Hilmar High School

Rural school in Hilmar, California, United States
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Hilmar High School serves students from the rural community of Hilmar and Stevinson, California, United States.

History

Hilmar High School was founded in 1911, and was originally known as Hilmar Colony Union High School. There were 26 students the first year. Classes were originally held on the second floor of an elementary school. The high school moved into its own brick building in 1919, and then to its current campus in 1957.[2]

Future Farmers of America (FFA) has been active at the school since 1930.[2]

It is part of the Hilmar Unified School District, which is a K-12 rural school district with approximately 2277 students. The district operates five schools: Hilmar High School, Irwin and Colony High School, Hilmar Middle School, Elim Elementary School, and Merquin Elementary School.[3]

Extracurricular activities

Much of the community revolves around the high school's sports and agricultural programs. The school has had particular success with its FFA activities, including several national championships.[4][5][6]

Athletics

Hilmar High School belongs to the Trans Valley League in the Sac-Joaquin Section of the California Interscholastic Federation. The school's teams, known as the Hilmar Yellowjackets, compete in: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track, volleyball, swimming [7] and wrestling.

Notable alumni

  • Nate Costa[8]
  • Dot Jones[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hilmar High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c McCorkell, Jonathan (October 11, 2011). "Hilmar High celebrates 100 years: Three veteran teachers look back". Turlock Journal. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Hilmar High School".
  4. ^ "Hilmar, Calif., High School Dominates Dairy Judging Competition", Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, May 16, 2002
  5. ^ Rosmary and J. Scott Vernon, "Que Sera Sera: What Ever Will Be Will Be ... Yea Right", The Agricultural Education Magazine, November 1, 2000.
  6. ^ "Hilmar FFA earns another state victory", Turlock Journal, May 18, 2012.
  7. ^ "Hilmar High School: Oops! This page is no longer available".
  8. ^ Ron Agostini, "Life brings former Hilmar High star Costa back to football", Modesto Bee, June 15, 2013.
  • Hilmar High School home page
  • Hilmar Unified School District home page
  • Merced County Office of Education home page