
Mr Clifton Jones bus will be running late this morning.

Hillcrest Elementary Parents: Please help your child's class win the ongoing change drive for March of Dimes. The class that donates the most change by weight will receive an extra recess and a popsicle party next week!


Tomorrow Feb. 27th is spring picture day. Only the elementary and preschool will have spring pictures taken ( if they were purchased). It is also spring sports picture day. Athletes will need to bring their uniforms to school.

Hillcrest Lady Screamin' Eagles will take on the Concord Lady Pirates Thursday, February 22nd @Westside Greers Ferry at 7:00 P.M in the 1A-2 Regional Basketball Tournament. You will need to purchase online ticket(s) at gofan.co. IF the link below does not work, go to gofan.co and search Westside, Higden, AR and it should get you to the page. Your tickets will need to be on your phones to view at the gate. Best of Luck to the Lady Eagles!
GO Screamin' Eagles!
https://gofan.co/app/school/AR18696

After-School Tutoring for tomorrow, Tuesday, February 20 has been canceled.

The Hillcrest School District will be in session on Monday, February 19th. This will be the first make up day from the inclement weather last month.

Attention, parents, guardians and students, the high school has made an error and sent out the wrong report card. Please disregard what your student brought home. We will correct this on Monday. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Attention 5th & 6th grade parents: the gym will open at 5:30 tonight for the Valentines Dance. Remember admission is $2 per student and pizza and sodas will be sold as refreshment. The dance will end at 9 o'clock. Chaperones will be Mrs. Heather, Mrs. Bre, Coach Sam, and Mrs. Brannon. Student phones will be taken at the door.

Congrats to our Screamin' Eagle basketball teams for their victories tonight in the 1A-3 District Tournament. Sr Boys will take on Ridgefield Christian tomorrow at 6:00 with a Regional Tournament berth at stake! With the Lady Eagles win, they earned a berth to next weeks regional tournament. They will take on Marked Tree, Thursday at 6:30 in the semi-finals of the district tournament. Come out and cheer on our Screamin' Eagles! Go Screamin' Eagles!!

The Hillcrest School District will be in session on Monday, February 19th. This will be the first make up day from the inclement weather last month.

Hillcrest Jr Lady Eagles will take on Marked Tree tonight at 6:15 in the 1A-3 Jr district @Ridgefield Christian. Good luck!
Schedule rest of the week as of 2-7-24:
Wednesday: Jr Girls vs Marked Tree @Ridgefield 6:15(district)
Thursday: Jr Boys vs Ridgefield @ Ridgefield 7:45(district)
Friday: NO GAMES vs BIC
Sr District @CRA will begin Next week(:2-12 thru 2-16)
Monday, February 12: Sr Boys vs Armorel 6:15
Monday, February 12: Sr Girls vs CRA 7:30
P:S: Congrats to Coach Long and Sr Boys on their win @Riverside last night!
GO SCREAMIN' EAGLES!!

Parents,
We are excited to release the new, balanced, 2024-2025 Hillcrest school calendar. In person instruction will continue to be 178 days, but students will have a fall break and an extended spring break. The 24-25' school year will begin on Wednesday, July 31, and end on Thursday, May 29, 2025.


Congratulations to the Hillcrest Jr Boys on their win over Mammoth Spring 47-13 in the district tournament. They will play Ridgefield Christian in the semi-finals Thursday at 7:45. Go Screamin' Eagles!!

1A-3 Jr District Tournament begins Monday at Ridgefield Christian School in Jonesboro. Hillcrest Jr Boys will play Monday at 4:00 vs Mammoth Spring. Hillcrest Jr girls will play Marked Tree, Wednesday at 5:15. Once we have a completed bracket available we will post it. Good Luck Screamin' Eagles!


Hillcrest will host a 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade pee-wee basketball tournament, this Saturday, February 3rd, at Lynn. Hillcrest, Cedar Ridge, Jackson County, and McCrory will all be participating. Admission is $3 for adults, gate opens at 8:30AM. The schedule of games are below:
9:00AM Hillcrest (DR #3) vs Cedar Ridge (DR #4) 5th Grade Boys
9:40 Tuckerman (DR #1) vs Cedar Ridge (DR #4) 6th Grade Boys
10:20 McCrory (DR #2) vs Tuckerman (DR #1) 5th Grade Boys
11:00 McCrory (DR #2) vs Hillcrest (DR #3) 6th Grade Boys
11:40 5th Grade Boys Final 5th Grade Boys
12:20PM 6th Grade Boys Final 6th Grade Boys
1:00PM Hillcrest (DR#3) vs Tuckerman (DR#4) 4th Grade Girls
1:30 Hillcrest (DR#2) vs Tuckerman (DR #1) 4th Grade Boys
2:00 Tuckerman (DR#4) vs McCrory (DR#3) 4th Grade Girls
2:30 Tuckerman (DR#1) vs McCrory (DR#2) 4th Grade Boys
3:00 McCrory (DR#3) vs Hillcrest (DR#4) 4th Grade Girls
3:30 McCrory (DR#2) vs Hillcrest (DR#1) 4th Grade Boys
4:00PM Hillcrest (DR#4) vs McCrory (DR#3) 5th Grade Girls
4:40 Tuckerman (DR#1) vs Cedar Ridge (DR#2) 5th Grade Girls
5:20 Hillcrest (DR#4) vs Tuckerman (DR#1) 6th Grade Girls
6:00 McCrory (DR#3) vs Cedar Ridge (DR#2) 6th Grade Girls
6:40 5th Grade Girls Final 5th Grade Girls
7:20 6th Grade Girls Final 6th Grade Girls

Coach Ben will be selling Hillcrest baseball hats at the games for $35.00. All proceeds for the hats will go to the Hillcrest Baseball team!! Go Screamin' Eagles!

Parents:
After-School Tutoring is cancelled today, Thursday, February 1.

Tonight is a very special night for the Hillcrest Screamin' Eagle family.
The Hillcrest Senior Night ceremony is this evening, Thursday, February 1, at 5:00PM. The Senior ceremony will be followed by a Hillcrest vs Sloan-Hendrix Sr. Girls game. Immediately following the Sr. Girls game; The 1973, Lynn Jr. Boys team will be recognized for winning the Class B, Jr. High State Tournament. This is the 50th Anniversary of their State Championship. The Hillcrest Sr. Boys will conclude the night, as they play the Sloan-Hendrix Sr. Boys.

The yearbook staff has 33 yearbooks left for this school year. If you would like to purchase you may do so with Mrs. Heather for $61.25. Senior parents please be aware purchasing an ad does not hold you a yearbook. First come, first serve.

Update on today's basketball Schedule:
Hillcrest vs Ridgefield Christian JG, LD, JB, SB tonight at Lynn, starting at 5:00. This will be the LAST PERFORMANCE for our Lil' Dribblers, Lil' Dribblers need to be at the game by 5:45. The Hillcrest vs Maynard pee wee games that was scheduled for tonight had to be canceled.