We are Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, where students pursue their passions and are challenged to reach their full potential.
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School boasts an impressive pedestrian-friendly Quad surrounded by state-of-the-art STEM & Humanities buildings, a stand-alone Primary School, Lower School, Middle School and Upper School facilities. It is punctuated with a spectacular Fine Arts and Performance space, two modern gymnasiums and four expansive athletic fields.
This is The 805, the educational home to 1,395 students in grades PK3-12.
What does it mean to be an Episcopal school?
HIES is the nation’s largest Episcopal parish day school and the only PK3 through 12th-grade Episcopal school in Georgia. We are a Christian school that serves a diverse community of faculty, staff, students and their families. All are welcomed and affirmed here, no matter your faith tradition. At HIES, we are steeped in the Episcopal intellectual tradition of academic excellence, ethical and servant leadership, global awareness and creating well-rounded intellectual adventurers.
WE WELCOME
We welcome all students, of varying faith traditions. HIES is a place where the full spectrum of God’s presence in the world and in our lives is explored, deepened and celebrated. We affirm the gifts, faith traditions and backgrounds of all HIES students.
WE LISTEN
We encourage students to listen to the views, the hearts and the actions of others. We are a community of explorers drawing on curiosity, critical thinking and reason.
WE LEARN
We learn to think widely, deeply and boldly and to intellectually engage with the world and our roles in it. As an Episcopal school, we believe that learning is a critical and life-long skill we wish to instill in all.
WE LOVE
We believe God calls us to love. We are called to be a family based in love. HIES has 10+ faith traditions and Christian denominations represented.
WE WORSHIP
We gather as a community, students, faculty and staff in weekly chapel services and beyond that affirm both our Christian traditions and religious diversity. We celebrate values that unite rather than divide and we nurture the ethical and moral lives of all involved.
WE SERVE
We ask each student, “How will you impact the world? How will you strive for justice and peace among all people, recognize and respect the dignity of every human being?” We build change agents of all ages to serve others and transform the world.
I would not be where I am today if it weren’t for my experiences at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School. My teachers were such a powerful, positive influence on me. They played a huge part in helping me realize what I wanted to do. They continue to be a big influence on my life to this day. -LAURIE SEGALL ‘04, AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST
Before they were ... (top-left to right)
Laurie Segall ’04
Award-winning journalist noted for interviewing leaders in technology, including Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook, she was the senior technology correspondent and an editor-at-large for CNN for more than a decade. (B.A. - University of Michigan)
Stephen Burns ’08
Works as a freelance copywriter in Los Angeles for many of the world’s leading brands. (B.A. - Auburn University)
Jordan Miller ’10
Former two-time captain of the Southern Methodist University football team, now COO of Titus Industrial in Dallas. (B.B.A., M.S. - Southern Methodist University)
Sarah Borne ’14
Highly acclaimed actress of stage and screen, can be seen in several film and television roles including Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow” and the Investigation Discovery Channel’s “Your Worst Nightmare.” (B.S. - Wake Forest University)
Briana Neal ’16
Works as an associate consultant at Bain & Company in Chicago. She was one of only 657 high school seniors to be awarded a full, four-year scholarship with admission to a highly selective college through the QuestBridge National College Match.
(B.S. - University of Chicago)
... they were like you, discovering how they could make a difference in the world.
HIES alumni achieve success and truly make a difference in the world. Here at HIES you matter, and we want to help you pursue your passions and challenge you to reach and even exceed your full potential.
BY THE NUMBERS HIES Students
Among the 136 students in the Class of 2024, 31 are Alpha & Omega students attending HIES from Primary School through Upper School.
23% self-identified students of color 10+ faith traditions & Christian denominations represented
72 zip codes represented 19% students receive financial assistance 4 , 0 00 + AL UM N I throughout the country and beyond
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
$4.5M+ in financial assistance
350 115 LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL students
SCHOOL students
1,395
345 MIDDLE
SCHOOL students
LARGEST EPISCOPAL PARISH DAY SCHOOL in the United States
585 UPPER
SCHOOL students
STEAM @ HIES In the past decade,
100+ GRADUATES PLAYING COLLEGE ATHLETICS
8 Honors Classes | 9 AP Classes 2 Post-AP Classes: Multivariable Calculus and Data Structures and Algorithms
77% of HIES 2021 graduates
accepted to Georgia Tech were female #WOMENINSTEM
43 acre campus in North Atlanta
Academics + Beyond 12:1 student-faculty ratio
28
Advanced Placement courses offered to Upper School students
95% seniors take two or more AP exams 78% of AP exams scoring 3 and above in 2023 11 2023 graduates will participate in NCAA athletics and 7 graduates will continue study in
visual and performing arts at the collegiate level
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School was founded by Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church in 1959 — that’s more than 60 years of excellence — and initially served ages 3 through first grade.
