Hillside Fellowship
We are sorry, but Hillside Student Community School is no longer accepting applications. The school is closed for the 2024-2025 academic school year.
Guess Who Came To Dinner…
In May of this year, Hillside presented one its most beloved events: the History Feast. This year we were treated to a conversation by some of the best minds of the Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance World.
The characters (in chronological order) were:
Confucius (551- 479 BCE) (Giorgio Lo)
Plato (428 – 347 BCE) (Jackson Alford)
Gaius Julius Caesar (100 – 44 BCE) (Jan Deutsch)
Marcus Antonius (83 – 30 BCE) (Carter Morfitt)
Cleopatra VII Philopator (69 – 30 BCE) (Corinna Nelson)
Augustus Caesar (63 BCE – 14 CE) (Caelan Sun)
Gnaeus Julius Agricola (40 – 93 CE) (Clark Weitkamp)
Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179 ) (Rosie Rogal)
Khubilai Khan (1215 – 1294) (Charlie Catino)
Lorenzo De Medici (1449 – 1492) (Paul Pfenning)
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 – 1527) (Cooper Teixeira)
Ferdinand Magellan(1480 – 1521) (Nicholas Anderson)
Elizabeth I (1533 – 1603) (Isabel Wallace)
Nothing of this scale or magnitude can be accomplished without the help and dedication of a multitude of volunteers. A special thank you to Liz Dubois and Wendy Medlock for coordinating this year’s event and to all the parent and student volunteers who made it such a wonderful evening.
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Don’t Miss “Animation Night” This Friday!
Please join us for Hillside’s annual Animated Filmmaking Night on Friday June 14 at 7 pm.
We’ll see works by the after-school Animation Club (grades 5-12) and the upper school Animated Filmmaking Electives–claymations, pixillations, cut paper and drawn animations and more!
Admission is free, and refreshments will be served–don’t miss this Hillside tradition celebrating our students’ creativity and moviemaking.
Rainier Youth Choirs Last Concert This Saturday
Come Support Hillside’s Nick Anderson and his fellow choir members this Saturday! To get more information or to buy tickets, click HERE.
June and July Bulletin
In this news letter:
- Ways to get organized.
- A Waterbottle reminder
- Important Dates for June and July
- A Sampling of Summer Activities
Need to plan ahead? Here are several ways to get your ducks in a row.
The full year calendar is available on the website. Tentative dates for the 2013- 2014 school year are already there. If you look at the upper right hand of the calendar you will see that there are several options. You can look at it according to the week, the month, or the agenda, which is a list of upcoming dates. If you click on agenda, you scroll down the side and the date range of listing will continue to expand.
Want a printed record of upcoming months? You can print out whatever date range you would like by hitting the print button also in the upper right hand corner. The print option is available in both the monthly and agenda format.
Finally if you have your own google calendar, you can download any individual event by clicking on the event where you will see a link for “copy to my calendar.”
Susan works very hard to keep this calendar current. It is the best place to get up-to-date information about what is happening at Hillside. On the 25th of the month, we also send out a monthly bulletin, which serves as a reminder and gives more details for the following month.
REMINDER: Students are required to bring re-usable water bottles to school every day. Please make sure you student has one.
Monday June 3
Drama elective – 11:40 am-5:00 pm
Teacher`s Meeting – 3:30 pm
Friday, June 14
Animation Night – 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 16
Drama dress rehearsal – 1:00 pm
June 20 – 22
The Inspector General
Russian bureaucrats and corrupt petty officials comically fill the gym as Upper School students present Nicolai Gogol’s The Inspector General. Scheduled performances are on June 20, 21, and 22. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are a suggested donation of $10 and available at the door.
Thursday June 20
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL – 9:00 am-11:00 am
Saturday, June 22
Senior Graduation – 1:00 pm
Sunday, June 23
Set Strike – 1:00 pm
Tuesday, June 25
Gr. 7-12 Outing – 10:00 am-10:00 pm
Saturday, June 29
Work Party #1 – 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tuesday, July 2
Work Party #2 – 5:00 pm-9:00 pm
Saturday, July 6
Work Party #3 – 11:00 am-3:00 pm
Looking for Summer Activities? Here are three great opportunities to fill up those lazy summer days.
Hillside Cavaliers Fencing Camp
Summer 2013
Hillside Cavaliers Fencing Club is offering a week long fencing camp for beginning and intermediate level fencers, both youth and juniors, suggested ages 10-18, interested in the art of the sword. We will cover effective sabre footwork, bladework, and tactics, and have fun sparring. Sabre is the fastest, subtlest, most athletic (and, to its practitioners, the most fun) of the three fencing weapons.
