
Attention Parents and Guardians:
Any student who has turned 11 y/o or 16 y/o after September 1, 2020 will need to be up-to-date on immunizations prior to starting school.
An immunization clinic is planned for August 30 on the Hillcrest campus for students who have not yet received their vaccines. Paper work will be sent home after school starts.
Students entering kindergarten will also need to have all immunizations and well-child check-up completed prior to school starting. Kindergarten students WILL NOT be able to participate in the school immunization clinic.
If you have any questions or need to know if your child is in need of immunizations and/or well-child check-up, email Nurse Phyllis at phyllis.gilbert@eagles1.k12.ar.us

The Hillcrest 6th Grade scored the HIGHEST, 1ST, in Lawrence County AND among ALL Northeast Educational Cooperative schools(16) in EVERY AREA; English, math, science, reading, ELA, and STEM. The The The HIllcrest 6th Grade scored 2nd highest in Math, 8th in English, 11th in STEM, 16th in ELA, 19th in Science, & 27th in Reading in the State of Arkansas, that's out of 387 other 6th grade classes. Congratulations to our students, their families, and to Mrs.Michealle Wooten, Mrs. Lavonda Huckabee, Mrs. Deanna Roberts, Mrs. Karen Tidwell, and to all the other teachers and staff that have contributed to this accomplishment.

The Hillcrest 5th Grade scored the highest in the Lawrence County in math, science, and ELA, and 2nd in reading and STEM. Among Northeast Educational Cooperative schools(16); HIllcrest scored the highest in Math and reading, 2nd in ELA. Also, the Hillcrest 5th grade also scored 27th out of 483 schools on the ACT math test in Arkansas. Congratulations to our students, their families, and to Mrs.Michealle Wooten, Mrs. Lavonda Huckabee, Mrs. Deanna Roberts, Mrs. Karen Tidwell, and to all the other teachers and staff that have contributed to this accomplishment.
You may access all schools' ACT Aspire scores at https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/.../AR_Aspire_Preliminary...

The Hillcrest 4th Graders scored the highest in Lawrence County in English, math, science, ELA, and STEM. Among Northeast Educational Cooperative schools (16); HIllcrest 4th Grade scored the highest in Math and was in the top 5 in every other subject. Hillcrest 4th grade also scored 57th out of 478 schools in Math in the State of Arkansas. Congratulations to our students, their families, and to Mrs. Kendra Cooper, Mrs. Rhonda Scott, Mrs. Miranda Morgan, Mrs. Haley Fowler, and to all the other teachers and staff that have contributed to this accomplishment.
You may access all schools' ACT Aspire scores at https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/.../AR_Aspire_Preliminary...

The Hillcrest 3rd Grade scored the highest in Lawrence County in EVERY AREA of the ACT Aspire Assessment; English, math, science, reading, ELA, and STEM. Among Northeast Educational Cooperative schools(16 ;) HIllcrest scored the highest in Science and Reading, 2nd highest in English, Math, and STEM, Overall Hillcrest 3rd grade ranked #1 in our coop area. Compared to every 3rd Grade in Arkansas (487), we scored 87th in English, 104th in Math, 59th in Science, 115th in Reading, & 110th in STEM. Congratulations to our students, their families, and to Mrs. Kendra Cooper, Mrs. Rhonda Scott, Mrs. Miranda Morgan, Mrs. Haley Fowler, and to all the other teachers and staff that have contributed to this accomplishment.
You may access all schools' ACT Aspire scores at https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/.../AR_Aspire_Preliminary...

The Hillcrest School District will again offer a virtual learning option to all students, grades K-12, for the 2021-2022 school year.
Hillcrest Elementary will utilize the Northeast Arkansas Educational Cooperative’s virtual learning plan, it is called the K-6 TRVP (Three River’s Virtual Program). Instruction will be synchronous; students will be required to meet daily. Scheduled time of instruction, length of instructional time, and the registration process for virtual students will be announced in the first week of August.
Hillcrest High School will utilize Virtual Arkansas for all virtual learners. Instruction will be synchronous; students will be required to meet daily. Scheduled time of instruction, length of instructional time, and the registration process for virtual students will be announced in the first week of August.