CLA SS OF 2023
147 seniors will attend 70 different colleges and universities, including research institutions, liberal arts colleges, Ivy League institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities and more.
100+ College/University visits to HIES each year
Since the beginning of our Global Citizenship Program in 2008, Golden Bears have visited
Canada, Spain, Colombia, Ireland, Peru, Thailand, Bermuda, Bolivia, Morocco, China, France, South Africa, England, South Korea, Chile, Ghana, Guatemala, Panama, Sweden, Germany, Russia, Haiti, Argentina, Senegal, Greece and India
STUDENT GLOBAL EXPERIENCES
4
in more than 40 countries
Global Exchange Relationships: Japan, Ghana, France, Bermuda
1st Round Square School in Georgia
and HIES has hosted students from Canada, Bermuda, France, South Africa and Ghana
Fine Arts
85%
of school involved in a fine arts class as part of curriculum
30+ nominations and honorable mentions for the Shuler Hensley Awards in the last 10 years and Region winners of the GHSA One Act Play Competition in 2020 and 2021
43 recognized works for Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2019-2021 42 musicians accepted into District or All State Band & Orchestra and playing as part of GYSO, EYSO or Atlanta Young Singers in 2022.
Primary School
PK3, PK4, K-Prep and Kindergarten From the start, HIES inspires minds and hearts for the future! The Primary School offers an academically focused, age-appropriate early-childhood program. Beginning with 3-year-olds and progressing through the prekindergarten and kindergarten years, students have the opportunity to learn and grow in an environment of love and support, with an emphasis on striving for excellence, personal responsibility and service to others.
Alpha-Omegas
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School has graduated 700 Alpha & Omega students (attending HIES from Primary School through Upper School) since 1995—the first graduating class at HIES.
At Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, we know that children thrive when they are known, valued, fully engaged and excited to learn. The Primary School provides the ideal foundation for that growth and success in so many dynamic ways! - M A RY Q U A R L E S , P R I M A RY S C H O O L P R I N C I PA L
P RI MARY S CHOOL
Lower School First-Fifth Grades
In the Lower School, it’s our responsibility to sharpen the intellectual curiosity, spark the passion in each child and help them live into their full potential. The Lower School is a school of today for the world of tomorrow. Our curriculum focuses on critical and creative thinking, connecting ideas and collaboration. It is challenging, engaging and exciting for all our growing intellectual adventurers.
Creating Global Citizens
Students develop courage, openness, reflection and empathy in the unique Global Faith and Service class, which brings the world into the classroom by exposing students to different cultures around the globe and encouraging them to choose to make a difference in this world.
We maintain an intentional focus on academics and innovative thinking, while infusing character development and social-emotional learning. Students are supported and encouraged to expand and apply their knowledge across all subject areas in relevant and purposeful ways. -NICOLE ST. AMAND, LOWER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
L OWER S CHOOL
Middle School Sixth-Eighth Grades
The Middle School experience offers all students a relevant, innovative and globally competitive education. Our Middle School faculty understand and are passionate about middle schoolers and know how best to inspire them. Through our college prep and honors classes, we challenge students’ creativity and intellect in new ways and from new perspectives to form deeper connections to the world around us.
Experiential Learning
We believe learning should happen inside and outside of the classroom. The PEAK Institute’s eighth-grade class, Sports Marketing and Event Promotions, allows students real-world experiences. Throughout middle school, students engage in overnight retreats, white water rafting and team-building activities to bolster students’ enthusiasm for learning and becoming change agents and leaders in society.
