 The school has 63 staff members.The school's Principal is "Michael Butler" and the two Vice Principals are "Rena MacGregor (11-12)" and "Mrs. Catherine Curwin (9-10)", HVHS was formed in 1997 with 900 students, when the former Saint John Vocational School (200 students) was transformed into HVHS to accommodate School District 8's new geographic zoning policy for its 5 high schools.In 2001, the school population was over 1300.