Hilltop High School

Hilltop Senior High is a four-year public high school located in Chula Vista, California and is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD). The school colors are kelly green, white, and black. The school mascot is the "Lancer". Hilltop boasts the magnet program Foreign Language and Global Studies (FLAGS) as well as the Academies of Hospitality and Tourism (H&T), Information Technology (IT) programs, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Music Technology, Televideo, and Ballet Folklorico.For the 2007-2008 school year, former Montgomery Middle School principal Ernesto Zamudio took over as principal for Hilltop High School and replaced the retiring Jerry Rindone (video biography) who had served Hilltop since 1997. Rindone is currently serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of EducationClubs and associationsHilltop has many clubs and associations, including: AP Scholars, the BIBLE Club, Best Buddies, Girl's League, Humanities, MVPS, GSA, Metal, Marine Science, Italian, German, Spanish, Latin, Students Against Destructive Decisions, FIRST Robotics, Interact, Chips and Salsa, and Chess and Cards.AcademicsHilltop was named a California Distinguished School in 2005 and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).In the 2006-2007 school year, the graduation rate was 93.3%.Hilltop has the highest number of AP courses available to all students and the highest AP pass rate out of the entire SUHSD at 72.8%. Since the 1999-2000 school year, there has been a 25% increase in exams taken, a 7% increase in the overall pass rate, and a 30% increase in the total number of students testing.