We take the time to cultivate meaningful and purpose-driven relationships with students, nurturing and building their passions, fueling their curiosity, emboldening their creativity and expanding their disciplinary knowledge and skills, all while allowing them to feel safe and supported in the context of new intellectual and social challenges. -DR. MATT LALIBERTE- MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
MI D D L E S CHOOL
Upper School Ninth-12th Grades
In an Upper School with offerings more typical of a college, the ways to success are many. At HIES, individual and community success is part of the plan. When a student arrives in Upper School, we meet with the family to create a four-year plan. We talk about passions and goals. We talk about academic challenges and enriching activities. And with guidance and support, we position each student to carve their own path to success!
Advanced Placement Classes
The Upper School offers 28 Advanced Placement Classes, 41 Honors Courses and four postAdvanced Placement classes from which to choose.
In the Upper School, we want to provide students challenges that give them opportunities to grow — whether that’s in the classroom, on stage, in the art room or on the athletic field. -MANNING WEIR, UPPER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
U P P ER S CHOOL
F I N E ARTS
Fine Arts
PK3-12th Grades Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School offers one of the most vibrant, comprehensive arts programs in the state. The arts are highly valued at HIES. Starting in Primary School and continuing through 12th grade, our students are given every opportunity to discover their artist within. Be a musician in orchestra, band, chorus and keyboarding or become a sound engineer and learn skills that overlap computer science, event management and entertainment as part of our Music Production and Engineering course. Be a visual artist through drawing, painting, printmaking, photography (digital and darkroom), graphic design, ceramics, sculpture, woodworking, jewelry design - or try your hand at coding for art and game design and explore how classic concepts of computer science and art come together to create interactive art. Be a media artist through film and TV production and watch as your concept goes from story board to City Springs Movie Theatre or be an on-camera anchor, field reporter or producer for our weekly WHIS broadcast.
Partnerships & Guest Artists
Partnerships include the High Museum of Art, Atlanta Opera, Swirl Films, SCAD and Humorology. Guest Artists from 2021-2022 have included photographers Brian McCarty and Kaylinn Gilstrap, Improv Artists from Dad’s Garage, artists Yehimi Cambron and Masud Olufani and musician Eric Dozier.
HIES is home to 30 Fine Arts Faculty and Staff including a Hollywood screenwriter and producer, Suzi award-winning actress, off-Broadway scenic and lighting designer, exhibiting artists, international composers and gigging musicians who have worked with bands like The Who, Andrea Bocelli and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Fine Arts Opportunities Band | Grades 4-12
Lower School Band Middle School Beginning Band Middle School Concert Band Middle School Symphonic Band Upper School Wind Ensemble
Orchestra | Grades 3-12
Lower School Orchestra Middle School Beginning Orchestra Middle School Concert Orchestra Middle School Symphonic Orchestra Upper School Orchestra
Chorus | Grades 3-12
Lower School Chorus Sixth Grade Chorus Advanced Seventh and Eighth Grade Chorus Upper School Chorus General music is offered PK3-Second Grade
Other Music Options | Grades 7-12
Seventh Grade Tour of Music Eighth Grade Advance Keyboarding Eighth Grade Music Production & Engineering Upper School Music Production & Engineering
Visual Arts | Grades PK3-12
Students from grades PK3-12 participate in studio art classes. A wide variety of media is explored including drawing, painting, printmaking, photography-digital and darkroom, graphic design, coding, game design, ceramics, sculpture and jewelry design, as well as art history.
Visual Arts Classes
Year-long Eighth Grade Art Foundations of Art Drawing & Painting Advanced Drawing & Painting Honors Photography Advanced Photography Honors Sculpture & Multimedia Advanced Sculpture & Multimedia Honors Coding for Art Advanced Coding for Art: Game Design & Digital Fabrication Jewelry & Metalworking Pottery on the Wheel
AP Drawing AP 2D Design: Art & Design AP 2D Design: Design & Photo AP 3D Design AP Art History
Exhibitions
Annual Exhibition at the High Museum of Art Sandy Springs Library Exhibition Monthly Exhibitions in the FAA Gallery
Media Literacy | Grades 6-12
Computer and Media Production Sports Marketing and Event Promotion Film and TV Production I-IV Broadcast Journalism Journalism Yearbook
Publications and Festivals
Bear Nation Newspaper Rhyme & Reason Literary Magazine C&G Magazine Ursidae Yearbook Middle and Upper School Film Festivals
Theater Arts | Grades PK3-12
Primary School Performing Arts Class Kindergarten Nativity Production Lower School Drama Grade level performances every year Fifth Grade Musical Middle School Sixth and Seventh Grade Theatre Eighth Grade Advanced Acting/Stagecraft Winter MS and US Musical Spring MS Play Upper School Improv & Scenework All Things Theater One Acts Production & Technique Fall One Act Play Festival Winter MS and US Musical
Award-Winning Fine Arts Program HIES students have been awarded 44 Scholastic Awards from the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers over the past 3 years. Three of our artists have attended the prestigious Oxbow School in California to explore art for a semester during high school while others have been part of the High Museum’s Teen Team and spent their time creating tailored programming for teens. Our student broadcast, WHIS received a Pacemaker Finalist Award from the National Scholastic Press Association for broadcast coverage during the 2021-2022 academic year. HIES was the only school program in Georgia to receive this honor. WHIS previously received a Top Ten Finish for Best in Show category and 5th place for Outstanding COVID coverage story in 2020. In addition we have an award winning yearbook for the past 12 years from Jostens, CSPA, ASPA, NSPA and GSPA. Last year the yearbook was named a National Yearbook Program of Excellence – Gold Level.
