Jim Hill High School

Jim Hill High School
Location
Jim Hill High School
Jim Hill High School
Jackson, Mississippi
Coordinates 32°17′23″N 90°13′8″W / 32.28972°N 90.21889°W / 32.28972; -90.21889Coordinates: 32°17′23″N 90°13′8″W / 32.28972°N 90.21889°W / 32.28972; -90.21889[1]
Information
Type Comprehensive Public High School
Motto Believe, Achieve, Succeed!
Established 1912 (1912)
School district Jackson Public School District
Principal Tawanza Domino[2]
Grades 9 to 12
Gender Coed
Enrollment 1,251 (2014-15)[3]
Color(s) Green and Gold         
Newspaper The Echo
Website www.jackson.k12.ms.us/jimhill

Jim Hill High School is a public high school in Jackson, Mississippi (USA), hosting the state's first International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) program. It hosts Advanced Placement courses, a JROTC, and a SOAR program.

History

Jim Hill was founded in 1912 by James Hill, hence the name "Jim Hill" High School, for the establishment of a secondary institution for African Americans in the Jackson, Mississippi area. The former building was established on Lynch Street as an elementary school to educate the youth of West Jackson. The current building was constructed in the 1960s in the Washington Addition neighborhood. The school also was formerly housed in a building that operated as Blackburn Middle School where a new school was established in 2010. The International Baccalaureate Program hosted there was established in 1992. The new wing was annexed in 2001.

Special programs

Jim Hill was the only high school in the state of Mississippi with the International Baccalaureate Diploma program. This school offers these classes in Geometry MYP, Biology MYP and IB, Humanities MYP and IB, Language MYP and IB, Physical Education MYP, Algebra II MYP, Math Studies IB, Theory of Knowledge IB, Psychology IB, Technology IB, Art MYP and IB, French MYP and IB, and Spanish MYP and IB.

For the program, students must complete a Personal Project in their 10th grade year and sign a contract, write Internal Assessments for World Literature, Mathematics, Humanities; create 12 art pieces to be sent off with their Developmental Workbooks; and take an exam in Language, Math, Humanities, Science, Psychology, Theory of Knowledge, and a foreign language in the IB Diploma years. If the composite score of the IB exam is high enough, then the student may qualify for the IB Diploma. Students who aren't as esteemed are granted the IB scholarship. Community Service (CAS hours) is calculated into the equation. Davis Magnet Elementary serves IB grades K-5 and Northwest Middle School serves IB grades 6-8.

The AP Program is offered at the school.

Distinctions

Jim Hill is said to have one of the best high school bands, The Band of Distinction. It competes frequently throughout the school year. The school is also known for the Jim Hill G.Y.T (Grave Yard Thunder), which is the school's drumline. It is named such because the school is adjacent to a graveyard. GYT has consecutively won The Drumline Challenge in Jackson, MS. Other auxiliaries of the band include the "Tigerettes" (dance team) and the Flag Corps.

The school was known for the award winning Jim Hill Choir. The choir traveled to places such as Austria, Canada, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. Jim Hill Choir ranked among the top choral music programs in the world.

Finally, Jim Hill is known for its cheerleading squad, known to be the first JPS cheerleading squad to compete in state competitions and successfully place. In 2011, the cheerleading squad competed at Pearl High School and was awarded 1st place and Overall Grand Champions.

Feeder Pattern

The following schools feed into Jim Hill High School:[4]

  • Middle Schools
    • Blackburn Laboratory Middle School
  • Elementary Schools
    • Baker Elementary School
    • Barr Elementary School
    • Isable Elementary School
    • Lee Elementary School

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jim Hill High School
  2. ↑ "Administrative Team". Jackson Public Schools. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "JIM HILL HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ Feeder Patterns Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. – Jackson Public Schools.
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