Hillside Public Schools

On February 27, 2024, Hillside Public Schools District Central Office and Administrators visited Ryerson Elementary School in Wayne, New Jersey, to learn about its "Leader and Me" Program. Thank you to Principal Foti and her staff for their warm hospitality! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center has been hosting assemblies for Black History Month throughout the week: 2/26 - 2/29! A.P. Morris' Kindergarten students performed today (2/27/2024) for a nearly full auditorium consisting of their peers and proud parents and families! Hillside Board of Education President, Ms. Laquana Best was in attendance and even read to Mrs. Drefko's class after the assembly! Shoutout to Principal Palmer-Gilliard, Principal Graham, Parent Liaison Ms. Sherri Branch, and Ms. Modena! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #blackhistorymonth #newpride #newpossibilities #newpathways

We are excited to announce that virtual reality headsets have been deployed in our middle schools to support math learning. Shout out to the collaboration by our Technology and Curriculum and Instruction offices! #vr #prismsvr #spatiallearning #realworld

Good day from Hillside Public Schools, please see the BlackFact of the day for February 27, 2024! : https://youtu.be/PzTGR-nWTk0

Good day from Hillside Public Schools, please see the BlackFact of the day for February 26, 2024! : https://youtu.be/1ZcFqMKA7fc

This morning, (2/26/2024) The Hillside High School Dance Ensemble, led by Ms. Love, performed at Maher Terminals for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Black History Month Celebration! The Dance team did an outstanding job opening and closing the event, and received praise from all the officers in attendance as well as Newark Mayor, Mr. Ras Baraka, who was the keynote speaker for the event! Great work Hillside High School Dance Ensemble, Ms. Love, Mayor Baraka, and the Newark CBP! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidehighschool #cbp #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #danceensemble

Here are some pictures from the Hillside High School Science Trip to Students 2 Science's I.S.A.A.C. Program (Improving Student Affinity and Aptitude for Careers in STEM). This trip took place from February 20 - 22, 2024, and focused on Biotechnology - Using Biological processes, organisms, or systems to improve the quality of human life! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #students2science #biotechnology Students conducted tests on the following Diabetes and hidden sugar Vaccines and immune response Biofuels Fish Forgery

A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center is hosting multiple Black History Month Assemblies starting next week, Monday, February 26th, 2024! Please see the following flyer for details on the assemblies, we hope to see you there! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #apmorris #blackhistorymonth #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Shoutout to Ola Edwards Community School (OECS), where Nurse Ardino and Social Worker Ms. Sanchez put together an educational program for National Children's Dental Hygiene Month, which is celebrated in February! Staff from Dr. Tina Panchal's office located in Edison, New Jersey, came to educate OECS students on the importance of oral hygiene! The students also received a toothbrush and were able to ask questions at the end of the presentation. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #dentalhygienemonth #hygiencemonth

Good morning from Hillside Public Schools, please see the BlackFact of the day for February 23, 2024! https://youtu.be/3jU1lviDnTM

Hillside Public Schools are incredibly proud of all of our Hillside High School students inducted into the National Honor Society last night (2/21/2024)! The High School Auditorium was packed with parents, families, and students in celebration of their scholars and peers. After the event, inductees were amazed to behold their names added forever to the Hillside High School Hall of Honor! We know you will all continue to do great things! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #nationalhonorsociety #inductionceremony #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

The W.O.K. Middle School Auditorium was packed last night (2/21/2024) for the Black History Month "Black Art" Program! We had members of the Divine 9 Fraternities and Sororities representing, as well as phenomenal artwork done by a few of our W.O.K. students! It was truly an amazing celebration and showcase, thank you Ms. Mathura, Mr. Ferguson, Dr. Wilson, the Divine 9, the multicultural club, and everyone in attendance! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #wokmiddleschool #divine9 #blackhistorymonth #blackart #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Check out these awesome photos of our W.O.K. Middle School scientists at work! Students in Ms. Bhullar's and Mr. Lockyer's classes participated in the virtual lab (v-lab) titled "Is it Alive?" by Students2Science. The lab consisted of DNA Extraction, as molecular biologists, students used classical extraction and separation techniques to determine if the samples contained DNA! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

On February 15th, 2024, Superintendent Glover hosted a Strategic Planning Session for Hillside Public Schools at Ola Edwards Community School! The turnout of parents and staff in attendance was outstanding, and witnessing the Hillside community participate in group discussions while united on a common goal was motivational and inspiring! We encourage all members of the Hillside Public Schools community to attend future strategic planning sessions and share your voices, upcoming dates and locations will be provided soon! Thank you, Superintendent Glover, Principal Davis, Vice-Principal Diggs, and Hillside Community. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #communityforum #strategicplanning

Last week, Dr. Bevere, Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Hillside Public Schools, presented at the AASA (The School Superintendents Association) National Convention in San Diego California! Dr. Bevere presented on behalf of Hillside Public Schools, and his work on Social Emotional Learning within our district. In one photo, Dr. Bevere can be seen next to Mr. Abran Maldinado, a keynote speaker on Artificial Intelligence who presented in Hillside Public Schools back in January of 2024! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Saturday, February 17th, 2024 was Senior Day for Hillside High School! Our Hillside Comets played valiantly against the Patrick School. Shoutout to our Hillside Media team and Director McNeil for providing photos from the game!

It's the 100th Day of School at Hillside Public Schools! Students and Staff celebrated the day by dressing up to be 100 years old! Students at A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center participated in activities that consisted of counting 100 as well! Here are just a handful of photos that capture the fun of the day! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #100thdayofschool #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Hillside High School Drama 2 & 3 students, with their teacher, Ms. Rachel Pribish, visited Two River Theater in Red Bank to see the World Premier production of The Scarlet Letter by Kate Hamill! Following the production, students participated in a talkback with the cast where they were able to ask questions and learn more about the process of bringing a new work to life on stage! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #theather #stuco #hillsidestuco #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Shout out to our students at Deanna Taylor, Hurden Looker, and Ola Edwards for having the most green light usage on Reflex during the Winter Break Challenge! Great work! #fluency #practice #challenge

Please see the following flyer for Hillside High School's production of "Aida" taking place on March 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2024! @hhs.performingarts #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidehighschool #theatre #aida