Hillside Public Schools

On behalf of Acting Superintendent Dr. Pérez, the Hillside Board of Education, and Hillside Public Schools District, we wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year!

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Today, (December 22nd, 2025), Acting Superintendent Dr. Pérez, Ms. Powell of AT&T Pioneers, Ms. Harris, Ms. Smith, and Hillside Innovation Academy Art teacher Ms. Therres, gifted presents to H.I.A. students in the National Junior Art Honor Society (NJAHS)! Toys were donated by @att pioneers, a non-profit national network of volunteers. Hillside Public Schools is incredibly grateful for the donation, and the opportunity to continue giving to our children and community!

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Last night (12/18/2025), Hurden Looker Elementary School hosted its 2025 Winter Concert titled "Winter Wonders"! The auditorium at Hillside High School was packed with parents, families, students, and staff from Hurden Looker. The chorus, band, advanced string, and string students did an amazing job performing, shoutout to music teachers Mr. Brandyberry and Ms. Valiante! Thank you, Principal Alvarez, Vice-Principal Pinho, Hurden Looker staff, students, and families!

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@xtremedunks of the Xtreme Team came to W.O.K. Middle School today (12/18/2025)! They put on a spectacular show for W.O.K. and H.I.A. students who filled the W.O.K. gymnasium! The dunk show was organized for middle school students who successfully sold milestone numbers of candy earlier this school year. Thank you Principal Dr. Wilson, Vice-Principal Scott-Jackson, Principal Dr. Silva, the Xtreme Team, and all of our middle school staff!

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Yesterday, Wednesday, December 17th, 2025, Ola Edwards Community School hosted its Winter Concert! The band, chorus, and strings students did a phenomenal job! Thank you to all the family members, friends, and community members in attendance! Thank you to our music teachers, Ms. Veech, and Mr. Brandyberry! Shoutout to Principal Davis, Vice-Principal Guilford, Superintendent Pérez, the Hillside Board of Education, and all the Ola Edwards Community School staff!

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Hillside Public Schools are incredibly proud of all of our Hillside High School students inducted into the National Honor Society last night (12/16/2025)! The Hillside High School Auditorium was packed with parents, families, and students in celebration of their scholars and peers. After the event, inductees were amazed to behold their names added forever to the Hillside High School Hall of Honor! We know you will all continue to do great things! Shout out to Principal Mr. Emenaka, NHS Advisor Mrs. DeSanto, Superintendent Pérez, and former National Honor Society Advisor and Hillside High School teacher, Mr. Scott Nelson who returned for the ceremony! Thank you, Mr. Frisch and Mr. Williamson for providing these incredible photos!

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W.O.K. Middle School had a phenomenal "Winter Wonderland" Winter Concert last night, (12/16/2025) ! The W.O.K. auditorium was packed with students, families, and staff, and all of the performers were spectacular! Great work to the band, strings ensemble, drama club, dance teams, chorus, stage crew, Mr. Moore, Ms. McCargo, Ms. Harris, and more! Thank you to Principal Dr. Wilson, Vice-Principal Ms. Scott-Jackson, Superintendent Pérez, the Hillside Board of Education and all of our wonderful students, and staff!

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On Tuesday, December 16th, 2025, Hillside High School hosted 4 presentations focused on Vaping and Opioid misuse! Each grade level gathered in the Hillside High School auditorium for an educational, innovative assembly on the dangers of vaping and opioid usage, led by Mr. Herbert Daughtry, and Mr. Clarence Allen of Mission Driven Education! Shout out to Hillside Board of Education member, Mr. Christian Estremera, who was present at the assemblies as well.

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Students, families, and staff had an absolute blast at Ola Edwards Community School's Winter Dance on Friday, December 12th, 2025! The Ola Edwards gymnasium was packed and full of music, fun, gifts, and more! Shoutout to Principal Mrs. Davis, Vice-Principal Mr. Guilford, Mrs. Dale-Rawls, Acting Superintendent Dr. Pérez, the Hillside Board of Education, and the Ola Edwards Community School staff, students, and families in attendance.

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Here are more photos from last Friday's (12/12/2025) phenomenal "Cookies with Santa" event at Hillside High School! Shoutout to DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), and the Spanish Club! Thank you to Ms. Graham for organizing this awesome event, and Acting Superintendent Dr. Pérez for sharing positive words!

