
Good day, please see the following flyers for Hillside Public Schools' District's Summer Academies! Students in grades 1 through 8, register by scanning the QR code on the flyer that corresponds to your grade and complete the Google Form. ESL/Bilingual students are encouraged to apply!
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Happy Administrative Professionals/Secretaries Day from Hillside Public Schools! National Administrative Professionals Day celebrates the important role of secretaries, assistants, receptionists, and other administrative support professionals! Hillside Public Schools appreciates and thanks all of the Administrative Professionals in our district.
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Today (4/17/2025), Hillside Public Schools and @scholastic hosted their 2025 R.E.A.L. Read Festival! Hundreds of Hillside Public Schools students in grades 4 - 6 from our three elementary schools (Deanna G. Taylor Academy, Hurden Looker Elementary School, and Ola Edwards Community School) filled Woodfield Stadium for a fun-filled day with interactive literacy activities. This event culminated in the celebration of the partnership between Hillside Public Schools and Scholastic, specifically the Scholastic R.E.A.L. (Read, Excel, Achieve, Lead) Mentorship Program! The Scholastic R.E.A.L. Mentorship Program is designed to support families and community members in mentoring students through monthly interactive read-alouds, promote academic and social growth, and make a lasting impact on students’ lives! Great work to the Hillside Board of Education, Superintendent Glover, the Scholastic Books @scholastic team, @maschiofood, Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Best, Mayor Vertreese @mayorvertreese, Hillside Public Schools Principals, Supervisors Ms. Simon and Ms. Muldrow, teachers, staff, and more!
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Last night, (4/9/2025) the Deanna G. Taylor Academy Chorus performed at Hillside Mayor Dahlia Vertreese’s (@mayorvertreese) Township of Hillside 2025 State of the Township Address! Led by Music Teacher Ms. Manoilova, the Deanna Taylor chorus “wowed the crowd” with an incredible performance! Great job scholars, shout out to Superintendent Glover, Principal Graham, and Ms. Harris for the content!
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At the March 27th, 2025, Board of Education meeting, students from Hurden Looker Elementary School and Deanna G. Taylor Academy received recognition awards for their recent victories in NJIT's eSTEM challenge! Ms. Crisanaz, Ms. Williams, Ms. Fernandes, and Ms. McQueen were all honored for leading our students in eSTEM and their dedication! Thank you, Superintendent Glover, Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Best, Principal Alvarez, Principal Graham, and the Hillside Board of Education!
@njit
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Attention students in grades 5 through 8, please join us for “Brothers Bonding with Books & Basketball.” Brothers Bonding with Books & Basketball is a fun new initiative established by the Office of the Superintendent, aimed at connecting students with adult mentors from the community! Come read books, play basketball, and build valuable connections while fostering a love for reading! Morning refreshments will be served. There are three dates in the series: March 29th, April 5th, and April 12th, 2025! Each session will take place in the Hillside High School Gymnasium! For more information please see the flyer and register by scanning the QR code on the flyer! Thank you!
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Last night (3/20/2025), Deanna G. Taylor Academy hosted a Caribbean-themed Literacy night for its students and families! It was a fun-filled night with Caribbean vibes including Caribbean-themed decorations, food provided by @maschiofood, outfits, and more! Students and parents participated in diverse activity stations and challenges all designed to "ignite a passion" for literacy in our Hillside community! Thank you, Principal Graham, Vice-Principal Budhu, Superintendent Glover, and the Hillside Board of Education!
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Congratulations to Hurden Looker Elementary School on winning first place in the eSTEM challenge at NJIT! Hurden Looker students won first place in the Oral Presentation and Engineering Design categories! Great work to both Hurden Looker Elementary School and Deanna G. Taylor Academy! Deanna G. Taylor Academy won 2nd place in Engineering Design! It's been an amazing day for our Hillside Public Schools' scholars. Great work to our teachers from both schools, Ms. Crisanaz, Ms. Williams, Ms. Fernandes, and Ms. McQueen!
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Deanna G. Taylor Academy (DGTA) is celebrating Pi-Day in a variety of ways! They're marking the occasion with fun activities, math challenges, and of course—delicious pie! 🥧✨ Shout out to Vice-Principal Budhu for sharing these photos!
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"Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) worldwide. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Pi Day is an annual opportunity for math enthusiasts to recite the infinite digits of Pi, talk to their friends about math, and eat pie!"
