Hillside High School

Superintendent Glover's Strategic Planning Session #2 is in the books, another great and insightful meeting of community minds! The goal of these strategic planning sessions is to ideate and collaborate on ways to improve Hillside Public Schools, and continue to build resources for our students in various ways! The final Strategic planning session will be held on March 18th, at Hurden Looker Elementary School, we need everyone to show up for the final meeting! See you then. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #strategicplanningsession #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Were you at the opening night of "AIDA" at Hillside High School ?? If not, you have two more chances to watch this spectacular play hosted by @hhs.performingarts tonight (3/8/2024) and Saturday (3/9/2024)! Great opening students!

Thank you @keanuniversity choir for visiting Hillside High School earlier this afternoon and singing for our students! After Kean's choir serenaded the Hillside High School student body, cast members from Hillside High School's "AIDA" performed a song from the play! Thank you, Mr. Corritore, for organizing this visit from Kean University, great job Kean choir, and students! Be sure to see "AIDA" at Hillside High School on March 7, 8, and 9th, 2024. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidehighschool #keanuniversity #choir #aida #schoolplay

Hillside Public Schools District students, we have another challenge for you! March is for reading, and our district is challenging each of you to read 5 books by the end of the month. Let's get it, let's go!

Congratulations to our Track athletes who qualified for the Nike Indoor Nationals! @nike Hillside Public Schools' are incredibly proud of our scholar-athletes. The 2024 Nike Indoor Nationals will be broadcast live from The Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory in New York City, Friday through Sunday, March 8-10 free of charge on NikeIndoorNationals.com! Congratulations: Nora Kissi Yverson Alexandre Jaydeen Batchelor Divine Clark Kristiana Killen Marissa Tucker Chibugo Chigozie-Nwosy #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #highschoolathletics

"Thomas Edison State University (TESU) is a recipient of a grant from the Department of Education (DOE) and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE). The grant, part of the State Dual Enrollment Pilot Program, aims to create and expand high-quality dual enrollment programs across New Jersey school districts...TESU has been selected to collaborate with Hillside Public School District for the Career Connections Carpenter’s Pre-Apprenticeship Program currently being implemented at Hillside. Under this partnership, TESU has formed an articulation agreement with Hillside Public School District. Through TESU’s commitment related to prior learning, TESU recognizes the Career Connections program as equivalent to 16 college-level credits, applicable toward a certificate, associate or bachelor’s program either at TESU or transferrable to another institution." This is amazing news, Hillside Public Schools in collaboration with @tesu_edu ! You can read the full article here: https://www.tesu.edu/news/1782285/tesu-awarded-grant-for-state-dual-enrollment-pilot-program?utm_content=280899951&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-95853528403&fbclid=IwAR14DSw-6WUh_CNjeJ0BgpQt8zBByHBrYkeCQ8HRvjVxExX1qxSI6plZ7aA #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #tesu #tesuedu #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Dr. Randolph D. Sconiers, DSW, LCSW (Dr. S) is honored and excited to propose a partnership between New Steps Counseling, LLC/Mental-Hop and the Hillside School District to bring the Mental-Hop Program to Hillside High School. Mental-Hop is Mental-Health Education, Wellness, and Healing through Hip-Hop Culture! On Thursday 2/29 and Friday 3/1 Freshmen and Sophomores attended the presentation “Where is the Love”? "Where is the Love" is a School-wide assembly that takes students on a journey to discover the power of love, empathy, and compassion for others. Students were then given wristbands to always remember to show love and respect for all of those around them! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #mentalhop #mentalhealthawareness #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Shoutout to Coach Walzer from Hillside High School, who submitted these photos spotlighting her Girls' Soccer team Seniors who were recently inducted into the National Honor Society! Great work to our scholar-athletes! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newjersey #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #highschoolsoccer #nationalhonorsociety

Good day from Hillside Public Schools, please see the BlackFact of the day for February 29, 2024! https://youtu.be/1SEpZ9VCEDM?si=kO5_up3MRvIkK4ai

Please join Superintendent Glover during the upcoming Hillside Public Schools District Strategic Planning Sessions! Thursday, March 7th, 2024 in the Hillside High School Media Center, and Monday, March 18th, 2024 in the Hurden Looker Elementary School Gymnasium, from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m! All Board of Education Members, Students, Staff, Parents, and Community Stakeholders are welcome to attend one and/or both remaining sessions! See the flyer for more details, thank you!

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

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

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!

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

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

We still can't get over how good those wings were on Friday at Hillside High School's "Wing Off" ! Here are some more photos from the event, great work to our chefs and our winners! Thank you to our students and staff in attendance who ate/voted as well!