Hillside Public Schools

Hillside Public Schools District students, staff, administrators, Hillside Police Officers (@hillsidepolicenj), Hillside Board of Education members, and community members gathered today, November 14th, 2025, to walk in harmony from Hurden Looker Elementary School to Hillside High School! November 14th, 2025, is recognized as Ruby Bridges National Walk to School Day! Led by Hurden Looker Elementary School, Superintendent Glover, Principal Alvarez, the Hillside Comets Marching Band and performers, @hillsideajrotc students, Hillside Public Schools staff, Community Stakeholders, students from Hurden Looker, Ola Edwards Community School, and Deanna G. Taylor Academy marched in honor of Ms. Ruby Bridges, the first black student to integrate an elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1960! Thank you, Hillside Board of Education President Best, Hillside Board of Education members, Hillside NAACP, Superintendent Glover, and our entire district for an amazing, historic, commemorative walk and ceremony!

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Hillside Public Schools District in collaboration with @aaanortheast, and the Hillside branch of the NAACP (@naacp) welcomed Civil Rights Pioneer and Hero, Ruby Bridges (@rubybridgesofficial) to Hillside for an exciting day, and fireside chat! In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges made history as the first African-American child to attend a previously all-white public school in New Orleans, Louisiana. This act of bravery was a pivotal moment in the American civil rights movement. Ruby Bridges was in Hillside, New Jersey to launch the annual "Walk to School Day" ceremonies that highlight the November 14th, Walk to School Day. Hillside Public Schools District celebrates and thanks Ruby Bridges for choosing Hillside to launch this year's event!

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"Hillside Public Schools District is once again being recognized as part of New Jersey's growing effort to make college more accessible to students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds! Hillside Public Schools District remains one of the standout districts from earlier grant cycles that helped shape the state's dual enrollment initiative. In the first two years of the program, Hillside Public Schools joined districts such as Burlington City, Orange, and Vineland in pioneering partnerships with accredited colleges and universities. These collaborations allowed students to take college-level courses while still in high school, earning credits toward a degree before graduation. According to the state, participating students across the initial seven districts, including Hillside, completed over 1,100 college courses and earned more than 3,500 credits, saving families an estimated $290,000 in tuition and fees! The results have positioned Hillside as a model for expanding access to higher education and bridging opportunity gaps for local students. Hillside Public Schools Superintendent Erskine R. Glover has previously credited the program with motivating students to take on more rigorous coursework and showing them that college is within reach, both academically and financially! Education leaders say they hope to build on the success of early adopters like Hillside by expanding the program statewide. Hillside Public Schools are apart of this vision, demonstrating how strong partnerships between public schools and higher education can open new doors for students and families alike!" - Credit to the Hillside Dispatch for the full article.

https://hillsidedispatch.com/hillsides-dual-enrollment-success-highlighted-as-state-expands-program-for-p174-29.htm?fbclid=IwY2xjawOC0HlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFTR2pZaUFKTVJHSVltUGJoc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHg1m2Wx1I41m0n-4r_uZyoGasIgtfbK8Ob_QHQXsqGGiUPYZnsD7A0GXRlEp_aem_QvDh8XqzNpK_ZxIxrbhJ0g#

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Good day, please see the following flyers for our ESL (English as a Second Language) and Bilingual Family Advisory Meeting on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. at Hurden Looker Elementary School! Thank you.

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Deanna G. Taylor Academy would like to personally thank Mr. Bowers and Ms. Makayla for their service, on Veterans Day!" As you go through your day, take a moment to think about the sacrifices they made and the courage it takes to serve. If you know someone in your family or community who is a veteran, be sure to say, “Thank you for your service.” Let’s show our gratitude today by showing kindness, respect, and pride in our schools, our community, and our country. Happy Veterans Day!"

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Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation with courage and dedication. On behalf of Superintendent Glover, thank you to all veterans for their service and sacrifice. Happy Veterans Day.

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Ola Edwards Community School celebrated and honored Veterans Day today 🇺🇸❤️ A huge thank you to Ms. Veech for her beautiful performance of our National Anthem, to Principal Davis and Ms. Rawls for organizing such a meaningful event, and to the JROTC for joining us from the high school! 💙

Good day, please see the following update from the Union County Department of Human Services regarding SNAP benefits. Thank you!

https://ucnj.org/dhs/snap-update/

🎃📚 Hurden Looker Elementary School’s Literacy Pumpkin Contest! 📚🎃
This fun-filled event brought collaboration, creativity, and a love for reading to life in all of the Hurden Looker classrooms!