Our Theater program has won the Regional GHSA One Act Play Competition in 2020, 2021, and 2022. We also have been the recipient of over 30 nominations and honorable mentions from the Shuler Hensley Awards in the last 10 years. In 2021 and 2022, 19 of our musicians were accepted into District or All State Band and Orchestra. 17 of our singers were accepted into District and All State Chorus in 2022. A HIES student attended the Governors Honor Program for Music in 2021 and currently we have students playing as part of the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra, Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra and Atlanta Young Singers. Consistent Superior ratings for Georgia Museum Educators Association Large Group, Solo and Ensemble Performances. In 2023, students traveled to Lacoste, France, New York City, Austin, and Paris in as part of their Fine Arts program to engage with guest artists, actors, and musicians of national acclaim.
ATHELTI CS
Athletics
Sixth-12th Grades Athletics are a significant part of HIES life. Whenever and wherever our Golden Bears compete, it is a community affair that brings out classmates, parents, faculty and alumni, all supporting HIES. With 59 Middle School and Upper School sports teams, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in a sport—and if you are like many of our students, you will participate in two or three. Ours is a proud athletic tradition at HIES, where we set out each season to build winners on and off the field, emphasizing personal excellence, commitment, discipline, teamwork, leadership and sportsmanship. At HIES, we proudly feature a long list of regional and state championships. And even more, win or lose, we are building champions for life.
College and Beyond
More than 100 HIES graduates have gone on to play collegiate sports at schools such as University of Alabama, Boston College, Brown University, University of California at Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell University, Duke University, Emory University, University of Florida, Florida State University, Georgetown University, University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Johns Hopkins University, University of Kentucky, Lafayette College, Louisiana State University, University of North Carolina, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, University of South Carolina, University of Tennessee and Wake Forest University.
80% OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A SPORT in Middle School and Upper School
100+ GRADUATES PLAYING COLLEGE ATHLETICS
Golden Bear Teams Fall/Winter Sports
Cheerleading Football Varsity Cheerleading Football JV Cross Country Coed Varsity Cross Country Coed Middle School Drumline eSports Football Boys Varsity Football Boys JV Football Boys Crimson Team Football Boys Gold Team Softball Girls Varsity Softball Girls Middle School Varsity Sports Medicine Volleyball Girls Varsity Volleyball Girls JV Volleyball Girls 7th Grade Volleyball Girls 8th Grade Basketball Boys Varsity Basketball Girls Varsity Basketball Boys JV Basketball Girls JV Basketball Boys 7th Grade Basketball Boys 8th Grade Basketball Girls 7th Grade Basketball Girls 8th Grade Cheerleading Basketball Varsity Cheerleading Basketball JV Swimming and Diving Coed Varsity Swimming & Diving Coed Middle School Wrestling Boys Varsity Wrestling Boys Middle School
21 TEAM STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Spring Sports
Baseball Varsity Baseball JV Baseball Middle School Golf Boys Varsity Golf Girls Varsity Golf Boys JV Golf Girls JV Lacrosse Boys Varsity Lacrosse Girls Varsity Lacrosse Boys JV Lacrosse Girls JV Lacrosse Boys Middle School Lacrosse Girls Middle School Soccer Boys Varsity Soccer Girls Varsity Soccer Boys JV Soccer Girls JV Soccer Boys Middle School Soccer Girls Middle School Tennis Boys Varsity Tennis Girls Varsity Tennis Boys JV Tennis Girls JV Track & Field Coed Varsity Track & Field Coed Middle School
2021-2022 Team State Championships Varsity Boys Track and Field
2021-2022 Team State Runners-up Varsity Girls Soccer, Varsity Boys Tennis
59 SPORTS TEAMS
in the Upper and Middle Schools
73 INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
In addition to the 73 individual state championships, HIES Girls Cross Country, Girls Basketball, Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis, Girls Basketball, Girls Tennis, Baseball, Wrestling, Girls Track and Field, Volleyball, Girls Soccer and Boys Golf Golden Bear teams have all won state championships.
