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3 unusual facts about Smoky Hill High School


Cole Hernandez

Cole attended Smoky Hill High School in Aurora but left his junior year at the age of 17 to pursue his dreams.

Smoky Hill High School

Despite early financial hardships, the program has flourished due to several extremely dedicated adults from the community and Smoky, $6000 worth of grants from NASA to purchase the FIRST robot kit and a $5000 grant from Lowe's to purchase professional-grade tools for metal, plastic, and wood working.

In 2007, the National Ocean Sciences Bowl team placed 5th in the nation, claiming victory even over the defending 1st place team from the previous year, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School.



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