Hamilton Union High School

Hamilton Union High School is a public high school located at 620 Canal Street in Hamilton City, California. It serves grades nine through twelve.

Hamilton High School
Location
Highway 32 & Canal Street
Hamilton City, California 95951

United States
Coordinates39°44′44″N 122°01′05″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1917[1]
School districtHamilton Unified School District
PrincipalCris Oseguera[1]
Faculty17.40 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment290[3] (2018-19)
Student to teacher ratio16.67[2]
Color(s)Royal Blue and Gold   
Athletics conferenceCIF Mid Valley League[4]
SportsFootball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer-Boys, Soccer-Girls, Basketball-Boys, Basketball-Girls, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling [5]
MascotIndian Brave
Team nameHamilton Braves
Websitehttp://www.edlinesites.net/pages/Hamilton_High_School
[1][3]

Until recently, it was the only school in its district (Hamilton Union High School District). The Hamilton High and Hamilton Elementary Districts unified to the new Hamilton Unified School District on July 1, 2009 with Capay Elementary School remaining as an independent feeder school district. Hamilton Unified School District includes Hamilton High School, Hamilton Elementary School, Ella Barkley Continuation High School, and Hamilton Adult School.

The current principal is Cris Oseguera, serving since 2009.[6]

School Song

The lyrics to the school fight song are as follows:

Come join our band

And give a cheer for Hamilton High

Throughout the land

Our banners waving there on high

Hamilton for you and for your comrades

Brave and true

With might and main

Sing this refrain

Forever and forever Hamilton High

RAH! RAH![7]

Activities

Sports

The school competes athletically under the mascot of the Hamilton Braves. The girls' sports teams are commonly referred to as "Lady Braves".

Due to the school colors of Blue & Gold, many posters at athletic events use the slogan, "Go Big Blue!"

The National Anthem is played during the opening ceremonies at each football game. It is concluded by the team and fans calling "BRAVES!" at the appropriate moment of the phrase, "...and the home of the brave."

Sports teams consist of the following:[5]

Clubs

Hamilton High School offers a variety of non-athletic clubs and organizations:

Achievements

Hamilton High was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 2007.[15][16]

Hamilton High has a record of having the highest academic performance index scores in Glenn County.

Academically, the school requires geometry to graduate and offers advanced placement calculus and statistics.

Seventy percent of the students go on to college. The most recent survey revealed that 32 percent earned a college diploma after five years.

The girls volleyball team won league championship seven years in a row.

Boys basketball won the section in 2010 and boys soccer won sections two years in a row.

In 2008, the Hamilton Braves football team represented Northern California in the California State Bowl in Los Angeles.

Since the school is located in an agricultural community, many of the students at Hamilton are involved with Future Farmers of America, gaining skills in agriculture, agribusiness and leadership. The school has an on-campus farm where students can raise animals.

Ella Barkley High School

Ella Barkley High School is a continuation school for grades 10-12. It is an alternative education program housed on the Hamilton High campus.[17]

Previous Administrators

Longtime Hamilton Union High School Principal/Superintendent Ray Odom served as the first Superintendent of the newly formed Hamilton Unified School District beginning in 2009 until retiring in 2011. Odom graduated from Hamilton High School in 1965 and began at HUHS in 1977 as vice principal and part-time faculty and coach. In 1980, the principal of Hamilton High left the school and Odom took the job, serving until unification of the two Hamilton City school districts. Oseguera then took over as Principal at the high school, continuing its strong tradition of strong academics, athletics, and agriculture education.

Today, about 42 percent of students choose to come from other districts and total enrollment at the high school is nearly 300. The school district currently has about 720 students.


Notable alumni

References
  1. 2007-2008 Student Handbook (PDF). Hamilton Unified School District. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  2. "Hamilton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 2, 2020. "Students: 290 (2018-219)
  3. Hamilton High School Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. Northern Section, CIF. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  4. Northern Section Conference Structure 2006-2008 (PDF) Archived 2009-03-20 at the Wayback Machine. Northern Section, CIF. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  5. http://huhsd.org/bbes/952-Athletics.html
  6. http://huhsd.org/bbes/
  7. http://www.edlinesites.net/pages/Hamilton_High_School
  8. http://hhsacadeca.weebly.com/
  9. http://hhsasb.weebly.com/
  10. http://hamiltoncsf.weebly.com/
  11. http://hamiltonffa.weebly.com/
  12. http://hhsfnl.weebly.com/
  13. http://hamiltonswat.weebly.com/
  14. https://hhsyearbookblog.wordpress.com/
  15. "Distinguished Middle and High Schools - 2007 Award Winners". California Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  16. "Local Briefs". Chico Enterprise-Record. April 17, 2007.
  17. http://huhsd.org/bbes/966-Continuation-High-School.html
  18. "Lohse to start for Twins today". Chico Enterprise-Record. June 22, 2001. (Newsbank)
  19. Kyle Lohse Statistics. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
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