Hillside Public Schools

Shout out to Principal Alvarez for sharing these photos from today's @scholastic REAL mentorship at Hurden Looker Elementary School ! Hillside Fire Fighters @hillside_firefighters, Dr. Terica Butler and Ardelio Valdez from Scholastic, Kristy Tuminelli the Director of Data, Supervisor Lois Bohm, Christal Blue, the Director of Hillside Library @hillsidepl, Councilwoman Dr. Angela Garretson, National Elementary Honor Society Members, Student Government and more read to students! @penguinrandomhouse @scholastic #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #readacrossamerica #scholasticbooks #scholastic #penguinrandomhouse #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Today (3/6/2025), was a historic day for Hillside Public Schools! Hip-Hop Legend Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of Run DMC (@kingdmc) visited Hillside Public Schools District this week, Read Across America Week, March 2 – 6, 2025! Iconic hip-hop pioneer Darryl “DMC” McDaniels presented his children’s book, “Darryl’s Dream” to third and fourth-grade students from our elementary schools at Ola Edwards Community School! "Darryl's Dream," co-authored by Shawnee Warfield, Johnny Warfield, and Adam Padilla, with illustrations by Tristan Tait is a heartwarming story that encourages children to embrace their creativity, build confidence, and find their unique voice! Each student received a signed copy of "Darryl's Dream" to bring home! Students and staff had an absolute blast, shoutout to Superintendent Glover, Principal Davis, Vice-Principal Guilford, Ms. Harris, Ms. Dotel, Mrs. Pereira, Mrs. DeFluri, the Hillside Board of Education, and all of the Hillside Public Schools staff and students for making this event a huge success! @rundmc @scholastic @penguinrandomhouse #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #rundmc #readacrossamerica #readacrossamericaweek #darrylsdream #scholasticbooks #penguinrandomhouse #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

An important message from the Office of the Superintendent. Due to a water main break at Hillside High School, Hillside High School students will be dismissed at 2 p.m. today. If you have any questions, please call the main office at Hillside High School. Thank you.

Good day! Please join Hillside Public Schools on Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, for our Districtwide STEM Showcase! All the STEM events occurring in the Hillside Public Schools District will be showcased at Hurden Looker Elementary School from 6 -7:30 p.m. There will also be fun, innovative activities for families and students to engage in! Please see the flyer for more information! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #stem #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

As we continue celebrating STEM Month, we celebrate our mathematics professional learning opportunities! Teachers in grades K through 5 participated in a "Building Thinking Classrooms" session. Teachers engaged in a task using the "Building Thinking Classrooms" strategies! #BTC #njSTEMmonth#hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #STEM #studentsfirst

Reading rocks! Today (3/4/2025) at Deanna G. Taylor Academy, students were treated to an incredible assembly for Read Across America Week! Joe Holiday's "Reading Rocks Magic Show" @readingrocksmagic came to DGTA to perform for students and staff! Shout out to Principal Graham, Vice-Principal Budhu, and thank you Mrs. Brennan for capturing these photos of the action, DGTA students had a blast! Hillside Public Schools District continues to celebrate the love of reading throughout the week! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #reading #readacrossamerica #readacrossamericaweek #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

To kick off NJ STEM Month, Director Bevere, Supervisor Corona, and Supervisor Della Valle, attended the NJ STEM Month Kick Off at Genmab in Plainsboro, NJ! We had a fantastic time celebrating the NJ STEM community! Congratulations to Supervisor Della Valle for winning an electric skateboard! #lectec #NJSTEMmonth #STEM #math #science #engineering #technology #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

In celebration of STEM Month, Hillside Public Schools kicked off the month with Family STEM Saturdays! 2nd-grade families were invited to join us for an engaging hands-on activity using the Robotic Pet Vet kits from the National Inventors Hall of Fame! This opportunity was made possible by the 2025 Invention Project Grant. Thank you to our families for celebrating STEM with us! Shout out to facilitators Mrs. Fernandes, Ms. Petroccia, and Ms. Ranallo. Thank you to our student volunteers! And a special shout out to Supervisor Ms. Della Valle and Supervisor Ms. Corona for their planning! #njSTEMmonth#hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #STEM #studentsfirst

In celebration of Read Across America Week, Hurden Looker Elementary School families are invited this week to come and read to Hurden Looker students! Thank you for your visit to HLES Mr. Jonathan Casillas, renowned NFL player, who won 2 Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and the New Orleans Saints! He served as the New York Giants defensive captain for 3 years before retiring in 2018. Currently, he works as a commentator for the NY Giants! He spoke to Hurden Looker Elementary School students about kindness, hard work, and dreaming big! Mr. Casillas finished his visit by reading Dr. Seuss’s classic “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” Shoutout to Principal Alvarez for contributing these photos! @scholastic @penguinrandomhouse #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #nygiants #studentsfirst #readacrossamerica #readacrossamericaweek #readacrossamericaday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Read Across America Week started strong at Hillside Public Schools! This morning, (3/3/2025) a multitude of guests visited Ola Edwards Community School to read to students! Hillside Board of Education President, Ms. Laquana Best, Hillside Mayor Ms. Dahlia Vertreese, Councilwoman, the honorable Ms. Andrea Hyatt, the Honorable Commissioners Ms. Palmieri-Mouded, Ms. Michelle Delissort, and Ms. Rebecca Williams, Hillside Town Council Vice-President Mr. Robert Rios, @hillsidepolicenj Captain Burgess-Mason, Former Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Kimberly Cook, Hillside Firefighters @hillside_firefighters, PTA parents, Ms. Christal Blue, Director of the Hillside Public Library @hillsidepl, Ms. Planties Simon, Ms. Tracy Muldrow, Hillside Public Schools Directors, Supervisors, and more read to students at Ola Edwards Community School! Thank you to Mrs. Dale-Rawls for organizing Read Across America Day at Ola Edwards Community School and shout out to Principal Davis, Vice-Principal Guilford, Superintendent Glover and the Hillside Board of Education. Let's continue to spread the love of reading this week in Hillside Public Schools District! @scholastic @penguinrandomhouse #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #studentsfirst #readacrossamerica #readacrossamericaweek #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Please see the following flyer regarding the Hillside Education Foundation's Bowling Fundraiser, taking place on Saturday, March 22nd, 2025! For more information, please visit hillsideeducationfoundation.com, thank you! #fundraiser #hillsidenj #bowling

