Hillcrest School District

FREE BREAKFAST! Friendly reminder that Hillcrest School District offers FREE breakfast to all students daily! We encourage all students to start their day with a healthy breakfast!

🦅 Celebrating Student Success at Hillcrest High School! 🦅 During our recent High School Student of the Month assembly, we also took time to recognize students for their academic achievements and commitment to attendance! Congratulations to our students who earned all A’s, A’s and B’s, most growth from last years ATLAS scores perfect attendance for the first nine weeks, and those who met their attendance goal for September! 🎉 We are proud of our students for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to success. Every day is an opportunity to learn, grow, and reach new heights! Enjoy these pictures from our assembly as we celebrate our Screamin’ Eagles! ❤️🤍💙

🦅 High School Students of the Month! 🦅 Last week, our high school celebrated our Students of the Month, with a special focus on growth! We are proud to recognize these students for their efforts, progress, and commitment to becoming the best they can be. Congratulations to our winners! ❤️ 7th Grade: Ben Brannon 🤍 8th Grade: Emery Benson 💙 9th Grade: Michael Green ❤️ 10th Grade: Lyndee Smith 🤍 11th Grade: Jace Brower 💙 12th Grade: Logan Capps 🏆 CTE Person of the Month: Lyndee Smith 🏆 Jr. High Principal Pick: Lyric Starnes 🏆Sr. High Principal Pick: Jaxson Turner We are proud of all our students who were nominated and recognized for their hard work and growth. Keep striving, keep growing, and keep soaring, Screamin’ Eagles! 🦅 Enjoy these pictures of our winners and nominated students!

Students in Mrs. Britton's 8th grade English class practiced black lights annotation with The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Students listened to the story and annotated for examples of madness and guilt.

Attention Hillcrest Seniors! All seniors need to report to school tomorrow, Monday, October 26, for senior composite pictures. Pictures will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until lunchtime or shortly afterward. There is a $25 sitting fee.

♟️ Hillcrest High School Chess Team! ♟️ Our high school chess team competed today at the Northeast Arkansas Cooperative! While they didn’t bring home any trophies this time, they enjoyed the opportunity to play, compete, and challenge themselves against other players. We are proud of our students for representing Hillcrest and making the most of this experience! Way to go, Screamin’ Eagles! 🦅❤️🤍💙

The order forms and money for the Jr. Class Butterbraid Fundraiser is due this Wednesday, October 21st.

Pictures Tomorrow! School pictures will be taken tomorrow, Monday, October 19, 2026, at Hillcrest School District. Please make sure your student is ready for picture day!

We are so excited to share that our Junior Class 2026 Cookbooks are almost finished and will be ready soon! They are packed with a great collection of recipes from Hillcrest teachers, staff, students, and families. ❤️🤍💙 Cookbooks are only $20 each, and every purchase helps support the Hillcrest Junior Class! 📖 $20 per cookbook 🍴 Tons of great recipes 🦅 Supports the Hillcrest Junior Class 📱 Scan the QR code on the flyer to order your copy! If you haven’t ordered yours yet, now is a great time! We can’t wait to get these cookbooks into everyone’s kitchens. ❤️🤍💙 Thank you for supporting our Screamin’ Eagles! #HillcrestScreaminEagles #JuniorClass2026 #HillcrestCookbook #ScreaminGoodEats Link to order: https://osp.osmsinc.com/HillcrestAR/BVModules/ProductTemplates/Bvc2013/Product.aspx?productid=UF023-VAR18

Fall Break Eagles Nest Cafeteria Notice

During Fall Break, October 5–16, 2026, Eagles Nest will be open. Also, the Strawberry Cafeteria will be open and available to serve meals. Students 18 and under eat free. For adults, breakfast is $2.75 from 7:30-9:00, and lunch is $5.30 from 11:00-12:30.

Please take advantage of these locations during the fall break. We look forward to serving our students and families!

Hillcrest will host our annual Red, White & Blue Games tomorrow night! This special event gives us an opportunity to showcase our basketball teams while also supporting our school’s Backpack Program. Come out, support our Eagles, and help us make a difference for our students!

Just a reminder about family & community night this evening.

Both Middle School and High School Archery teams (grade 6-12) will practice tomorrow Sunday September 27th at the Strawberry gym at 2:00pm to 3:30.

🍗🏹Chicken Dinners at Fun Fest🍗🏹 Come out to Fun Fest and support the Hillcrest Archery Teams by enjoying a delicious chicken dinner! Want to make sure you get a plate, you can pre-order by clicking the link below👇 https://osp.osmsinc.com/HillcrestAR/BVModules/ProductTemplates/Bvc2013/Product.aspx?productid=UF023-15 Every dinner purchased helps support the Archery Teams and all of our Archers!! Come hungry, enjoy Fun Fest, and help us support our team! Please share and spread the word!!

📣 Family & Community Night is coming up! ❤️🤍💙 We want to invite our families and community members to join us Monday, September 28, at 6:00 p.m. on the high school campus in Strawberry! We would love to see you there! Come be a part of our school family and celebrate all that makes Hillcrest special! 🦅❤️🤍💙

High School celebrated their August Student of the Month last week. We celebrated students who were spreading good vibes around campus by having a positive attitude. Below you will find pictures of nominees along with the winner for each grade. Winners are: 7th Grade- Finley Carly 8th Grade- Emery Sloan 9th Grade- Ally Perkey 10th Grade- Ethan Pitcher 11th Grade- MJ Walls 12th Grade- Austin Munroe Artist of the Month- Jayce Fitzgerald Girl Athlete of the Month- Carly Johnson Boy Athlete of the Month- Conall Qualls CTE Person of the Month- Caiden Milde Jr. High Principal Pick- Chance Rickard Sr. High Principal Pick- Ryder McEntire

Elementary team ( grades 4th & 5th) will have practice tomorrow Wednesday September 23rd at Starwberry gym at 4-5:30. If your kid rides the shuttle bus over to High School please send a note with your child. This is for the teachers to know which line the kids need to get in. Thank you!

Basketball season is rapidly approaching! Come out and meet our teams on October 1!

Go Screamin’ Eagles!