HIES alumni achieve success and truly make a difference in the world. Here at HIES you matter, and we want to inspire your mind and fire your heart to lead you to accomplish great things.
Beyond the Classroom
Clubs and organizations are an integral part of student life at HIES. They exist to provide students with opportunities to continue their educations outside of the classroom. Involvement in organizations is a great way to enhance social skills, problem-solving, leadership qualities and other important life skills. Leaders of clubs and organizations play an important role in helping students build relationships and strengthen their connection to the entire HIES community.
ACADEMIC CLUBS COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ISSUE AWARENESS GROUPS STUDENT-RUN PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS STEAM GROUPS
Community service is more than a graduation requirement at HIES. At HIES we believe you are never too young to make a difference in your community and the world. Academic Organizations include National Honor Societies, National Junior Honors Societies, Model UN, Academic Decathlon, Debate Team, Science Olympiad, Robotics Club, and others.
50+ CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
STEAM
Science | Technology | Engineering | Art | Math Creating Experiences. The STEAM curriculum and opportunities at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School are challenging, engaging and extremely memorable in this college preparatory environment. HIES invites students to increase their scientific literacy, leverage technology, and think creatively to become effective problem solvers and collaborators.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING BRINGS STEAM TO LIFE RIVERS UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION MATH “CHOPPED” CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE SERVING MATHEMATICAL DISHES IN COMPETITION TEA FACTORY EXPERIENCE WITH FOOD SCIENTISTS HONEYBEES CLUB - PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL BEEKEEPERS MURDER MYSTERY IN PRE-CALCULUS WHERE LOGARITHMS COME TO LIFE ROBOTICS CLUB CODING CLUB
S TEAM
STEAM Opportunities Primary School (PK3-K)
• Brainstormers (STEAM Laboratory) • Comprehensive math literacy program using the Singapore Method and Dimensions Math • Access to smart technology including use of iPads (PK3-Grade 4)
Lower School (Grades 1-5)
• Innovations Laboratory (I-Lab) • Comprehensive math literacy program using the Singapore Method and Dimensions Math • First-Grade Engineers • Access to smart technology including use of iPads (PK3-Grade 4) • HIES Laptop program (Grades 4-12) • Introduction to digital literacy and citizenship (Grade 5)
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
• Computer Science (World Language Option) • Math 6 • Honors Math 6 • Pre-Algebra • Honors Pre-Algebra • Algebra • Honors Algebra I • • • • • • • • • • • •
Earth Science 6 Honors Earth Science Life Science Honors Life Science Physical Science Honors Physical Science Computer 6 Computer 7 Music & Sound Engineering I Music & Sound Engineering II Keyboarding Sports Marketing and Event Promotion • Media Production and Technology • 3D Modeling and Printing • Coding
Upper School (Grades 9-12) College Prep • Algebra I • Geometry • Algebra II • College Algebra • Pre-Calculus • Calculus/Statistics • Physics I
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Chemistry Anatomy Kinesiology Engineering: Design & Analysis Engineering: Computing in Action Coding for Art Advanced Coding: Game Design Advanced Coding: Digital Fabrication Oceanography Humans & Global Change
Honors • Geometry Honors • Algebra II Honors
Pre-Calculus Honors Physics Honors Chemistry Honors Biology Honors Environmental Science Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology Honors
Advanced Placement AP Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Physics I AP Physics C: Mechanics AP Chemistry AP Biology AP Environmental Science AP Computer Science
Post-AP • Multivariable Calculus • Data Structures & Algorithms
HIES alumni achieve success and truly make a difference in the world. Here at HIES you matter, and we want to inspire your mind and fire your heart to lead you to accomplish great things.
