Hillcrest School District

High School had the first student of the month. This month teachers and staff were looking for those students who have been "All In" for learning and growth since the start of school. We had lots of students working hard and several nominated. Here are a list of our standouts and winners for each grade. 7th grade stand outs: Zion Brown Justin Johnson (winner) Reece Miesner Caiden Milde Callie Richey Evelyn Sigur 8th grade stand outs: Ashton Anderson Ryleigh Brannon Levi Capps Sawyer Gates Micheal Green Carly Jo Johnson (winner) Maddie Morgan Chase Satterwhite 9th grade stand outs: Cody Johnson Abigail Keefer Ryder McEntire Braelyn Mize Evan Morse (winner) Aaron Richey 10th grade stand outs: Jace Brower Conall Qualls Jaxson Turner (winner) 11th grade stand outs: Kris Bohanon Kaylin Mitchell Casey Morse (winner) Adysen Turner 12th grade stand outs: Kaden Geurin Johnny Johnson Jesse Miesner (winner) Zoey Pate Yasmin Romero Sr. High principal pick: Jada Roberts Jr. High principal pick: Wyatt Thomas Please keep encouraging students to always give their best.

Yesterday, Mrs. Angela's class enjoyed their reading outside.

Parent/Teacher Conferences are this Thursday, August 28, 3:45-6:30. All Kindergarten - 12th Grade conferences will be held in the multi-purpose building (gymnasium floor) on the elementary campus in Lynn. Also, there will be No School on Friday, August 29, nor Monday, September 1, for observance of Labor Day.

Mrs. Shelby's class has been busy learning how measurements are used in cooking. Great job!

Fourth graders Gavin Huckabee and Nash Hunter chose to save their SOAR tickets to purchase the privilege of reading to other classes. Today, they read to Kindergarten and Mrs. Baylee's 1st Grade.

Celebrating achieving in reading! The following students were recognized as Lexia Superstars and/or Accelerated Reading Achievers: 1st Grade: Tia Smith, Carson Durham, Raymie Liles, Daxx Cato, Mason Walker, Lilith Watkins 3rd Grade: Jasper Johnson, Wyatt Durham, Maren Hutchinson 4th Grade: Skylar Fitzgerald, Landon Statucki, Luke Morgan, Eli Tate, Bella Richey, Zaylee Winters, Averie Doyle, Nash Hunter, Naomi Polston 5th Grade: Alex Carpenter, Atalas Watts 6th Grade: Layla Mackrill, Rylan Perkins

Kindergartners have been busy sorting by attributes.

Mrs. Stacy has some students who have recently achieved passing 10 lessons in iReady.

Mrs. Alex's class has been working hard on their iReady lessons.

ATTENTION: The Jr Boys basketball team will NOT be practicing today after school. Sorry for late notice!!

Mr. Story’s students have been hard at work crafting argumentative paragraphs about Christopher Columbus. After learning more about him, they were eager to take a stance and share their perspectives!

Mr. Maxwell’s biology students have been busy studying symbiosis! This week, they rotated through lab stations to identify different types of relationships and even used their senses to explore the mysteries inside some mystery boxes!

At the district leadership meeting, SROs Deputies Raina & Turner—the dynamic duo—shared follow-up ideas from staff feedback on CRASE training. They’re working hard to build a system that keeps students & staff safe at school. Thank you both!

This young man has been working hard all year, and his efforts are paying off! Over the past couple of weeks, Jackie has earned five certificates for completing assignments on IXL. Congratulations, Jackie—and thank you to all who continue to support his success!

Congratulations to the following second graders in Mrs. Stacy's class for passing 10 lessons of iReady Math: Hazel Grace White, Sadie Richey, Wensleigh Benson, and Ethan Croom!

Hillcrest Elementary is proudly celebrating reading achievers today!! Congratulations to the following students: Kindergarten - Wrenlee Nunnally 1st Grade - Emma McGee, Titus Britton, Kendall Wooten 2nd Grade - Rylen King, McKinsley Brown, Wensleigh Benson, Amelia Lackey 3rd Grade - Adalind Rogers, Noah Szymanski, Sophia Burrow, Aubrey Pelley 4th Grade - Branch Parker, Skylar Fitzgerald 5th Grade - Atalas Watts, Destiny Smith

During a social studies lesson, Ms. Baylee's class completed an activity learning about teamwork. (Part 2)

During a social studies lesson, Ms. Baylee's class completed an activity learning about team work. (Part 1)

Look at Mrs. Britton's Tools for Learning students working on Eisenhower squares to practice decision making skills. Keep up the great work!