Deanna G. Taylor Academy

On April 17th, we are excited to announce that Laquana Best, the President of the Hillside Board of Education, has taken on the role of Mentor Reader for Scholastic Real! With her...

On Thursday, April 17th, we are thrilled to announce that the Director of the Hillside Public Library, Christal Blue, has joined us as a Mentor Reader for Scholastic Real! With a ...

Today (4/17/2025), Hillside Public Schools and @scholastic hosted their 2025 R.E.A.L. Read Festival! Hundreds of Hillside Public Schools students in grades 4 - 6 from our three el...

🎶 It's a proud moment for DGTA's Chorus! Under the direction of Vesela Manoilova, they wowed the crowd at the Mayor's 2025 Township Address on March 9. 🌟 What an incredible perfor...

Happy National Assistant Principals Week from Hillside Public Schools! National Assistant Principals Week is celebrated annually in April, specifically from April 7th to 11th, to...

April marks Autism Awareness Month, a crucial time to promote understanding and support for individuals on the autism spectrum. This month serves as an opportunity to raise awarene...

The first "Brothers Bonding with Books And Basketball" session was a huge success! On March 29th, 2025, the initial session of "Brothers Bonding with Books and Basketball" occurre...

At the March 27th, 2025, Board of Education meeting, students from Hurden Looker Elementary School and Deanna G. Taylor Academy received recognition awards for their recent victor...

Celebrating togetherness and gratitude! Kamryn Godwin and Tadashi Sellers honor Eid al-Fitr, embracing the spirit of joy, reflection, and community as they share festive moments ...

Congratulations to Daniel Oteri and Samantha Figueroa for winning the Dental Hygiene Month poster contest held by Springfield Orthodontist for 4th grade students. Our scholars wi...

The Deanna G. Taylor Academy’s chapter of the National Elementary Honor Society visited the Hillside Senior Center on Friday, March 21st for a morning of reading, community servi...

We are thrilled to announce that the DGTA eStem Team has won a medal at the eStem Challenge held at NJIT for their impressive prototype! Their hard work, creativity, and dedicatio...

On Friday, March 21st, our 2nd and 3rd graders had a fantastic time at Duke Farms! They enjoyed exploring nature, learning about the environment, and spending time outdoors with t...

Attention students in grades 5 through 8, please join us for “Brothers Bonding with Books & Basketball.” Brothers Bonding with Books & Basketball is a fun new initiative establishe...

Last night (3/20/2025), Deanna G. Taylor Academy hosted a Caribbean-themed Literacy night for its students and families! It was a fun-filled night with Caribbean vibes including C...

Congratulations to Hurden Looker Elementary School on winning first place in the eSTEM challenge at NJIT! Hurden Looker students won first place in the Oral Presentation and Engin...

"Happy #PiDay! Today, we celebrate the mathematical wonder that is π (3.14159...), an essential part of circles, formulas, and problem-solving! At DGTA we're marking the occasio...

Congratulations to our 5 scholars who have been named "School Grade Level Winners" in the Zaner- Bloser Handwriting contest! Each of our scholars will now join thousands of other ...

🌍✨DGTA scholars were ready to make a difference! Yesterday, March 12th scholars attended the Climate Change Summit hosted by Rutgers University & NJ Audubon! They engaged in han...

Shout out to the high school for sending us such a wonderful mentor to read to our scholars. He read to our scholars with emotion, connected with them, and shared the wonderful t...