Experiential Learning Global Education | International Travel | Learning Experiences
------------------------------------------------The journey outward is the journey inwards.
Global education at HIES is about developing a CORE mindset: Cultivating students with the knowledge, dispositions and skills to act ethically and creatively in the world. It is an education to competence, compassion and conscience, centered on our belief in the inherent worth and dignity of all peoples.
ROUND SQUARE INTERNATIONAL Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School is a proud member of Round Square International, an association of nearly 180 schools—on six continents and in more than 50 countries. Round Square encourages students to adventure beyond academic excellence to develop their full potential through discovery and the power of experiential education. Round Square schools share a commitment to character education and experiential learning built around six themes—the IDEALS—International Understanding, Democracy, Environmental Stewardship, Adventure, Leadership and Service. These IDEALS are underpinned by 12 Discoveries that students explore on their learning journey: inquisitiveness, tenacity, courage, compassion, inventiveness, ability to solve problems, self-awareness, sense of responsibility, appreciation of diversity, commitment to sustainability, communication and team-working skills.
PEAK Institute The PEAK Institute, serving grades eight through twelve, guides student exploration of emerging interests and passions through experiential learning, project work and broader career discovery supported by a network of mentors and professionals.
P - Passions - Students pursue their interests and
discover new passions through coursework including PEAK Seminar, the PEAK Capstone Project in the Upper School and Sports Marketing and Event Promotions in the Middle School.
E - Experiential Learning - Students can visit
companies, talk with CEOs and learn new skills through on-campus internships.
A - Authentic Tasks - Students complete real-world PUTTING IDEAS I N TO AC T I O N A N D EXPLORING NEW O P P O RT U N I T I E S
projects that are needed and valued. They have the opportunity to receive and incorporate feedback through presentations to professionals and executives.
K - Knowledge Building - In PEAK, students not only
get a chance to learn and explore their own interests, but they will gain valuable experience in leadership and career industries.
Multiculturalism at HIES We strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of all human beings. - F R O M E P I S C O PA L B A P T I S M A L C O V E N A N T
A FEW EXAMPLES OF OUR PROGRAMS: HIES Cultural Awareness and Acceptance Partners (HICAAP) National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Affiliate Partner Latino Student Summit Juvenille Diabetes Research Fund Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School provides a welcoming and supportive environment, embraces differences inherent in a diverse community and embodies the inclusive Episcopal tradition of respect for the beliefs and cultures of others. We offer programs and activities that enhance each student’s sense of self, purpose and potential, and we foster a spirit of respect and open-mindedness. Inclusiveness, compassion, kindness, integrity—these are values that are taught, modeled and instilled across our school life. Respectful of all persons and traditions, ours is a uniquely diverse and close community. We are an active community of faith engaged in local, national and international service to others.
Horizons Atlanta Global Faith and Service Black Student Union Jewish Student Union Student Diversity Leadership Council Genders and Sexuality Alliance People of Color Conference (NAIS) Parent Education Seminars Faculty and staff teach that through investigation and understanding of experiences outside of our own, we come to a greater understanding of ourselves.
College-Bound Be more than ready to take the next step. One hundred percent of HIES students go on to colleges across the nation and around the world, to pursue a wide variety of disciplines.
Last year’s graduating class:
134 seniors will attend 54 different colleges and universities. Seniors will be attending research institutions, liberal arts colleges, Ivy League institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and more across 21 different states. Just under a third of the graduating class will stay in Georgia, including 29 students to UGA and 6 to Georgia Tech. Six seniors will be the first in HIES history to attend their respective college or university. Eleven graduates will participate in NCAA athletics and seven seniors intend to study the visual and performing arts. Among many academic, athletics and merit scholarships awarded to the Class of 2023, students have been recognized as National Merit Finalists, an Echols Scholar at the University of Virginia, Carolina Scholar at UNC Chapel Hill, Stamps Semi-Finalist at Georgia Tech, Black Scholars Program Finalist at the University of San Francisco, National Recognition Scholarship at The University of Alabama and University Scholarship at Hampton University. Honors College acceptances at more than 20 colleges, including Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, UGA, University of Miami, UNC Chapel Hill, SMU and South Carolina.
This is The 805. Where students pursue their passions and are challenged to reach their full potential.
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