David H. Hickman High School
David Henry Hickman High School (commonly Hickman or HHS) is a coeducational public secondary school in Columbia, Missouri, United States, serving students in grades 10–12. The school is one of three high schools in the Columbia Public School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes. Hickman is the largest high school in Missouri with an enrollment of 2,143 in 2008 and has been called the largest in terms of athletic and academic competition. The school is noted for its strong academic programs, having the most Presidential Scholars of any public school in the United States, as well as a number of notable alumni including a Missouri Governor, several U.S. and State members of congress, and Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart. Hickman is a two-time Blue Ribbon School and a Missouri Gold Star School. In 2009, Hickman had eighteen National Merit Finalists, the most of any school in Missouri. In 2011, Eric Young was named as the school's 18th Presidential Scholar. Hickman has more than double the number of Presidential Scholars than any other school in Missouri, and the most of any school in the nation.
Hickman was constructed in 1927 on the country estate of Missouri legislator and educator David Henry Hickman, next to what was then U.S. Route 40. The school was built to replace the earlier Columbia High School and carried over many of its traditions including the mascot and yearbook. Today, the school is accredited with distinction by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as well as the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Hickman's mascot is the Kewpie.
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