Hillside Innovation Academy

Please join Hillside Public Schools District for our Hispanic Heritage Month Festival on Saturday, October 11th, 2025! Taking place at Hurden Looker Elementary School (1261 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205) from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., there will be free food vendors, crafts, face painting, entertainment, and more! The Hispanic Heritage Festival is one of the incredible events taking place on our Pink-Tacular Events Day, along with the Breast Cancer Awareness walk, and the Pink Out Football game! See you there! See the flyers for more festival information, thank you!

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Please join Hillside Public Schools on Saturday, October 11th, 2025 for a full day of spectacular events! Our Pink-Tacular Events Day kicks off with our Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at Hillside High School, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. During the last stretch of the walk, we will head over to Hurden Looker Elementary School via Liberty Avenue for Hillside Public Schools' exciting Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.! Last, but not least, we will conclude the day at Woodfield Stadium, supporting breast cancer awareness and our Hillside Comets Football team loudly and proudly wearing pink during the Pink-Out Football Game, starting at 2:00 p.m.! To purchase tickets for the Pink-Out Game, please scan the QR located on the flyer. Let's get it, let's go!

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Today (9/18/2025), Hillside Innovation Academy, W.O.K. Middle School, and a few Hillside High School students participated in an adventurous trip to Citi Field in Queens, New York! Students and staff attended the New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres baseball game! Thank you, Dr. Mathura, for contributing these photos! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #nymets #baseballgame #queensny #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Last night, both Hillside Innovation Academy and W.O.K. Middle School opened their doors for Back to School Night! Families had the opportunity to meet teachers, learn about academic programs, and see all the exciting opportunities this school year holds. Thank you to everyone in attendance for both schools, as well as the W.O.K. and H.I.A. staff, shoutout to Principal Dr. Wilson, Principal Dr. Silva, Superintendent Glover, and the Hillside Board of Education!

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Today, Hillside Public Schools honor the memory of all the lives lost on September 11, 2001. We remember the bravery, the sacrifice, and the resilience that will never be forgotten. May we continue to reflect, remember, and pay tribute to those who are no longer with us.

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Today, (9/8/2025) marked the first day of school for the Hillside Public Schools District! The halls throughout each of our 7 schools were filled with excitement as students, teachers, and staff came together to begin a brand new school year! This is the start of new opportunities, new friendships, and new achievements waiting to happen. Wishing the entire Hillside Public Schools staff, students, and community a successful, inspiring, and joyful 2025–2026 school year! More content from the first day coming soon, shoutout to Superintendent Glover and the Hillside Board of Education! #HPSFirstDay #BackToSchool #HillsideStrong #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Welcome back, Hillside Public Schools! The 2025-2026 school year is about to begin, and Superintendent Glover has an exciting message for you to kick-off the year! Let's get it, let's go! Please see the following welcome message video on Youtube, available in both English and Spanish.

https://youtu.be/aVKsQjeb-ls?si=pG0P1-tmH0OfGQa3
https://youtu.be/lOPEAz_zDbU?si=omPTB_AFhna0Yim7

Today (8/12/2025) was Hillside Innovation Academy's (H.I.A.'s) New Student Orientation! Welcome to all of H.I.A.'s incoming scholars, shout out to Principal Dr. Silva, all the H.I.A. staff, and the student ambassadors who were excited and ready to greet the new students! Here’s to an amazing journey ahead at Hillside Innovation Academy. New Student Orientation continues tomorrow (8/13/2025) and Thursday (8/14/2025)!

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Hillside Public Schools District and Hillside Township Summer Camp students faced off in spirited volleyball matches full of laughs, teamwork, and great vibes at W.O.K. Middle School! Win or lose, it was all about having our community come together and collaborate while having a blast! Great job, students.

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Good day, due to the New Jersey Weather State of Emergency, the Hillside Public Schools District Board of Education Meeting scheduled for today, Thursday, July 31st. 2025 is canceled. Thank you.

