Hillside Public Schools

Reminder: Today 6/5/2023 is the Sectional Flag Football Championship game for our lady Comets! The game begins at 5:30 p.m. right at Woodfield Stadium on Conant Ave! Be sure to show up and support, see you there! #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidenj #ladycomets

Good morning, and Happy Monday from Hillside Public Schools! Here is the schedule of events and activities taking place this week (June 5th - 9th, 2023). Please contact your school directly with any questions or concerns! Thank you. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools

Congratulations Mr. Todaro & Ms. Williams' second-grade class at Ola Edwards Community School for winning the "Excite Reading All-Star Games"! The students were encouraged to read through our new online platform Learning Ally for 20 minutes a day. The class read for a total of 2,206 minutes to win the game! Learning Ally provided a pizza party for the winning class. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools # learningally #pizzaparty

A.P. Morris Elementary held their Kids Dig in Event on June 1st to celebrate the Dig In! Grant they received alongside other Hillside Public Schools from the Union County Commissioner's Office! A.P. Morris students, administrators, Principal Graham, Principal Palmer-Gilliard, Board President Kim Cook, Board Councilwoman Joyce Simmons, Ms. Greenblatt, and Superintendent Glover, had an incredibly fun time planting alongside Groundwork Elizabeth! Keep up the great work A.P. Morris and thank you Union County!

Attention parents: "Don't miss Write on Sports' FREE Summer Writing Camp at the Prudential Center for 7th & 8th Graders! Be sure to apply ASAP!" #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #writeonsports #prudentialcenter

On Tuesday, May 30th, The Hillside Lady Comets won the Big Central Flag Football Conference Championship! Congratulations Comets on an amazing victory against Monroe at Kean University! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #flagfootball #hillsidecomets #ladycomets #keanuniversity

Hillside High School's Class of 2026 is selling Bang Cookies for its last fundraiser of the school year. These cookies are baked in New Jersey, 5oz, organic, baked, and shipped directly to your door within 24 hours of being purchased. They are even shipped all across the country. The sale will end on June 12th, so make sure you get your orders in before then! Please feel free to share the link on your social media!!! https://bang-cookies-fundraiser-2.myshopify.com/collections/hillside-high-school

Attention Hillside: Hillside Public Schools will be open and operating on a half-day schedule Tuesday, June 6th, 2023. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools

The Hillside Comets Marching Band performed in front of Hillside Town Hall on Memorial Day, May 29th, 2023! Seeing our students serenade the town with music under the direction of our beloved band directors Mr. Moore and Mr. Kelly was a beautiful sight! Thank you to Hillside Mayor Dahlia Vertreese for leading the Memorial ceremony, all Hillside Council Members in attendance, and the Hillside Board of Education Councilmen, including President Kimberly Cook and Joyce Simmons! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidecomets #marchingband #memorialday #townhall #wokmiddleschool #goodnewsinnjschools #powerofeducators

Good morning, and welcome back from Hillside Public Schools! It's a short week this week as we return from Memorial Day weekend, but here is the schedule of activities and events taking place during this last week of May (05/31 - 06/02). Please contact your school directly for more information! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #weeklyschedule

Congratulations to all of the Deanna Taylor and Ola Edwards scholars inducted into the National Elementary Honor Society on 5/24/2023! Thank you, Principals, Ms. Davis, Dr. Lowe, Ms. Diggs, advisors, and staff. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #honorsociety

Hillside High School hosted its 2023 Prom Showcase yesterday 5/25/2023! Students and their dates arrived in total style! #hillsidenj #promseason #hillsidehighschool #promszn

On May 23, 2023, Hillside High School students went to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture! The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem is one of the world’s leading cultural institutions devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences. Students explored exhibits such as Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration, which explores the impact of the US prison system on contemporary visual art. Afterward, students and staff went to the world-famous Sylvia's Restaurant for lunch! All in attendance had a wonderful day exploring the rich culture of Harlem. Thank you, Dr. Paz, and all Hillside Public Schools staff that made this trip possible! #Hillsidehighschools #hillsidenj #hillsidehighschool #blackhistory #harlemny #nyc #schooltrip #schomburgcenter

On Tuesday 5/23/2023, Superintendent Glover accompanied the Hillside Public Schools'/Union County Teachers of the Year at the Union County Teacher Recognition Program hosted at @keanuniversity! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #keanuniversity #goodnewsinnjschools

On Friday, May 19th, 2023, A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center conducted its annual Multi-Cultural Parade! Teachers and students arrived at school dressed in their ethnic attire and represented their families well in the parade! The Early Childhood parking lot was layered with the ethnic flags of our wonderful students. The Multi-Cultural Parade had strong support from the A.P. Morris families, staff, and faculty, thank you to all who participated! #Hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #multiculturalparade #earlychildhood #parade #elementaryschool #ethnicities

Here are some delectable photos from last Wednesday's (May 10, 2023) Iron Chef student cooking competition at Hillside High School! All of the participating students had a great time, and the victory went to the 10th-grade team. All participants received chef hats, recipe books, and will have their created burger featured on the June lunch menu! Congratulations Hillside High School chefs! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #ironchef #hillsidehighschool #competition #lunchmenu #goodnewsinnjschools #powerofeducators

Good morning from Hillside Public Schools, it's a new week, and as always, here is this week's (5/22 - 5/26) schedule of events and activities at Hillside Public Schools! Please contact your school for additional information or concerns, thank you! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #weeklyschedule

Great news! Hillside High School's Garden Club has been awarded a Sustainable Jersey Grant in the amount of $2,000! The students will use the grant to fund a Monarch Butterfly Pollinator Garden. Superintendent Erskine R. Glover and Hillside High School Garden Club Advisor, Melissa Ambrose, attended the Awards Ceremony held today (5/22/2023) at @tcnj_official . Thank you to @sustainablejersey and the PSEG Foundation for supporting Hillside High School, and the Hillside Public Schools' Monarch Butterfly project proposal.