5th and 6th grade students from Deanna G. Taylor Academy participated in a March Madness Challenge! Using recyclable materials, students designed a catapult with a basketball hoop to explore the concept of force! They will analyze how variables such as launch angle and force affect the distance and accuracy of their shots. Thank you, Mrs. Fernandes, for creating this engaging activity! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #schoolscience #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

W.O.K. Middle School hosted a phenomenal Black History Month Assembly today, (February 27th, 2025)! The theme of today's program was "African-Americans and the Labor Movement, The fight for economic independence." W.O.K.'s auditorium was packed with students, parents, families, staff, dignitaries, Hillside Board of Education members, and more! Today's program featured performances from the W.O.K. Choir, the Wildcat Dance Ensemble, the Poetic Group, and the W.O.K. Strings Ensemble! Congratulations to the W.O.K. Black History Month Artwork Presenters Dave Vital and Witzar Platel. Shout out to Ms. Thomas who was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Award, and Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Laquana Best who was awarded the Shirley Chisholm Impact Award ! Last but not least, thank you Principal Dr. Roy Wilson, Dr. Aruna Mathura, Vice-Principal Scott-Jackson, Superintendent Erskine Glover, Mr. Moore, Dance Teacher Ms. McCargo, W.O.K. students, administrators, and staff for making this event possible! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #wokmiddleschool #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Today (February 27th, 2025) Hillside High School hosted its Marking Period 2 Honor Roll Breakfast! The High School cafeteria was packed with student-scholars, administrators, and proud family members. Congratulations to all the students recognized for achieving Honor Roll, High Honor Roll, and making the Superintendent's List! Great work students, and shoutout to the Hillside High School Guidance Department, Ms. Hemeda, Superintendent Glover, and the Hillside Board of Education! Shoutout to the Hillside Media Team for capturing content from the event! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidehighschool #honorroll #celebration #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #studentsfirst

Yesterday, February 26th, 2025, Hurden Looker Elementary School's fifth grade students from Ms. Loma's class presented their Black History Month Projects to Hurden Looker's second-grade classes! Knowledge is Power, great work students! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Today at Hurden Looker Elementary School, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy collaborated on an engaging co-treatment activity in Mr. Westervelt's LLD classroom! The session began with a shared reading of the classic Dr. Seuss story "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish". After reading the story, students answered comprehension questions to reinforce their understanding of the material! Following the reading, students participated in a hands-on activity where they created "red fish, blue fish slime." This activity involved following step-by-step directions, which provided opportunities for students to develop a range of occupational therapy skills, including hand strength (through squeezing ingredients from the tubes), fine motor skills (by picking up and incorporating beads into the slime), and the sensory experience of manipulating cold, sticky slime. The students also focused on various speech and language skills throughout the activity. These included listening comprehension, following multistep directions, answering "wh" questions, and practicing matching skills (same or different). Additionally, students worked on expanding their expressive and receptive vocabulary, sequencing, turn-taking, rhyming words, and constructing complex, compound sentences. The activity was a great success, and all students enjoyed the experience while making significant progress in both occupational therapy and speech and language goals! Great work students, shout-out to speech teacher Ms. Silva, and occupational therapist Ms. Borgen! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #speech #occupationaltherapy #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

We are excited to have 2nd-grade Families join us for Pet Vet Family Saturdays on March 1st and March 8th, 2025! Come out to learn about design thinking and STEM as a community! For more detailed information, check your email, and be sure to register for the event! #hillsidenj#hillsidepublicschools #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Congratulations to Hillside High School Senior Isaiah Lambert who competed in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's (NJSIAA) State Wrestling Tournament and won third place in the District 13 Heavyweight Division! Great job Isaiah! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #highschoolsports #njsiaa #highschoolwrestling #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Congratulations to Hillside High School scholar athlete Jay-Deen Batchelor, who recently qualified for and punched her ticket to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) 's Meet of Champions! Jay-Deen will be competing in the 55M dash! The Meet of Champions takes place on Sunday, March 2nd, 2025 in Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, New York! The event begins at 10 a.m. and can be watched live via www.nj.milesplit.com! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #njsiaa #highschooltrack #meetofchampions #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

On Tuesday (2/25/2025), W.O.K. Middle School hosted award ceremonies for 7th and 8th grade students who excelled in various academic subjects during marking period 2! Scholars who achieved honor roll and high honor roll were recognized and celebrated by an auditorium full of proud students, parents, and families. Congratulations to all of the W.O.K. scholars, and thank you, Principal Dr. Wilson, Vice-Principal Ms. Scott-Jackson, Superintendent Glover, and the Hillside Board of Education! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #wokmiddleschool #middleschool #honorroll #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities