Category: Monthly Bulletin


May we all enjoy the sweetness of success

This May, our students have earned many successes! We seek to celebrate their gifts and success with this blog entry. Several grades 7-11 students participated in the annual History Feast! Students thoroughly researched an historical figure, and then worked together…

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Sparring at Hillside Student Community School

Sparring can take many forms. The term can be applied to fencing as opponents pair 0ff in order to practice an advance-lunge, or a backward spring; maybe other forms of avoidance, or a Balestra, that short jump forward. Or in…

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Marching Towards Deeper Understandings

          Students in Middle School English Language Arts are studying the novel Esperanza Rising through the lens of the current border crisis. The novel tells the story of a young Mexican girl’s struggle to adjust to life in…

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In winter, things are heating up!

Young scientists bring the heat! The 7th and 8th graders designed experiments to determine whether a reaction was endothermic or exothermic and how reactant concentrations impacted the resulting temperature change. Different groups tested different reactants, including citric acid, baking soda,…

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Discovery and Giving in the New Year

In the spirit of the season, Hillside students have been discovering new ideas and sharing their gifts with others. Students have spent their time discovering new topics at school. They have also used their time to give back; both to…

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‘Stand and Deliver’

The 1988 classic film about students with a demanding maths teacher might lend its title Stand and Deliver to Hillside Community School this fall, but with a twist. Students were ‘standing’ in front of their classmates making speeches and presentation, and…

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Fall Frenzy

  Autumn finds Hillside students engaged in a wide variety of activities in addition to their normal academic workload. October witnessed the start of a new House Program. HSCS students now belong to one of four Houses: Cerberus     …

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October – Outdoor Education Inspiration

October 2023 Blog – Outdoor Education Inspiration At Hillside, we believe that sometimes one of the very best things you can do is get out of the classroom and into spaces where you can explore and create as you learn….

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September: an exciting start to a new school year!

The start of the school year means the return to a familiar environment for some members of our community. But it also means the start of a new adventure for a large number of our students. Eleven new students joined…

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June Bulletin

Spotlight On… As we culminate this academic year and embark on the exciting adventure of summer break, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering dedication and hard work.

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