Hillcrest Students Rise to the Occasion at Youth Salute

We’d like to take a moment to highlight some of our amazing students who were selected to attend Hills Bank Youth Salute. These outstanding individuals were honored on Sunday, September 7 (2025) at Hancher Auditorium for their exceptional performance in academics, athletics, and community service.

Left: Niva Helmuth, Tara Poole, Ethan Yoder, Rya Scott, Owen Scott, Siena Stanerson, Rowan Miller, Nora Swartzendruber, Lincoln Miller, Claire Withrow (not pictured: Anjali Mezhir, Micah Kacmarynski)

We are so proud of them and how they represent Hillcrest Academy. Congratulations to all of our Hills Bank Youth Salute winners! And thank you to Hills Bank for all you do for Hillcrest Academy and our community.

Hills Bank has sponsored the Youth Salute Leadership Awards for 31 years as part of their involvement in youth and leadership. Youth Salute is a program of the National Council on Youth Leadership (NCYL) and is guided by the vision of making tomorrow’s world better by developing leaders today. The council’s mission is to assist communities to applaud, encourage, and provide opportunity for the leadership development of their youth.