player (New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners)
Joel Steed, former NFL Nose Tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers

References[]

^ [1]. Accessed June 12, 2017.
^ "Schools – Aurora Public Schools". aurorak12.org. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
^ America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools^{[dead link]} Accessed July 05, 2007.
^ IB Program Offers Students a Challenge. Accessed January 28, 2007.
^ Enthusiastic Response to IB Human Rights Course Accessed January 28, 2007.
^ APS IB Students Walk to Eliminate Landmines Accessed January 28, 2007.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Hinkley High School".

External links[]

Hinkley High School

[Hinkley_HS_Fact_Sheet-1] [1]. Accessed June 12, 2017.

[2] "Schools – Aurora Public Schools". aurorak12.org. Retrieved 2017-06-13.

[top1000-3] America's Top Public High Schools - Newsweek America's Best High Schools^{[dead link]} Accessed July 05, 2007.

[africanhistory-4] IB Program Offers Students a Challenge. Accessed January 28, 2007.

[humanrights-5] Enthusiastic Response to IB Human Rights Course Accessed January 28, 2007.

[20,000-6] APS IB Students Walk to Eliminate Landmines Accessed January 28, 2007.

[schooldigger.com-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Hinkley High School".

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