Hillside Public Schools continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month across the district! Hillside Innovation Academy had a packed-house this past Friday night (10/6/2023) for their Hispanic Heritage Celebration! There was trivia, food, dancing, and more. Great work Ms. Dotel, HIAs Multicultural Club Advisor and our HIA scholars for coordinating another fantastic event. Thank you Principal Silva, HIA staff, teachers, students, and all of the families in attendance for contributing to this lively event!
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Hillside High School ESL students were taken on a trip to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty last week! Thank you to Ms. Monnecka, Mrs. García-Barrerios, Ms. Gill and Mrs. Ambrose for organizing this!
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Once again, congratulations to our Hillside Comets on their victory against Johnson this past Saturday! The rain stayed away enough to allow our Homecoming Game to occur. Hillside is Conference Champions for the 6th year in-a-row!
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The Hillside High School Student Council (@hillsidestuco) is selling Hillside apparel (t-shirts, long-sleeve shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies) through October 31, 2023! See the images of the various options here! Scan the QR code on the last slide to access the store, or visit the links: https://www.bonfire.com/est-1923-1/
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Scroll through these posts and visit: https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity-awareness-month for more information about how to stay safe online!
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It's Halloween season at Hillside Public Schools! Join us on October 27th, 2023 at Hillside High School for its annual "Halloween Terror Trail" from 4 - 9 p.m.! For the first time ever, there will also be a Kindergarten - Elementary Trail at the High School as well from 4 - 8 p.m. Please see the posted flyers for additional information, thank you!
Thank you to all of the parents who attended Hillside Public Schools' Open Office Hours this past Tuesday. We had a huge turnout! A special thank you goes out to all of our staff who dedicated their time to assist parents, and Supervisor Mrs. Okparaeke for organizing this day!
Thank you to all of the parents who attended Hillside Public Schools' Open Office Hours this past Tuesday. We had a huge turnout! A special thank you goes out to all of our staff who dedicated their time to assist parents, and Supervisor Mrs. Okparaeke for organizing this day!
Hillside Public Schools' elementary teachers are being trained in Orton-Gillingham, a cutting-edge multisensory phonics technique for reading instruction! Reading is about to be even more exciting!
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This is unity, this is Hillside. Hillside Public Schools just completed an absolutely monumental Ruby Bridges Walk! Students, staff, administrators, Hillside Police Officers, Board of Education members, and community members converged from all corners of Hillside to walk in harmony from Hurden Looker Elementary School to Hillside High School! Led by Superintendent Glover, Colonel Drakeford, the Hillside NAACP, and @hillsideajrotc students, Hillside Public Schools staff, Community Stakeholders, and 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 the United States in 1960! Thank you Board President Cook, Board of Education members, Hillside NAACP, Superintendent Glover, and our entire district for an amazing, historic, commemorative walk!
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This is unity, this is Hillside. Hillside Public Schools just completed an absolutely monumental Ruby Bridges Walk! Students, staff, administrators, Hillside Police Officers, Board of Education members, and community members converged from all corners of Hillside to walk in harmony from Hurden Looker Elementary School to Hillside High School! Led by Superintendent Glover, Colonel Drakeford, the Hillside NAACP, and @hillsideajrotc students, Hillside Public Schools staff, Community Stakeholders, and 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 the United States in 1960! Thank you Board President Cook, Board of Education members, Hillside NAACP, Superintendent Glover, and our entire district for an amazing, historic, commemorative walk!
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Please join us on October 21st, 2023, at Hillside High School for Hillside Public Schools' annual "Breast Cancer Awareness Walk"! Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. See the flyer for additional information, thank you!
At Deanna G. Taylor Academy, Spirit Week/Week of Respect started off very strong! Thank you, Vice Principal Budhu, for contributing these great photos from the Deanna G. Taylor Academy Walk-a-Thon on October 2nd, 2023!
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October 2nd, 2023 was the first Spirit Week/Week of Respect Day at Hillside Public Schools! Yesterday, Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School started the week off with none other than an extraordinary assembly led by "Mental Hop". Mental Hop is a creation of Dr. Ralph Sconiers, that promotes mental health awareness in schools while also integrating the power of Hip-hop and contemporary music! The students were deafening and excited throughout the event, and our administrators had a blast! Shoutout to Mr. Mathura, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Moore, and others who contributed photos from the momentous assembly!
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Another monumental photo from Thursday, September 28th, 2023, @keanuniversity 's conference for the New Jersey Alliance of Black Superintendents! Hillside Public Schools' Superintendent Erskine Glover, and Superintendents across the state gathered for this groundbreaking event!
This is the first day of school in October and it's safe to say Halloween season has already begun! W.O.K. Middle School had their Chocolate Sale Kickoff Assembly this morning, and students are pumped!
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Hello, Hillside Parents and Families!
In an effort to provide support to families, Hillside Public Schools is hosting an Open Hours Technical Support Day! On this day, parents/guardians are invited to join Hillside Public School staff at Hillside Innovation Academy Board Room located at 1100 Woodruff Avenue from 10 am to 6 pm. Please join us if technical assistance is needed with any of the following:
Parent Portal
Free and Reduced Meal Application
www.PaySchools.com Registration
ESL Adult English Class Registration
Please see the attached flyers for more information!
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Twenty-five students from Hillside High School-Junior Officers' Reserve Training Corps (JROTC) and Peer Leadership classes, participated in a community service project at the Community Foodbank of New Jersey in Hillside, on October 27th. During this trip, students packaged over 1,000 bags of pasta to help alleviate hunger and poverty in the community. The students are looking forward to future projects and opportunities!
Great work guys @hillsideajrotc!
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W.O.K. Middle School has been very active this week! Not only was there an awesome club fair for students to see all the fun activities offered, but also, the Union County Prosecutor's Office hosted an anti-cyberbullying assembly. Thank you, Ms. Mathura, for the photos!
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Is that Superintendent Glover standing next to NBA Legend Magic Johnson? Yes, it is! On Thursday, September 28th, 2023, Superintendent Glover attended a historic conference @keanuniversity for the New Jersey Alliance of Black Superintendents! Major moves only!
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