Hillside Public Schools

Good day, due to the New Jersey Weather State of Emergency, the Hillside Public Schools District Board of Education Meeting scheduled for today, Thursday, July 31st. 2025 is canceled. Thank you.

Good day, due to the New Jersey Weather State of Emergency, the Hillside Public Schools District will be closing at 2 p.m. today, Thursday, 7/31/2025. The closure includes all Hillside Public Schools' District offices and buildings. All school-related activities will be suspended at 2:00 p.m. Thank you and stay safe.

Students in our Extended School Year (ESY) program enjoyed some summer fun in the sun today (7/31/2025)! Thank you to all of our teachers and staff for making Hillside Public Schools Summer Academies and programs a joy for our students!

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Good day, please see the flyer for Hillside Public Schools' Summer Academy Spirit Week, taking place from August 4th - August 7th, 2025! Each day has a different themed attire, let's make the final week of Summer Academies a blast!

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Mrs. DeSanto's and Mr. Busichio's Summer Academy classes are currently working on extracting DNA from strawberries! Students are getting a real hands-on experience in biology this summer! Shout out to Hillside Public Schools' Science Supervisor, Ms. Corona.

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The following photos are from Hillside Public Schools’ Summer Academies’ “Flight Lab” ! Students received a flight robot named LINK, and participate in a variety of activities to learn about flight, including experiments with lift , and thrust! Fun, innovative learning at its best. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #summeracademies #flight #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Students in the Junior Achievement Financial Literacy class are learning about the impact of the government on financial institutions and the economy! Shout out to their teacher, Dr. Mathura! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #financialliteracy #summeracademies #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Congratulations, Hillside Public Schools! Hillside Public Schools is among hundreds of school districts across New Jersey receiving a share of nearly $3.75 million in state literacy grants aimed at improving early reading instruction! Click the following link to read the full story covered by TAPInto.

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hillside/sections/education/articles/hillside-public-schools-among-local-districts-charter-schools-in-new-jersey-to-receive-literacy-grant

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@wearedronelegends at W.O.K. Middle school is awesome! Summer Academy students built structures using connector rods and balls, and then had the challenge of flying their drones through the structure without crashing! Our scholars also got to race their drones in the W.O.K. Shout out to Mr. Powers, who teaches the course, as well as Ms. Rosamilia for covering!

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Today, 7/16/2025, Hillside Public Schools' summer school students are engaging in Prisms Virtual Reality (VR) to study biology concepts! Shout out to Hillside High teachers Mrs. DeSanto , and Mr. Busichio!

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Please see the emailed attachment regarding Hillside Public Schools District's Summer Offerings for 2025! All program logos on the emailed document are hyperlinked, please click on the programs you are interested in, thank you! You may also visit the link here to access: https://5il.co/3lsay

From June 27th – Jul 1st, 2025, the JETS (TEAMS) Club at Hillside High School proudly participated in the National TSA Conference Competition in Nashville, Tennessee! This event provided an excellent opportunity for students to enhance their critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and teamwork through a variety of difficult challenges, including the Presentation Challenge, Design/Build Challenge, Multiple-Choice Exam, and Mathematical Modeling. These activities encouraged students to apply their knowledge of math and science in creative and practical ways to tackle real-world engineering problems. We are thrilled to announce that our Hillside High School team performed exceptionally well and qualified as one of the Top 10 National Finalists in the Presentation Challenge! This achievement reflects their hard work, collaboration, and innovation throughout the competition! Superb work, JETS Club, and shout out to Ms. Ebong!

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On July 10th, 2025, Hillside Public Schools Superintendent Erskine R. Glover was an attendant at the Leader in Me and NJ association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (NJALAS) leadership conference! The conference took place at the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey's (ESCNJ) Professional Conference Center. @nj.alas @escnjevents #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #njalas #escnj #leaderinme #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Here are photos from Hillside Public Schools District's Summer Athletic Camps taking place at both Hurden Looker Elementary School and Hillside High School, for registered 3rd through 8th grade students! Volleyball, basketball, and soccer, our students are having a blast! Thank you to our Athletics Department, our coaches, staff, and students for making the Athletic Camps successful!

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Wrapping up a fantastic first week of Hillside Public Schools District's ESL Summer Enrichment program! It's been inspiring to see our Hillside High School students apply their developing English skills across subjects. From tackling math equations and slopes to exploring complex topics like climate change, the physics of rollercoasters 🎢, and building structures through reading and hands-on activities, students have shown incredible dedication. We are off to a great start! A huge thank you to our incredible program director Mrs. Okparaeke, and the fantastic teachers in charge, Ms. Andino, Ms.Antwi, and Mr. Weiss for making this week such a success!

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Students in our summer program at A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center are learning about the Earth! They are engaging with Earth Friends as part of the Climate Literacy for Community Resilience Grant. Shout out to our teachers and students for engaging in sustainability education! Great work to our Science and Mathematics supervisors Ms. Corona and Ms. Della Valle for acquiring the grant! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #summerprograms #climate #climateliteracy #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Today, July 8th, 2025, the founders of Lectec (@golectec), Luke and Jared, visited Hillside High School to engage with students in our BeAble Summer Academy who constructed Lectec skateboards! Students got to ride the skateboards outside today, and they had an absolute blast! Shout out to Superintendent Glover who attended today's class as well as News 12 New Jersey (@news12nj) which came to cover Lectec's technology at Hillside Public Schools! Thank you to our Science and Math Supervisors, Ms. Corona, and Ms. Della Valle!

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During the summer at Hillside High School, the summer interns for the Technology department are learning Chromebook repair! Yesterday, July 7th, 2025, interns were taught how to disassemble and reassemble Chromebooks. Great work, students, and shout out to the Hillside Public Schools Technology department! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #summerinternship #chromebooks #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Here are even more photos from our Hillside Public Schools District Summer Academies! At Hillside High School, 6th - 8th grade students are involved in fun, innovative, and informative programs such as Engineer Your Way, and Lectec! In Lectec, students are constructing and coding skateboards, and in Engineer Your Way, students are utilizing radio-controlled cars and rockets! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #summerprogram #summerprogramming #summeracademies #stem #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #lectec #engineeryourway

Join us as we recap and highlight major moments and events of 2025 for the Hillside Public Schools District. Thank you for making the year a success!

The full video is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3tzbLQ6qCeo?si=K0Rs90WWZbfbeiHy

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