Hillcrest High School

DISTRICT PROFILE Chino Valley Unified School District’s has four high schools that accept international students. The distinguished district has some of the best schools in California and offers unique academic programs such as STEM and engineering, veterinary studies, and agriculture. The district boasts test scores and graduation rates that exceed state and national averages as well as over 35 AP options. International students make up 2% of the student body. FACILITIES The district’s high school campuses have large-scale athletic facilities, including fields for football, baseball, and soccer; synthetic running tracks; gymnasiums; and aquatic centers. Campuses have an extensive network of computer labs. One high school offers agriculture students access to a working farm. SPORTS AND ARTS The district’s strong athletic reputation is upheld by their many graduates who have gone on to become professional basketball, football, soccer, and American football players. Students can also participate in sports such as golf and water polo. Schools in the district offer fine and performing arts such as drama, jazz band, and wind ensemble, as well as digital and media arts such as digital imaging, graphic design, video production, and fashion design. AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS The district is home to 19 California Distinguished Schools and a National Blue Ribbon School. Schools in the district have also received the California Distinguished School and California Gold Ribbon School awards. COMMUNITY INFORMATION The city of Chino, located 45 minutes east of Los Angeles, is home to Chino Community Theater and a lively downtown area with a weekly farmer’s market. With a sunny year round climate, Chino was selected as one of the 100 Best Communities for Youth and was ranked 34th in Money Magazine’s Best Places to Live 2012. Visit School Site: <a href="https://www.chino.k12.ca.us/">Chino Valley Unified School District</a> Visit City Site: <a href="https://www.cityofchino.org/">Chino, California</a>

SCHOOL PROFILE El Camino Real Charter High School offers over 20 AP courses along with dual enrollment and honors options. It also offers a variety of academic opportunities such as the Careers in Entertainment Academy, the Fashion and Design Academy, the Junior Engineering Technical Society (STEM), and the award-winning Academic Decathlon team. Notable alumni of the school include actresses Tiffany Haddish and America Ferrera. FACILITIES El Camino Real Charter High School’s modern facilities include a performing arts theater, a library, computer labs, a gymnasium, tennis courts, and new sports fields. SPORTS AND ARTS The school has one of the most outstanding athletic programs in the area with almost all of the fall sports teams making the playoffs in 2015. Teams have won recent championships in cross country, boys and girls soccer, and boys tennis. El Camino Real Charter High School is also know for its award-winning Visual and Performing Arts program as well as its Fashion and Design Academy. Students can also take interesting and unique fine and visual arts courses such as calligraphy and cartooning. AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS The school is designated a prestigious California Distinguished School. The Academic Decathlon Team has won eight championships in the school’s history, recently winning 55 individual medals. COMMUNITY INFORMATION Woodland Hills is a suburban area of Los Angeles that is home to many celebrities and professional athletes. It borders the Santa Monica Mountains to the north and is 45 minutes West of downtown Los Angeles. The school is less than half an hour from the beach. Visit School Site: <a href="https://www.ecrchs.net/">El Camino Real Charter High School</a> Visit City Site: <a href="https://www.lacity.org/">Los Angeles, California</a>

SCHOOL PROFILE At the base of Mount Equinox in northern New England, Burr and Burton Academy incorporates physical activity into its academic curriculum and offers an exceptional arts program with a Steinway partnership and modern technology. Students may choose to attend the Mountain Campus for a semester, where they can take dual enrollment courses for college credit, design their own independent study, explore career options through internships, attend a winter ski academy, or partake in off-campus study. BBA’s student body has a low international student population. FACILITIES Burr and Burton Academy features both historic and newly renovated facilities on its college-style campus. These include a sky observatory, a high-tech computer lab, a large woodworking shop, a STEAM lab, a fully equipped photography and graphic design classroom, an art studio, 3D printers, and a music technology lab. SPORTS AND ARTS The school’s location in the mountains of northern New England is the perfect setting for athletic opportunities such as skiing and snowboarding. Physical education is incorporated into the academic curriculum. BBA’s exceptional arts program features five Steinway pianos, 18 Apple computers with professional Adobe Suite, a fully-equipped photography studio with 15 Canon DSLR cameras, a large new ceramics kiln, a graffiti/street art wall, and 3D printers. Students have access to accomplished music teachers across the world through Skype lessons. AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS The BBA competitive sports teams have won 44 state championships in 10 years. Students in the art department have won five congressional art awards. The school won the Mountain Campus Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE Students live in traditional New England houses on campus. Dorms have wireless internet, televisions, computer areas, living rooms, dining rooms, and kitchens. Visit School Site: <a href="https://burrburton.myschoolapp.com/page/?siteId=962&ssl=1">Burr and Burton Academy</a> Visit City Site: <a href="http://manchester-vt.gov/">Manchester, Vermont</a>