This school is focused on making achievements to prove to the world that they are a great school Always working from the inside to fix the external perception of it. Lets try to get this reward and that reward! Its alright I guess, but Id say truly wonder why you lack school spirit within the student body.. Why nobody goes to the games, why a lot of people say all they wanted to do was get in, do it, and get out. Maybe once you figure that out, youll figure out why a lot of students dislike being there. Im not going to go out and say that its terrible and what not, but maybe, for the future of what Hinkley will be, figure out why it is you have that issue. Make them proud within. Make them proud to be a thunderbird. Not because the rest of the world sees them as a performance school, but because they know what they are capable of, and what they ARE DOING. Recommendation to the teachers, if you see a student that is struggling, help them. Dont just give up. My perception of it used to be that they were just lazy, but no. SOME (not all) are getting smacked right in the face by life. To APS, QUIT disallowing teachers to tell students their stories or at least quit making them robots.

As this is the school I graduated from, I have some input about it. Although I graduated in 2001, I thought Hinkley to be an ok school. The teachers were sincere and the students were great. And I know they had a good basketball team as well. Educational wise was not bad.

Graduated in 2011 and had a great experience. The teachers and administrators sincerely care about your education and future. Lots of great programs and activities to participate in. School is very diverse which made it fun!

I went there for high school class of 1999, unfortunately like everything else in Colorado, and the world today w cyber everything and it being more Latino based. Things were great back than...not sure it is anymore

Worst high school Ive ever attended in 2012 when I was supposed to graduate my teachers and Deans had a meeting and told me I would never be amount to anything. I was 17 I really gave up on everything I didnt want to graduate anymore and now I have a nine-to-five job I wish I would have gone to a better school like Eaglecrest...

Went there jr. and sr. year they almost didnt transfer my credits from cherry creek schools because they didnt understand the transfer system from a different district. Its a good school for the most part if you start there as a freshman and go all four years. I would say they dont have a solid class placement if youre coming from a different school because they throw you off; for example theyll tell you you have to take these and those classes before you graduate but they dont really care what year you take it they just try to pass as many students as they can so therefore its not a solid year by year build up and it could really mess up your ACT scores and such because by the time youre in your junior year youll have taken random classes with seniors or even freshman and sophomores and you wouldnt have taken the necessary classes your junior year to be fully prepared to take a junior assessment. The teachers were okay. The food choices were usually junk and occasionally burnt.

I am very disappointed with the administration there. I graduated from Hinkley in 1986. I decided I wanted to take some pics of the trophy case. I played football and ran track. I was totally denied any access into the school. I found this very upsetting.

This is the worst school i have ever attended, very unorganized and complicate everything, they have problems with the pipes in the school and the whole place smells like a unflushed toilet! Students are hopeless, and teachers give up on us. This school is about safety not education! Every teen that goes here acts like a 6th grader, no joke! The whole school has rated our class of 2017 the worst the school has ever seen. Buses are a no go, they only have 4 of them in the whole school, and if you live over 2 miles they wont even try, these buses are not even theres they are cherry creek school buses. So technically this school have no buses at all! I cant believe people would be rating this school a 5! If you have a choice between this school and another, make this your last choice, unless of cores its gateway, or any other Aurora School. This school is the definition of ghetto. When i went to the first foot ball game, kids were pissed because the wheels on there bikes got stolen while the game was going on! And on top of that, i dont even think this school has a health class, which doesnt help that 1 out of 2 classes has at least 1 pregnant teen. To my surprise drugs are not a big problem here, the whole school is crawling with security, that just sit outside the school. The outside of this school look great but when you walk through the halls and classes you can tell they missed a lot when they refurbished the place. Overall NOT a great school. Iv gone to more then one and so far this is THE worst of been to, cant wait to leave.

Great education and staff does care for your accomplishments and goals.

