🐾 Ready, Set, Kindergarten! Register today to join the class of 2038 (or 2039 for our Junior Kindergarteners)! 🐾
Happy Staff Appreciation Week to our incredible Hillcrest team! Our staff’s dedication, compassion, and hard work make a difference every single day. We are grateful for everything you do for our students and community—you truly are the heart of Hillcrest.
Tonight's the night! We will welcome new families at our New Family Open House from 4:30-6:00 p.m. All incoming JK/K families are welcome as well as all learners and families who will be attending Hillcrest due to a boundary change or household move. We are excited to see you!
Hillcrest Early Childhood learners are enjoying their time with the BHS Child Development students, who are visiting weekly during the month of April.
Hillcrest STEAM Night is Thursday, April 23rd. Let us cook dinner! We will begin serving pizza at 5:00 p.m. STEAM activities begin at 5:30 p.m. and continue until 7:00 p.m. We hope you can stop by!
We are trying to get an estimate on how much pizza to buy! If you haven't already, please add your family name here Pizza Count for STEAM Night to help us with that count!
Learners were surprised to meet their new Encore teachers today! #AprilFools
💻 Technology: Ms. Howell
💟 ACES: Mrs. McMahon & Ms. Jensen
🎨 Art: Mrs. Malcom
⛹️♂️ P.E.: Ms. W.
🎶 Music: Mr. Lee
📚 Library: Ms. Hunt
Reminder: No school April 2nd-6th for April Spring Break.
What's better than one Principal for a Day? TWO Principals for a Day! Mr. Kassa helped out all over the school today! He started the day with an All School Assembly, where he made announcements, played in the staff game, and helped with prizes. He also counted all of the lockers in the school for a future project, delivered recess equipment, visited classrooms, and recognized learners who had 95% attendance in the third quarter! Mr. Kassa ended the day by announcing a pajama day for the whole school! Thanks for all of your hard work today, Mr. Kassa!
Oscar won a new raffle prize at Hillfest this year - "Principal for the Day!" How cool was it to have a Kindergartener for a principal? Pretty cool! Oscar helped with "principal jobs" all day - morning announcements, maintenance support, classroom observations - complete with encouraging notes for the teacher, and a special "principal lunch." Oscar even decided that a schoolwide Hat Day was needed! Thanks for your help, Mr. Oscar!
Join us in celebrating Disability Awareness Week from March 16-20, 2026.
Reminder: No school March 12th-13th for March Spring Break.
🔴 ⚫Congratulations to our Hillcrest Teacher of the Year, Darcie Malcom and to our Educational Support Professional of the Year, Joeve Krier! We are so lucky to have these exceptional educators at Hillcrest!
Mrs. Malcom is an exceptional team player. She is always game for a dress up day, week, or month. She brings the fun with her willingness to wear blow up costumes at pickup, which puts a smile on parents, learners, and other staff’s faces. She creates the monthly ENCORE newsletter, supports learners through the Check-In/Check-Out program, assists staff with technology needs, and willingly helps new and substitute teachers.
Ms. Joeve is a true team player through and through. She works diligently to meet the needs of our diverse learners. She demonstrates a calm demeanor, patience, and genuine care in every interaction she has with learners. Ms. Joeve builds strong, trusting relationships with learners and colleagues and is always willing to help wherever needed. Her positive attitude, dedication to her work, and love for her learners make her an incredible human and co-worker!
Mrs. Malcom is an exceptional team player. She is always game for a dress up day, week, or month. She brings the fun with her willingness to wear blow up costumes at pickup, which puts a smile on parents, learners, and other staff’s faces. She creates the monthly ENCORE newsletter, supports learners through the Check-In/Check-Out program, assists staff with technology needs, and willingly helps new and substitute teachers.
Ms. Joeve is a true team player through and through. She works diligently to meet the needs of our diverse learners. She demonstrates a calm demeanor, patience, and genuine care in every interaction she has with learners. Ms. Joeve builds strong, trusting relationships with learners and colleagues and is always willing to help wherever needed. Her positive attitude, dedication to her work, and love for her learners make her an incredible human and co-worker!
Junior Kindergarten confirmation emails will be sent on Friday, March 6, 2026. Please complete this form to add your child to a Brookings School District Junior Kindergarten roster. You do not need to complete the form if you have already done so.
JK Form: https://forms.gle/DL6SoATBJz1sX2K69
Dr. Schultz visited Hillcrest to kick off Read Across America Week, which starts next week. Our theme this year is "Families Read" and Dr. Schultz represented our school family. She read the book Our School is a Family.
Reminder: No school Monday, February 16th for Presidents' Day.
Reminder: No school (ECE-5th grade ONLY) Friday, February 13th.
Reminder: No school Monday, January 19th for MLK Jr. Day.
Reminder: Noon dismissal on Friday, December 19th. No school December 22nd-January 5th for Winter Break.
Such a sweet night of learning and connection! Our Early Childhood and Preschool families enjoyed hands-on, gingerbread-themed activities that brought learning through play to life and made meaningful memories together.
Hillcrest | Principal Mogard reading a holiday story.
