sentences:  During the late 1980s and 1990s, HTHS struggled to accommodate a rapidly growing student population from the Trussville, Clay, and Chalkville areas.By 1995, HTHS enrolled over 1,500 students in only three grades and was the sixth largest high school in the state of Alabama.The Jefferson County Board of Education agreed to construct a new high school that would serve students from Clay and Chalkville, reducing the HTHS student population by about 40%.