Another new date! We’ve extended the deadline for Hedgie Gear design submissions to May 7 to accommodate teachers on our judging panel who are participating in the Work to Rule action! All entries must be emailed or postmarked by May 7 to be considered. This past year has been a rollercoaster ride. Through it all,… Read More »
Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. Celebrated for over a century in one way or another, International Women’s Day is now a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and also serves as a call to action for accelerating gender parity. With roots in the Socialist Party, the first… Read More »
This month, the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee is going to try something different. Did you know that we have a website designed to inform and support the Hillcrest community? We post fairly regularly, with an emphasis on bringing attention to ways we can call out inequity in our school and community, as well as… Read More »
March is Women’s History Month, and no doubt our students will be spending time in the classroom learning about brave, innovative, and pioneering women who changed the world. Yet the classroom can only share so much. There is much more to learn about the many, many women who have made, shaped, and changed, history! Sometimes… Read More »
Beginning March 1, Hillcrest students in pre-K though second grade who opted in to hybrid learning will return to the school. Due to the extra COVID-19 safeguards in place, the school has undertaken a massive task in getting the building and staff as ready for this step as possible. Students have been divided into three… Read More »
Join us on February 24 at 7 pm for this training, provided by The Howard County Office of Human Rights. Registration is NOT required. This training is intended to aid communities in doing two things: Increasing the likelihood that people will step up to support any community member who is being harassed. This is done… Read More »
Our PTA Committees (Literature Night, STEM Night, and Equity) have come together to create Diversity Bags for all of our students this year. Along with a FREE BOOK, the Bags are intended to bring the wonder of literature and science to our students through activities and experiments. For a sneak peek at what we have… Read More »
Join the Baltimore County Special Education Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Monday, February 1, from 7:00-8:30 PM. Superintendent Dr. Darryl Williams will be in attendance, and our conversation with Dr. Williams will be driven by our SECAC Recommendations for SY 2020-2021 and our SECAC Stakeholder Priorities regarding remote and hybrid learning. Access to the meeting will be via Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/fak-czgt-dvf.… Read More »
Over 85,000 Minutes Read!! final total, updated 3/8, 8:00 am We are excited to announce the Hillcrest Elementary School Read-a-thon fundraiser. Our Read-a-thon was created to bring students together with family and friends to encourage reading, build literacy skills and support our school. The Read-a-thon promises to be a fun, exciting journey for all participants… Read More »