Classes and lessons will be taught by world class Sabre Master Wang Yung and long-time coach Kael Sherrard (possibly joined for some sessions by another coach, Jana Broecking).
Location:
Hillside Student Community School Gym
5027 159th Pl. S.E.
Bellevue WA 98006
Schedule:
August 5-9, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
(An afternoon session may also be added if there is enough interest.)
Cost:
$200 for the entire week.
Equipment:
Most basic equipment will be supplied by the camp.
Registration:
Contact Kael Sherrard at kael@hillsidesc.org for registration details and forms.
Hillside Cavaliers Fencing Club is a United States Fencing Association member club.
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Dawn Rogal’s Plush Camp
August 5-9 from 9am to 3pm
Make creative and unique soft sculpture while you enjoy the company of your other campmates.
– Half hour recess in morning and afternoon and 45 minute lunch break (supervised by Rosie and Ruslana).
– Snacks and materials included
– 10 years and up
– $300 per camper
– Minimum 4, maximum 6
To see some of Dawn’s beautiful work, click HERE to go to her blog. For more information, email Dawn at d_rogal@hotmail.com.
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Wilderness Summer Camp –
Volunteer Opportunities in the Seattle area
Wilderness Awareness School still has a few opening available for volunteer counselors.
Do you want to work in outdoor education or help young people connect with nature? If you would like to add to your skill set and experience how Wilderness Awareness School works with youth, consider working with us as a Summer Camp Volunteer Assistant Instructor!
We are looking for volunteers for a week (40 hours) or more to help children connect with the natural world while adding your own knowledge and skills to the instructional mix. Wilderness Awareness School relies on a strong base of volunteers to be able to offer quality summer programs to youth ages 4-18.
To explore more about our camps go to:http://wildernessawareness.org/youth/summer/ To qualify you need to be enthusiastic about sharing your knowledge and appreciation of nature in a summer camp experience. Previous experience in leadership and teaching is helpful but not required.
For more information, please contact:
Samuel Bowman, Summer Programs Coordinator
samb@wildernessawareness.org
425-788-1301
Join us this Saturday for the History Feast!
Each year since 1987, the Hillside high school history class has performed a meeting of minds. This is a dramatic presentation of characters from history that the students have chosen to research. They tell their life stories, engage in a conversation written by the students, and answer questions from the audience. Please come for an entertaining and educational evening.
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7 pm.
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Suggested donation is $15 per person.
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Please RSVP with Susan at susan@hillsidesc.org or by calling (425) 747-6887.
This year, the History Feast will be at the school.
Hillside Student Community School
5027 159th Place SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
May Bulletin
But first an announcement and a thank you!
Visiting Fencing Master
Hillside Cavaliers Fencing Club is happy to welcome Wang Yung, as visiting Sabre Fencing Master for the months of May and June. Starting this coming Monday, April 29, at the Hillside Gym, he will be leading late afternoon and evening group classes, giving private lessons, and supervising open fencing for youth and adults. These sessions are open to all interested fencers. The schedule is yet to be arranged. There is no additional cost for current Hillside Cavaliers to attend open fencing, but new, non-Hillside fencers will be asked to pay a $50 per month membership fee. Classes and lessons with Wang require further fees, and will be paid directly to him. USA Fencing Association membership is required of all members of the Hillside Cavaliers for insurance purposes.
Wang Yung is a remarkable coach who conveys subtle, but important, concepts to his students—from young beginners to veteran world champions, from the local and recreational level to the national or international competitive level. He helps them to understand difficult new ideas and to become capable, confident, creative fencers. Moreover, he teaches from experience. He has been a competitive US fencer at a high level for over forty years, consistently qualifies to fence in the Veteran World Championships, and usually wins or finishes in the top three.
To support his presence here, and to build Hillside Cavaliers’ resources, the Teixeiras have generously offered (with additional help from Microsoft) to donate two sets of scoring machines. This gift will make training and preparation for broader competition much easier, since tournaments are consistently run electrically. We are exceedingly grateful to them!
Here is what is happening at Hillside this month:
May 4 – 3 – 6 pm
History Script Writing Sessions Grades 9-11
May 8 3 – 5pm
History Script Writing Sessions Grades 9-11
May 10 3 – 5pm
History Script Writing Sessions Grades 9-11
Tuesday, May 14 3 – 5pm
History Script Writing Sessions Grades 9-11
No Fencing
May 16 3 – 5pm
History Script Writing Sessions Grades 9-11
No Fencing
Saturday, May 18
HISTORY FEAST
Students in gr. 9-11 arrive at 10am and stay until 10pm
Feast guests arrive at 7pm.