Good day, due to the New Jersey Weather State of Emergency, the Hillside Public Schools District will be closing at 2 p.m. today, Thursday, 7/31/2025. The closure includes all Hillside Public Schools' District offices and buildings. All school-related activities will be suspended at 2:00 p.m. Thank you and stay safe.

Good day, please see the flyer for Hillside Public Schools' Summer Academy Spirit Week, taking place from August 4th - August 7th, 2025! Each day has a different themed attire, let's make the final week of Summer Academies a blast!

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Join us as we recap and highlight major moments and events of 2025 for the Hillside Public Schools District. Thank you for making the year a success!

The full video is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3tzbLQ6qCeo?si=K0Rs90WWZbfbeiHy

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The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Summer Food Service Program provides free meals when school is out! Please see the flyer under the news section for eligibility and further information, thank you!

Today, June 23rd, 2025, Hillside Innovation Academy's (H.I.A.) Class of 2025 Promotion Ceremony took place! @keanuniversity allowed Hillside Public Schools to use its Auditorium in the North Avenue Academic building to host the promotion ceremony. Congratulations to all of the H.I.A. scholars apart of the Class of 2025, we know you will all proceed to do amazing things! Thank you as well to all of the families, students, and community members in attendance who packed out the auditorium! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #keanuniversity #hia #graduationceremony #classof2025 #graduation #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #studentsfirst #unioncounty

Today (6/13/2025), Hillside Innovation Academy (HIA) had its field day at Woodfield Stadium! Shout out to Principal Dr. Silva, the HIA students, and staff! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #fieldday #hillsideinnovationacademy #woodfieldstadium #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Hillside Innovation Academy's (HIA) 4th Annual Awards Ceremony took place today (6/10/2025) at A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center! The A.P. Morris Auditorium was full of HIA scholars, teachers, and staff, as well as supportive parents and families. Congratulations to all of the HIA scholars recognized and honored, including the members of National Junior Honor Society, the Student Government Association, Jr. Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society. Students received Awards in Visual Arts, Foreign Language, STEM, Health Sciences and Athletics, Science, Mathematics, English Language Arts, History, Perfect Attendance, and more! Thank you to the HIA staff and students who led the ceremony and presented awards including Ms. Vazquez, Ms. Therres, Mr. Joyner, Ms. Ojeda, and Ms. Dotel, and more! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hillsideinnovationacademy #awardsceremony #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Last night, Monday June 2nd, 2025, Hillside Innovation Academy (HIA) held its Annual Art Exhibition! The National Junior Art Honor Society, led by Art Teacher and Advisor Ms. Therres, hosted the Showcase of Scholars' Artwork, and Art demonstrations! Thank you to HIA Principal Dr. Silva, Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Best, Supervisor of Fine and Visual Arts Ms. Muldrow, the Hillside Board of Education members, Superintendent Glover, HIA Scholars, and parent volunteers! Thank you to all of the students, parents, and families in attendance as well for this marvelous event! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #artshow #hillsideinnovationacademy #arthonorsociety #studentart #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Congratulations to the following scholars for achieving honor roll during the third marking period! High Honor Roll: Udoka Ehikwe, Daniel Williams, Angel Ojibe, Derek Dairo, Natasha Naranjo, Hajar Araba, Jacob Orellana. Honor Roll: Myah Mary Medulme, Jacob Ortiz, Kyle Bernardo, Saniya Weeks, Corrin DeGannes, Juan Agudelo Morales, Adrian Espin, Arthur Jovinski, Nevaeh Nunoo, Juan Addison, Andrew Alonzo Castillo, Mouhamed Sow, Isabela Del Rosario, Jania Knight, Pietro Vecci.

Today (5/14/2025), Hillside High School, W.O.K. Middle School, and Hillside Innovation Academy (H.I.A.) students were treated to an African-themed meal for lunch! The cuisine consisted of roasted chicken, roasted vegetables, Jollof rice, and cornbread. Check out these awesome photos, thank you @maschiofood ! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #maschios #schoollunch #lunch #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities