the National HOSA Conference in Orlando, Florida, the most out of any school in the nation. They will compete in mid-June, 2007. In 2008, Hightower High School qualified 38 students for the National HOSA Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas. The team earned one gold, nine silver and eight bronze medals. Team members Jonathan Vo and Matthew Lei were also named to the mastery level of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Current Events Roster based on their placement in the top 10 in the United States. In 2010, Hightower High School qualified 34 students for the National HOSA Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. The team earned 2 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze medals along with 15 other finalists that placed top 10 or higher. Hightower High School originally had a Robotics team, which has placed in several local and statewide competitions. On the final week of 2015 (Dec 27-Jan 1), the Hightower High School "Hurricane" Marching Band was invited to perform at the 2015 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl on New Year's Eve, including a mass band, parade, and other competitions. They returned with (in Category 3) 3rd place Silver for field show, 1st place Gold for marching percussion, Honorable mention for parade, and Best Drum Major award. In 2019, Hightower High School qualified 9 students for the National HOSA Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. The group consisting of Saeed Ahmed, Gayathry James, Gisela Mathew, Yasamine Shehni, Susan Varghese, and Natasha Verghese earned second place in the Secondary-Division event of Public Health Emergency Preparedness. Contender Isabella Gándara received a 'Highest Overall Score' award in the Secondary-Division of the Health Care Issues Exam. Feeder patterns The following elementary schools feed into Hightower: Burton Goodman Palmer (partial) Parks The following middle schools feed into Hightower: Lake Olympia (partial) Notable alumni D. J. Augustin – Former point guard for the University of Texas Longhorns and drafted to the Charlotte Bobcats. (Class of 2006) Matthew Adams – Current NFL football player for the Indianapolis Colts. Cory Rodgers – Former football player for the NFL Green Bay Packers, and current player for the CFL BC Lions. (Class of 2002) Herbert Taylor – Former NFL Football player for the Kansas City Chiefs. (Class of 2002) Danuel House – Professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the NBA (class of 2012) Bralon Addison Eric Moreland Garlon Green Alonzo Highsmith Jr. - Area Scout for the Buffalo Bills Christopher G.