We are proud to announce our winners:
🏆 Superintendent’s Award: The Magic School Bus – Ms. Crisanaz, Grade 5
🥇 1st Place: Dragons in a Bag – Ms. Williams, Grade 4
🥈 2nd Place: Titanic – Ms. Flores, Grade 6
🥉 3rd Place: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Ms. Araujo, Grade 2
🎖️ 4th Place: Dog Man – Ms. Emmer, Grade 2
🐷 Runner Up: Charlotte’s Web – Ms. Hamilton, Grade 3

It was tough to choose- every pumpkin was bursting with creativity and book-inspired magic!

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Ms. Modena’s Climate Literacy School Project, through the Climate Literacy Grant, focuses on reducing food waste in her school through a “Share Table.” The Share Table allows students to place unopened or uneaten food items from their lunches for others to take if they want or need them! This initiative helps ensure that good food does not go to waste while teaching students to care for the environment and one another. Through this project, A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center students are learning the importance of sustainability, kindness, and making thoughtful choices that support their school community and the planet! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #climateliteracy #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Last week’s (October 27th - 28th, 2025) Hillside High School Book Fair was a huge hit! Students were excited to browse, explore, and discover new books — and many left with great reads to take home! A heartfelt thank you goes out to our amazing JROTC (@hillsideajrotc) classes and instructors, Staff Sergeant Diaz and Colonel Drakeford, for their outstanding support in setting up, running, and breaking down the event. Their teamwork and leadership helped make the fair a smooth and successful experience for everyone. Over 100 students signed in across the two days, showing just how much our school community values reading and learning. Thank you to everyone who helped make the Book Fair such an engaging and memorable event!

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Hillside High School was full of festive spirit on Friday, October 31st, 2025, as students and staff got festive together! From creative costumes to plenty of smiles and laughter, the day was filled with excitement and community pride. It was wonderful to see everyone join in on the fun and make lasting memories while showing off their school spirit!

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Friday, October 24th, 2025, was Senior Day for our Hillside High School Comets Girls' Soccer Team! The Hillside Comets competed against Roselle Catholic High School in a great game, shout out to Mr. Frisch for capturing amazing photos of the game!

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Deanna G. Taylor Academy had a spook-tacular time celebrating Halloween this year! The students and staff showed amazing creativity with their costumes, decorations, and festive spirit. The "cast" of Inside Out 2 even showed up! Check out DGTA's Halloween Photo Gallery on their website to see all the fun moments—from creepy costumes to pumpkin smiles!

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Monday, October 27th, 2025, was Senior Day for our Hillside High School Comets Boys' Soccer Team! The Hillside Comets defeated Marion P. Thomas Charter School in a great game, shout out to Mr. Frisch for capturing awesome photos of the game!

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The following photos are of the Hillside High School Garden Club (@hillsidehsgardenclub) outside with their newly constructed greenhouse! Thank you, Sustainable Jersey (@sustainable_jersey), and the NJEA (@insta_njea) for funding this awesome project! The ribbon-cutting event is set for the spring of 2026!

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On Monday, October 27th, 2025, Teaching Artists from Paper Mill Playhouse (@papermillplayhouse) ran 3 workshops for Hillside High School's Performing Arts students as part of their participation in Phase 2 of the Adopt-A-School Program! Students took part in singing, acting, and dancing workshops using material from West Side Story! They will build on the material learned when they attend more workshops at Paper Mill’s ArtsFest in December! Ms. Pribish wants to thank the students for all of their hard work and Paper Mill for the opportunity to participate in this program! Thank you, Ms. Pribish.

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📸 Hillside High School’s Yearbook @hillsidehsyearbook and Newspaper @hhshiller Clubs represented HHS at the Garden State Scholastic Press Association’s Fall Press Day at Rutgers University! 📰✨ Students participated in workshops on topics like “What’s Your Inspiration?”, “Developing Story Ideas”, and Photojournalism — gaining new skills and inspiration to bring back to their school publications! #HillsidePublicSchools #HHSComets #StudentJournalism #GSSPA #RutgersUniversity #Yearbook #Newspaper #FutureJournalists #CometPride #hillsidenj #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #studentsfirst

On Saturday, October 25th, 2025, Mrs. Beverly Harris, Hillside Public Schools' Office Manager to the Superintendent of Schools, was honored at the 38th Annual Kathleen Williams Citation Award Scholarship Breakfast! This marvelous event was hosted by the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Incorporated Delta Pi Chapter Hillside, New Jersey! Congratulations Mrs. Harris! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #phideltakappa #deltapi #honoringceremony

Saturday, October 25th, 2025, was Senior Day for our Hillside High School Comets! It was an awesome day, shoutout to our Cheerleaders @cometscheer, and our Comets Marching Band! Our Hillside Football Comets defeated Cranford in an intense and spectacular game! Thank you, Mr. Frisch, for capturing these incredible photos.

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