Hillcrest School District is pleased to announce that all students will receive meals at no cost for the 2021-2022 school year. This program began last year and will continue for this school year. Please follow the link below for more information.
https://5il.co/vmbx

Physicals for Hillcrest High School student/athletes (grades 7-12) are as follows: August 4th, 1:00-3:30, for boys; August 10th, 1:00-3:30 for girls. All physicals are free of charge and will be held at the Strawberry Medical Clinic. Forms may be picked up at the high school office and have to be signed before the physical is given. All students that are participating in athletics have to have a completed physical before participating in practice or events.

Tournament schedule for today June 29th
@ Southside 7-8 Boys 5:00 PM
@ Cave City 9-10 Boys 5:00 PM
@ Bald Knob 13-16 Girls 5:30 PM
@ Strawberry 13-16 Boys 5:00 PM

Tournament games for today
@ Southside 7-8 Boys 5:00 PM
@ Cave City 9-10 Boys T1 5:00 PM
@ Tuckerman 11-12 Boys T1 6:30
@ Tuckerman 11-12 Boys T2 8:00

The Hillcrest 13-16 Boys play in the league tournament vs Midland at 7:00PM, today, Friday, June 25th.

All Regular season Summer games for tonight have been cancelled due to tournaments starting in different locations. Please contact coaches about the times your child plays. This is the first round games for the teams who are participating.
7-8 Girls Saturday 10am @Bradford
11-12 Girls Saturday 10am @Newark
13-16 Girls  Tuesday 5:30 @Bald Knob
7-8 Boys Monday 5:00 @Southside
9-10 Boys T1 Monday 5:00 @Cave City
9-10 T2 Boys Saturday 10am @Cave City
11-12 T1 Boys Monday 6:30 @Tuckerman
11-12 T2 Boys Monday 8:00 @Tuckerman
13-16 Boys Friday 7:00 @Strawberry.

This man cut a fence to enter the school bus lot and removed a catalytic converter from a school truck. He was wearing a dark hoodie with Ariat in red letters on the front. If you know this person or have any information please call the Lawrence County Sheriff Department.



7-8 Boys Baseball: Practice time for tomorrow has changed to 3:00-4:30 at Lynn.

Attention: 7-8 Boys Baseball
7-8 boys will practice tomorrow June the 24th at Lynn from 5 to 7.

T-Ball Tournament Schedule 6/19
9:00 AM Game 1: Red vs Blue
10:00 AM Game 2: Gray vs Black
11:00 AM Game 3: Winner G1 vs Winner G2
All players will receive trophies following their last game. We would like to get a picture of all of them with their team. We will be following rules similar to the ones we first gave out with a few tweaks to them. Games will be 1 hr or 3 innings whichever comes first. Team Trophies will be given to the winner and runner up teams. Again we ask the parent/guardians to help encourage these kiddos to get out there for a second game if they win the first one. We will have plenty of drinks available in the concession stand. Hopefully the heat won't be too bad! Look forward to Saturday and hope to see everyone there!!
Coach Durham!

Attention: Summer baseball schedule change for 9-10 boys games Thursday June 17th and Friday June 18th.
9-10 Boys team 1 will play Thursday at 6:15 at Lynn instead of Friday.
9-10 Boys team 2 will play Friday at 5:00 at Strawberry instead of Thursday.

Elementary summer school schedule for June 14-18 is as follows:
Monday through Thursday from 8 to 12.
High school summer school schedule for June 14-18 is as follows:
Tuesday through Friday from 8 to 12.

Tonight’s boys games at Southside have been changed to the following schedule:
Softball Field:
5:00 11/12 Team 1 vs SS2
6:30 11/12 Team 2 vs SS1
Middle School Field:
5:00 7/8’s vs SS1
6:15 9/10 Team 1 vs SS
7:45 9/10 Team 2 vs SS