Hollister High School (HHS) is a school in Hollister, California, United States. It serves as the primary high school for Hollister city residents and most county residents and is within the San Benito High School District. The school's enrollment is approximately 3,400 students, served by 250 faculty and staff. History The San Juan school district was created in 1852, and split off the Hollister school district in 1869. High school education in Hollister began in 1875 alongside the grammar school located at First Street and San Benito Street. Hollister school district built another schoolhouse in 1875, and expanded the original building in 1881. During this time, education was not mandatory nor was it free, and enrollment remained relatively low for years. Attendance increased as Hollister grew. A new school building was commissioned in 1908 and completed the following year, during Hollister's post-earthquake construction period that also built Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital and City Hall. This is still used as the main administration building. Further construction brought the O'Donnell Gym and Davis Library. But most of the facilities were destroyed in a fire in 1955, with only the administration offices surviving. Repairs were made, and further expansions over the years, including an extension to the library after 1980. In the 2000s there were more than 120 classrooms, with thousands of students and hundreds of faculty. Academics Hollister High School runs on an alternating block schedule split into "red days," periods 1 through 3, and "white days," periods 4 through 6. The days are named after the school's main colors. Each block is 100 minutes long, except for the 1st block of the day (1st and 4th period) which is 105 minutes to allow the reading of the school bulletin. There is also an optional, 65-minute 0 (zero) period, that is run before school, Tuesday through Friday. The school offers standard general education courses, 15 Advanced Placement courses, and many electives. Electives include arts such as ceramics, drama, choir, and band; language electives such as Modern American Literature and Shakespeare; and technical and vocational courses like auto shop. The school also prides itself on its large student government and leadership class. HHS has been a member school of the California Association of Student Councils since 1994. Some of the more active electives are agricultural classes, computer/business classes, and Hispanic Studies classes, such as Hispanic Literature and Chicano History. Dancing for Diana In