Hillcrest School District

The Hillcrest School District is seeking applicants for a board vacancy. Applications will be accepted until September 22, 2025. For all the details and requirements regarding this, please follow the link below.
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Starting tomorrow, Bus 18 (Mr. Josh) will run 5 minutes earlier due to a route change.

High school is having a blood drive tomorrow, we welcome parents and grandparents to come out to donate! All donors will get a prize from the Red Cross. Drive time is 11:30-3:30, please check in at the high school office. Sign up online at: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=HILLCRESTHS

Hillcrest Elementary Important Dates coming up:
This Friday, September 5th is Grandparents Day. Kindergarten students (and their older siblings) and their grandparents will eat at 10:15. 1st grade (and their older siblings) and their grandparents will eat at 11:00. 2nd grade at 11:30, 3rd & 4th grades at 12:00, and 5th & 6th grades at 12:30.
Tuesday, September 9th is our first Intramural Basketball game; gate opens at 4:30; 1st/2nd girls at 5:00, 1st/2nd boys at 5:30, 3rd/4th girls at 6:00, 3rd/4th boys at 6:30, 5th/6th girls at 7:00, and 5th/6th boys at 7:30. Game 2 is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 12.

Attention FBLA members and parents: Krispy Kreme Donut forms are due today. If your student forgot their form please tell them to bring it to Mrs. Brannon's room before school starts tomorrow morning. Orders will be turned in to Krispy Kreme at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Any orders later than that cannot be accepted. Thank you for your understanding!

High School had the first student of the month. This month teachers and staff were looking for those students who have been "All In" for learning and growth since the start of school. We had lots of students working hard and several nominated. Here are a list of our standouts and winners for each grade. 7th grade stand outs: Zion Brown Justin Johnson (winner) Reece Miesner Caiden Milde Callie Richey Evelyn Sigur 8th grade stand outs: Ashton Anderson Ryleigh Brannon Levi Capps Sawyer Gates Micheal Green Carly Jo Johnson (winner) Maddie Morgan Chase Satterwhite 9th grade stand outs: Cody Johnson Abigail Keefer Ryder McEntire Braelyn Mize Evan Morse (winner) Aaron Richey 10th grade stand outs: Jace Brower Conall Qualls Jaxson Turner (winner) 11th grade stand outs: Kris Bohanon Kaylin Mitchell Casey Morse (winner) Adysen Turner 12th grade stand outs: Kaden Geurin Johnny Johnson Jesse Miesner (winner) Zoey Pate Yasmin Romero Sr. High principal pick: Jada Roberts Jr. High principal pick: Wyatt Thomas Please keep encouraging students to always give their best.

Yesterday, Mrs. Angela's class enjoyed their reading outside.

Parent/Teacher Conferences are this Thursday, August 28, 3:45-6:30. All Kindergarten - 12th Grade conferences will be held in the multi-purpose building (gymnasium floor) on the elementary campus in Lynn. Also, there will be No School on Friday, August 29, nor Monday, September 1, for observance of Labor Day.

Mrs. Shelby's class has been busy learning how measurements are used in cooking. Great job!

Fourth graders Gavin Huckabee and Nash Hunter chose to save their SOAR tickets to purchase the privilege of reading to other classes. Today, they read to Kindergarten and Mrs. Baylee's 1st Grade.

Celebrating achieving in reading! The following students were recognized as Lexia Superstars and/or Accelerated Reading Achievers: 1st Grade: Tia Smith, Carson Durham, Raymie Liles, Daxx Cato, Mason Walker, Lilith Watkins 3rd Grade: Jasper Johnson, Wyatt Durham, Maren Hutchinson 4th Grade: Skylar Fitzgerald, Landon Statucki, Luke Morgan, Eli Tate, Bella Richey, Zaylee Winters, Averie Doyle, Nash Hunter, Naomi Polston 5th Grade: Alex Carpenter, Atalas Watts 6th Grade: Layla Mackrill, Rylan Perkins

Kindergartners have been busy sorting by attributes.

Mrs. Stacy has some students who have recently achieved passing 10 lessons in iReady.

Mrs. Alex's class has been working hard on their iReady lessons.

ATTENTION: The Jr Boys basketball team will NOT be practicing today after school. Sorry for late notice!!

Mr. Story’s students have been hard at work crafting argumentative paragraphs about Christopher Columbus. After learning more about him, they were eager to take a stance and share their perspectives!

Mr. Maxwell’s biology students have been busy studying symbiosis! This week, they rotated through lab stations to identify different types of relationships and even used their senses to explore the mysteries inside some mystery boxes!

At the district leadership meeting, SROs Deputies Raina & Turner—the dynamic duo—shared follow-up ideas from staff feedback on CRASE training. They’re working hard to build a system that keeps students & staff safe at school. Thank you both!

This young man has been working hard all year, and his efforts are paying off! Over the past couple of weeks, Jackie has earned five certificates for completing assignments on IXL. Congratulations, Jackie—and thank you to all who continue to support his success!