t serves students from Hampshire and surrounding areas, including Gilberts, Pingree Grove, Carpentersville, Elgin, and Sleepy Hollow.

The school colors are purple and white, and the mascot is a Whippur, which is typically depicted as a panther or a [[Cougar|puma].

In 1994, Ellett was inducted into the Illinois High School Coaches' Hall of Fame.

In 2008 the newest Hampshire High School building was built on 103 acres (0.42 km2) of former Tamms family farmland.

The building cost around $70 million and remains the newest high school in District 300.

The new site was created to support the exponential population growth in surrounding areas.

The new Hampshire High School contains 7,500,000 cubic feet (210,000 m3) under roof and includes 65 traditional classrooms, 11 musical rooms, 5 art rooms, 13 science labs, three business labs, five industrial arts rooms, three family and consumer science labs, 8,100 library books, 75 lunch tables, 2,500 seat competition gym, indoor track, 750 seat auditorium, six computer labs, 1,200 data drops, 76 miles (122 km) of network cable, 48 wireless access points, and 89 cameras.

Each passing period ends with a "Musical Minute" where a variety of popular songs are chosen and played.

An extra 3 minutes during the 3rd period is to account for time lost in class due to announcements.

The CAD lab features new widescreen computers with AutoDesk AutoCAD 2010 and Google SketchUp installed.

The wood lab is home to a state-of-the-art SawStop table saw which is usually not found in schools due to the $10,000 price tag.

On the east side behind the auditorium is the scene shop, which is used to fabricate all of the sets required for school plays.

Conference: Fox Valley Arena names: Main Gym and Field House Sports teams Boys Girls Competitive clubs Non-competitive clubs In 2010 and 2011, the HHS math team came in third place in the Big Northern Conference.