Hillside Public Schools

Attention! A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT is being live-streamed tomorrow, June 21, 2023! Superintendent Glover will announce this via a live, closed press conference from Ola Edwards Community School's Gymnasium at 2:30 p.m.! You can watch the live stream on Hillside Public School's YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@hillsidepublicschools5788/streams

Hillside's Math teachers at W.O.K participated in conversations about problem solving in their classrooms with members from CueThink! Our students and teachers engaged in several activities with CEO and Founder Sheela Sethuraman, Professor Dr. Sam Rhodes, Professor Dr. Rick Bryck, and Project Manager Joann Wang! @CueThink #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #wokmiddleschool #cuethink

Ola Edwards Community School hosted its End of the Year Carnival last week as well, officially titled the "School Character Education Carnival"! There were games, prizes, food, and more! Principal Davis, Vice Principal Diggs, and Coordinator Rawls organized the event as a reward to students for their good character all year! #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidenj #carnival #endoftheyear

On June 13th, 2023, Ola Edwards Community School was home to the ESL Family Carnival Night! Over 150 people attended the event, consisting of parents, students, and administrators! Thank you to all of the ESL and World Language staff who worked to make this event a success!

Hillside High School made it to Nj.com and the Star Ledger! Shoutout to Chris Krusberg of NJ Advance Media for capturing these amazing photos from the Hillside High School Prom 2023. You can view these photos and more on Nj.com ! #hillsidenj #hillsidehs #promszn

Earlier this week, members from the Garden State Community Bank visited all of the 3rd-grade classes at Deanna Taylor Academy, Hurden Looker Elementary School, and Ola Edwards Community School! Students participated in several financial needs analyses and activities! Thank you, Garden State Community Bank #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidenj #financialneeds #communitybank

On Monday, June 12th, W.O.K. Middle School supported former students, cousins Khalil Tutt and Kayla Bass, who operate the ice cream truck "The Urban Cone"! The staff really enjoyed the ice cream sundaes! #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidenj #icecreamtruck #theurbancone

Congratulations to Hillside High School student Jefferson Frimpong and the Special Services Department! Jefferson was recently selected to receive a 2023 UCASE Student Recognition Award from the Union County Administration of Special Education (UCASE)! Special Services describes Jefferson as a hardworking and friendly person! Great job Jefferson! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #specialservices #ucase #recognitionaward

On Friday, June 9th, W.O.K. Middle School hosted its 7th Grade Field Day indoors! Here are some fun photos taken during the event by teacher Ms. Cheung. The students and staff participated in a volleyball tournament led by Mrs. Colleen Mangold, Mr. Jonathan Fanning, Mr. Michael Fulcher, and Mr. Kevin Viana! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #wokmiddleschool #fieldday #volleyballtournament

Attention Hillside, please see the attached flyer regarding the huge band recruitment and recognition ceremony taking place at W.O.K. Middle School tomorrow, 6/14/2023! We look forward to seeing you there. #hillsdenj #hillsidepublicschools #wokmiddleschool #bandrecruitment

K-12 Educators from across Hillside Public Schools' district participated in a Hydroponics PD presented by Rutgers! Teachers engaged in a design/ inquiry task of building hydroponics systems out of water bottles and starting to grow trays. They reviewed resources and discussed cross-curricular lessons and ideas to bring hydroponic tasks to their content area. The event was made possible by the @NJDOE Climate Awareness Education Grant! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #climatechange #educationgrant#goodnewsinnjschools #powerofeducators

Nineteen K-12 Educators from across the district participated in a Climate Change Professional Development (PD) presented by Rutgers! Teachers learned the science behind climate change, reviewed standards and resources, and engaged in a Project Based Learning activity to design wind turbines! Teachers will take ideas from the workshop to create engaging climate change lessons for their classes. The event was made possible by the @NewJerseyDOE Climate Awareness Education Grant! #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidenj #njdoe #newjerseydoe #climateawareness #climatechange

Happy Monday from Hillside Public Schools! Please see the following schedule of events and activities for June 12th - The last day of school! #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidenj #weeklyschedule

Students from Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School provided their feedback to software developers, designers, and researchers from CueThink about their work this school year. CueThink is a problem-solving application that students used this year in their transition classes! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #wokmiddleschool #cuethink

Hillside Innovation Academy had an amazing Art Showcase last night (6/8/2023)! Great job to all of the student artists, a special thank you to art teacher Ms. Therres, Principal Dr. Silva, Superintendent Glover, and the NJAHS for making this all possible ! #art #hillsidenj

Congratulations to all of the Hillside High School Seniors honored at the Baccalaureate Awards on 6/7/2023! The class of 2023 acquired over 8 million dollars in scholarships! Congratulations to you all as you venture into post-secondary education. #hillsidepublicschools #hhs

Hillside Innovation Academy (HIA) held its 1st Annual Literature Festival on June 1st under the advisement of HIA's English Language Arts teacher, Mr. James Joyner! Scholars read original texts, poetry, podcasts, and news reports they created, during the event. Parents toured the HIA building listening to the different presentations, and the literature fest concluded with a game of Kahoot with parents, scholars, and staff participants! #hillsidepublicschools #hillsideschools #literaturefest #innovation #hillsideinnovationacademy

During the month of May, A. P. Morris Pre-K classes observed caterpillars grow into butterflies! They then released the butterflies into nature last week! #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidenj #schoolscience #butterflies

Attention All: The Spring Concert at Ola Edwards Community School tonight has been canceled, as well as ESL classes this evening 6/7/2023. Please stay tuned for further updates.

On June 5th, 2023, W.O.K. Middle School had its Kids Dig In Celebration, made possible via a grant they received alongside other Hillside Public Schools from the Union County Commissioner's Office! W.O.K. student gardeners, accompanied by Principal Dr. Wilson, as well as teachers Ms. Goglia, and Mr. Lockyer had a sensational time! As always, thank you Groundwork Elizabeth, and Union County, and great work W.O.K! #hillsidepublicschools #wokmiddleschool #goodnewsinnjschools #powerofeducators #groundworkelizabeth #kidsdigin