Now before Confusion starts happening, I am supportive of all of my teachers, I like all of my teachers that have helped me out and I learned a lot of useful skills from, William C Hinkley High School Does have good teachers but seem to have a lack of responsibility and a lack of any interest in our health and needs.Now you are probably thinking I am just a troubled Kid, I am not, This is coming from an A and B grade student, This is my opinion on this.Their dress code is not accurate and needs updating, Certain Kids are okay with wearing shorts and tanktops and others are not,for example if someone is badly dehydrated, Having to wear pants and a T shirt is not the healthiest for their needs, Imagine that bad feeling every day for that poor individual. Why doesnt this school take responsibility? Why cant we at least work to get that privilege and earn it rather than having it taken away automatically for 4 years, If you priviledge them, then people will work harder and will put their best effort to be able to do thatWhy cant they at least consider that?Thats like saying you cant wear shorts or a tanktop in a Hospital or a church because it is distracting, It is not, people wear them in public all the time to stay cool and stay hydrated that is why they were designed to the public in the first place, in fact, In addition to that, Every day after school I change to cooler clothes almost every day until it gets cold, Sorry for off topic comment.Next: The LunchesGood thing I bring my own lunch, Their pizza is usually black and sometimes burnt which is not the healthiest at all even though their excuse is to make it more healthy when it is not it even turns into a even bigger issue and affects our health at that point!It just seems like this school focuses more on education than health or anything like you cant even text your mom if it is an emergency which leads to a bigger issue and makes your mom worried about you. And they worry more about education than us being comfortable and getting the health and the things we need. We need an alternative this is not working, Please fix this, I dont want to deal with this anymore Please consider this APS Please, It will make us much better and it will make people want to work harder and get better grades, What is the worst that can happen? Please make my message heard!!!!!!Please take at least into consideration my ideas into consideration about policies and other things, make my comment stand up to APS people Please, It is not a distraction, Just like in public, you dont just look at people when they are in shorts, you just move on, See not distracting plus it is just a shirt and shorts, so what? They wont learn just because they are wearing a different shirt or shorts?!?! Does that sound efficient or even professional at all?!?! Please fix this policy, The only main policy I am against, Make my message heard, Lets do something about this if you agree, Like this post and make your voice heard, Lets help show APS that this dress code and their food needs to be fixed and updated like it should have been 13 years ago, Lets team up together to make a change, No one will make it for us, We have to be the ones to make our voice heard about this policy, This is a free country, Everyone Deserves equal rights everywhere and APS is going against that it seems like so lets please team up to fix these problems and help alternitives be made to make APS a better resource not only for our needs but for our fuiture and our education, Lets do this, Nothing is impossible, Lets do this, Who is with me on this?Thanks for your time please take this into considerationTyler

Hinkley is a high school that is named after a former Aurora Public Schools superintendent, it has been plagued with years of poor leadership and high staff turnover. The faculty leave because some are fired and because others find more suitable schools elsewhere. The leadership is poor because of its incompetence.Aurora Public Schools has received the International Baccalaureate designation for Hinkley like other APS schools, giving it a prestigious image. In fact, Hinkley does have some bright students But the majority are plagued with many frailties - addition to using cell phones in class (despite clear prohibitions against their use by the school and the district), for example. Other woes include a pervasive disregard for academic rigor and hard work. Almost all students scowl and the mention of homework. Few have ever attended a school where rigorous academics are the norm.There is a second side of Hinkley that rarely is discussed - its racial tensions. The faculty is 90% white, as is the schools principal and most of the assistant principals. The predominantly Latino student population has only experienced mostly Anglo teachers, so the introduction of non Anglos into the faculty has had mixed success. The school also has initiatives to mentor African American male students, yet the majority of males on campus are Latino.Hinkley does operate a health care careers magnet-type of program and has other programs with good reputations. If one attends Hinkley, those are the classes in which you should enroll.With respect to the English Language Learners who attend the school, the verdict is mixed. There are no ELA para professionals in the building, which significantly hinders aiding students make a link between their native language and English. Why no ELA para professionals is not known, but the schools likes to tout its large number of students whose home language is not English.All in all, Hinkley is an average school.

Watch out for th JROTC kids. They will shoot u

Just remodled their gym and its very nice

Teacher Mr Holton is always overreacting and is always calling deans for no reason and is ruing my Hinkley experience

I saw some kid buy a gun outside so not too great... Also this school is ghetto as hell.

Best school in APS

Counselors are rude and never around when the Students needs them and they also cant even help you with anything.

Honestly getting hit in the face on school grounds and them not doing anything about it , is just low

Not a good school, was vey agonizing

Very Nice.

They dont support their student

Look out mountain training facility

Students and teachers have a real connection😊😊😊😊😊

Good school