Cedar Hill High School
Public school in Cedar Hill, Texas, United States
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Cedar Hill High School (CHHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in the city of Cedar Hill, Texas (USA) in Dallas County and is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Cedar Hill Independent School District located in southwest Dallas County. In 2018-19, the school received a "C" rating by the Texas Education Agency[2]
| Cedar Hill High School | |
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1 Longhorn Boulevard , 75104 32.581065°N 96.950183°W | |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Putting Respect In Decisions Every Day |
School district | Cedar Hill Independent School District |
Principal | Leroy Joffre |
Teaching staff | 141.27 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,075 (2023-2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.69[1] |
| Colors | Red & Black |
Athletics conference | UIL Class 6A |
| Mascot | Longhorn/Lady Longhorn |
| Rival | Desoto High School and Duncanville High School |
| Newspaper | The Hoofbeat |
| Yearbook | The Longhorn |
| Website | www |
The district, and therefore the school, serves most of the city of Cedar Hill and portions of Grand Prairie, Ovilla, Duncanville and Dallas.[3]
Academics
Cedar Hill has several Advanced Placement courses which allow ambitious students an opportunity to take college-level courses on campus. Cedar Hill established a S.T.E.A.M. program in 2015-2016 academic year which is designed to groom and engage students seriously interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics.[4]
Demographics
In 2018-19, 73.3 percent of the students were Foundational Black American, 19.9% Hispanic, 3% Two or More Races, and 1% Other.[2]
Athletics
The Cedar Hill Longhorns compete in the following sports:[5]
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Powerlifting
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
Marching Band and CHHS Cheer
The Cedar Hill Longhorn Red Army Marching Band and Cheerleaders are the two largest student organizations dedicated to supporting CHHS athletics.
State titles
- Football.[6]
- 2006 5A Division II (defeated Houston Cypress Falls)
- 2013 5A Division II (defeated Katy)
- 2014 6A Division II (defeated Katy)
On December 23, 2006, the 16-0 Cedar Hill High School Longhorn football team won its first state championship, defeating Cypress Falls 51-17 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
On December 21, 2013, the football team won its second state title, defeating Katy High School 34-24 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[7]
In 2014, Cedar Hill football program was ranked as one of the nation's Top 10.[8]
Rivalry
Cedar Hill maintains a popular and well-noted rivalry with the nearby Desoto High School Eagles.[9] The rivalry is known as the "Battle of the Belt Line".[10]
Notable alumni
- Quincy Adeboyejo, professional football player
- Josh Allen, professional football player[11]
- Messiah Bright, professional soccer player
- Dezmon Briscoe, former professional football player[12]
- Trevis Gipson, football player[13]
- Thomas Gipson, professional basketball player and brother of Trevis.
- Joyner Holmes, American professional basketball player
- Daniel Horton, former professional basketball player
- Ugo Ihemelu, professional soccer player[14]
- Garret McGuire, college football coach[15]
- T-Dre Player, professional football player
- Jason Richardson, silver medalist in the 110m hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[16]
- Josh Thomas, professional football player
- Derrius Thompson, former professional football player and current Cedar Hill Teacher/Coach
- Kankan, underground rapper