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Today, December 12th, 2025, W.O.K. Middle School hosted its First Marking Period Honor Roll Assembly! Students were recognized for achieving Honor Roll, High Honor Roll, and Principal's Honor Roll. Additionally, our W.O.K. scholars were awarded for their achievements in specific subject areas. Congratulations to all students on their hard work thus far! Shout out to Principal Dr. Wilson, Vice-Principal Ms. Scott Jackson, Dr. Mathura for contributing these photos, and all the W.O.K. teachers, staff, and students!

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Hillside High School hosted its Holiday Winter Concert last night (12/11/2025)! The show featured incredible performances from the Hillside High School Band, Concert Choir, Strings, and Dance Ensemble! Shout out to the band and strings Director, Mr. Kelly, Concert Choir Director, Ms. Pribish, and Dance Ensemble Director, Ms. Love for teaching our incredibly talented students!

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This morning, December 11th, 2025, the Hillside High School Auditorium was fully packed with students, parents, and staff for the first marking period Honor Roll Ceremony and Breakfast at Hillside High School!

Congratulations to all of the Hillside High School scholars (over 290 students) who earned Superintendent's Honor Roll Scholar Designation, High Honor Roll, and Honor Roll! As always, thank you to our Guidance Department @hillsidehs_schoolcounseling, Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Best, Acting Superintendent Dr. Pérez, Acting Principal Mr. Emenaka, Director of Guidance Mr. Boateng, Vice-Principal Heartwell Jimenez, Mr. McCoy, Ms. Martinez, Ms. Ruban, Ms. Lofton, the Hillside Board of Education, our Hillside Directors, Supervisors, administration and staff! We'd like to thank all of the parents, and families who attended the Honor Roll Breakfast as well!

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On Wednesday night (12/10/2025), the Hillside High School Guidance Department @hillsidehs_schoolcounseling, hosted a HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) College Fair and Alumni Mixer! Students, parents, and families attended the spectacular event which took place in the Hillside High School Media Center. Thank you to the HBCU representatives and panelists who were present at the college fair to speak to our students, thank you to Guidance Director Mr. Boateng, the Guidance Department, Acting Superintendent Dr. Pérez, Ms. Mullins, District Student Assistance Coordinator, School counselor Mr. McKoy and all of the Hillside High School staff , students, and families!

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The Holiday fun has begun at Hillside Public Schools District! Today, (12/10/2025), A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center hosted not one, but two Winter Concerts in the school auditorium! Kindergarten and first-grade students performed for an energetic and loving crowd of parents, families, staff members, and students. A huge thank you to A.P. Morris music teacher Ms. Kramer, and shout out to A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center Principal, Ms. Rios, Vice-Principal Ms. Nwako, and Vice-Principal Ms. Duncan!

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Performing Arts students from Hillside High School (@hhs.performingarts) participated in Paper Mill Playhouse’s (@papermillhouse) ArtsFest as a part of Phase 2 of the Adopt-a-School Program! Students took acting, vocal, and dance workshops with professional teaching artists to learn material from West Side Story. They then had the opportunity to present what they learned on the Paper Mill MainStage! Our students will wrap up this year of the program by returning later this school year to see a show!

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Check out these incredible photos from the JROTC Ultimate Competition which took place on Saturday, December 6th, 2025, at Hillside High School! Way to go JROTC, (@hillsideajrotc) and thank you Mr. Frisch for capturing these images!

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@hhs.performingarts had an outstanding opening night of their fall play "Radium Girls"! Our theatre students did a phenomenal job, shoutout to Hillside High School Theatre Director Ms. Pribish! Have you seen "Radium Girls" yet? If not, there are two more showings! Tonight, Friday, December 5th, 2025, at 7 p.m. and tomorrow, Saturday, December 6th, 2025, at 3 p.m. in the Hillside High School Auditorium, 1085 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey 07205! Thank you, Mr. Frisch, for capturing these awesome photos from opening night.

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Last night, December 4th, 2025, Ola Edwards Community School hosted its Literacy and Math Family Night! Students, parents, and families gathered in the Ola Edwards gymnasium to participate in fun games and activities that promoted literacy and math skills and lessons! Shout out to Ola Edwards Principal Mrs. Davis, Vice-Principal Mr. Guilford, Acting Superintendent Dr. Perez, the Hillside Board of Education, all of the amazing Ola Edwards Community School and Hillside Public Schools staff and community members present for this fun, festive, and educational event!

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