Happy Pi Day from Hillside Public Schools!
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Congratulations to 5 Deanna Taylor Academy scholars who have been named "School Grade Level Winners" in the Zaner- Bloser Handwriting contest! Each scholar will now join thousands of other students from across the nation competing for the prestigious honor of being named Grade-Level Regional Winners and Grade-Level Grand National Champion!
Thank you to Mrs. Genius and the Academics Team for leading the charge with this initiative. Good Luck to all scholars!
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Good day! Please join Hillside Public Schools on Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, for our Districtwide STEM Showcase! All the STEM events occurring in the Hillside Public Schools District will be showcased at Hurden Looker Elementary School from 6 -7:30 p.m. There will also be fun, innovative activities for families and students to engage in! Please see the flyer for more information!
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Reading rocks! Today (3/4/2025) at Deanna G. Taylor Academy, students were treated to an incredible assembly for Read Across America Week! Joe Holiday's "Reading Rocks Magic Show" @readingrocksmagic came to DGTA to perform for students and staff! Shout out to Principal Graham, Vice-Principal Budhu, and thank you Mrs. Brennan for capturing these photos of the action, DGTA students had a blast! Hillside Public Schools District continues to celebrate the love of reading throughout the week!
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Today was Cheeseburger Macaroni and Cheese Day at our Elementary Schools (Deanna G. Taylor Academy, Hurden Looker Elementary School, and Ola Edwards Community School)! The meal consisted of Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese, Sauteed Broccoli, and a Mini Cornbread Loaf. As always, thank you @maschiofood for providing Hillside Public Schools students with delectable meals!
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Students in Mrs. Downes's 5th-grade science class at Deanna G. Taylor Academy participated in a Students 2 Science Virtual Lab! Students explored the relationship between primary and secondary colors as they blended and separated them using a variety of techniques. Concepts of diffusion, chromatographic separation, and the electromagnetic spectrum (visible light) were introduced!
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Here are even more photos from the 100th day of school which was celebrated yesterday at Hillside Public Schools! These images are from Deanna G. Taylor Academy, shoutout to Principal Graham and Vice-Principal Budhu!
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Happy Valentine's Day, from Hillside Public Schools! Be sure to spread some love and kindness to all today!
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Hillside Public Schools' students, families, and staff, please see the following video as Superintendent Glover issues a Reading and Literacy challenge for February 2025! As you spend time reading, be sure to capture photos/videos and tag @hillsidepublicschools on social media! Let's get it, let's go!
https://youtu.be/ckJ1DL6BauE?si=m58-oXe-ufV07uvv

Construction of Hillside Public Schools District’s Deanna G. Taylor Academy Modular Addition has been completed! On Thursday, January 23, 2025, the New Wing's official grand opening/ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Deanna G. Taylor Academy! Hillside Public Schools Board of Education members, administrators, principals, partners, staff, Hillside township dignitaries, and family members of Deanna G. Taylor were all in attendance for the marvelous event! A special thank you to Superintendent Glover, Hillside Board of Education President Best, Bishop Assemblyman Reginald Atkins, Principal of Deanna G. Taylor Academy Mr. Graham, Vice-Principal Budhu, the Office of the Superintendent, the Building and Grounds Department, the Technology Department, and Maschios Food Services!
The 6,600-square-foot addition to Deanna G. Taylor Academy will enhance learning opportunities for scholars by adding four new classrooms, a new cafeteria, and a multi-purpose visual and performing arts room!
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Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day from Hillside Public Schools! On Saturday, January 18th, 2025, Hillside Public Schools District hosted its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program at Hillside High School. The program was amazing not only because of the exceptional performances by each of our schools' students, as well as the decorative artwork done by Hillside Innovation Academy students, but also because of the high positive energy of the audience! The auditorium was full of parents, Hillside community members, Hillside Board of Education members, Hillside Town Council members, families, staff, and more! Great work to all of our students, including Hillside High School Senior Sarah Auguste who was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the event! Shout out to Superintendent Glover, Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Best, U.S. Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, Hillside High School Vice-Principals Mrs. Bartholomew and Mr. Emenaka, who all spoke at the ceremony. Last but certainly not least, thank you to all of our Hillside Public Schools music and dance teachers, without whom we could not have this incredible event honoring Dr. King's Legacy! The full ceremony can be watched on YouTube using the following link: https://www.youtube.com/live/yAoelGNn19c?si=p8fK3U5yf6wVrWnK
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