Each year since 1987, the Hillside high school history class has performed a meeting of minds. This is a dramatic presentation of characters from history that the students have chosen to research. They tell their life stories, engage in a conversation written by the students, and answer questions from the audience. Please come for an entertaining and educational evening.
An invitation with details will be sent out separately.
Monday, May 20
Snow make-up day or day off if no need to make up missed school day.
Tuesday, May 21
Elective Block Begins
Fencing Club Meets
Thursday, May 23
Fencing Club Meets (last session for the year)
Monday, May 27
Memorial Day holiday, no school
Swords, Jellybeans and Coordinate Points
We thought we would take a moment to share some fun.
First – coordinate points and treasure hunts……
The 5th grade learned about coordinate points this month. Jain had them draw a map of Hillside on a coordinate grid. Armed with that map and a key, the treasure hunt commenced. Here’s a link to the movie of Rowan and Alex as they work through the clues: http://youtu.be/xA5L-HjEqmw.
The map, key, and movie will be available on the “Only at Hillside” Page on the web for further viewing.
Click on the images to enlarge them.
And then there were jelly beans and swords………
Dawn Rogal invited Hillside’s plush club to her house one recent Saturday workshop to get a few extra studio hours in to finish up their projects.
World Cultures Wrap Up
The History and Tradition of Sushi
Throughout the Asia unit of our World Cultures block, we enjoyed presentations from many guest speakers, including a special visit from our very own 5th & 6th grade teacher, Merideth Block and her husband Erik Anderson, both of whom lived in Japan for many years and are experts on Japanese culture.
They taught us about the history and traditions of sushi. We had a blast getting covered in sticky rice while rolling makizushi and temaki. Doumo arigatou, Merideth and Erik!
Asia Fair
Our final class event was the Asia Fair. Throughout the course students independently researched a select Asian nation, and on the day of the fair they presented their findings with an informative tri-fold display and a tasty dish. Upper school students, parents and school staff enjoyed reading the displays, putting questions to the students and sampling the cuisine.
Here are few of recipes for you to try:
Keuh Bahulu
Rumali Roti
Spiced Coconut Sweet Potato
And with apologies from the photographer who didn’t know how to use her phone camera, here’s a slide show of the event.
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April Bulletin
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Please remember that the cul-de-sac is a no car/no parking zone. When dropping off or picking up students, please DO NOT ENTER the cul-de-sac. Your student(s) should get out at the corner where the dead end sign is and walk the rest of the way to the school. This holds true for students coming early for tutoring or zero period science or study hall, and also for afternoon club pick-ups. To clarify: the cul-de-sac is that final block which leads up to the school driveway (the block past SE 50th and the Dead End sign).
Here is what is happening at Hillside this month:
Monday, April 1 3:00-5:00 pm
History Script Writing
Monday, April 8- Friday, April 12
SPRING BREAK!
Monday, April 15 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Teachers’ Meeting
Wednesday, April 17 3:00-5:00 pm
History Script Writing
Wednesday, April 17 7:00-8:30 pm
Parent Council
As always we encourage you to bring ideas, issues, and concerns that you have. Below are some of the topics that we hope to touch on this month:
-Homework – Issues and Concerns including quantity, and timeliness.
-Science in the Upper School – We have asked Brad and Laura to join us for this conversation.
-Sleep habits, screen time, and how they affect school performance.
-When you have a concern or idea, what is the best way is to get your idea heard–other than attending a parent council meeting, of course?
Friday, April 19 7:00 pm
Family Film Night
The film for this month is the classic, Casablanca
Set during World War II, Casablanca focuses on a man torn between love and virtue. He must choose between his love for a woman and helping her Czech Resistance leader husband escape the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, and Paul Henreid.
Monday, April 22 3:00-5:00
History Script Writing
Thursday, April 25
Begin Block CIII:
Science 7-8
History/English 9-11
Friday, April 26
Weather make-up day (or a day off if no need to make up missed days)
Monday, April 29 3:00-5:00
History Script Writing
Good Music and A Good Cause!
Rainier Youth Choirs (Our own Nick Anderson is a member.) is hosting a food drive for the Kent Food Bank (bring any non-perishable food items) and will also have See’s candy items (Easter candy and bars) available to buy for your Easter Baskets!
Tickets can be purchased at a reduced price online or at the door for full price. For more information or to purchase tickets, click HERE.
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