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Research Students Participate In Mock Interviews

December 14, 2022

Passing research class is one of the time honored traditions and milestones here at Hillcrest Academy. Rarely do students finish the course saying that they liked the experience. However, it’s […]

Poetry March Madness

March 29, 2022

The Hillcrest Academy freshman class invites the community to participate in the first ever Hillcrest Community March Madness/April Poetry Month Bracket. Over the last weeks the students have been reading […]

‘Guatemala Day’ In Advanced English

February 8, 2022

On Thursday of last week, students in Advanced English had a chance to bring some of their literary pursuits to life. Teacher Andrea Farrier, who lived in Guatemala with her […]

Andrea Farrier Named to English Position

April 19, 2021

Principal Dwight Gingerich announced that Andrea Farrier will join the Hillcrest Academy team in the fall of 2021 to fill the English and Language Arts position. Andrea comes to Hillcrest […]

Research students participate in mock interviews

December 7, 2020

Students in Maya Kehr Yoder’s English III: Research class participated in a series of mock interviews with professionals from our community. After being introduced to a variety of interview techniques […]

Oranges & Advanced Writing

September 3, 2020

Seniors in Maya Kehr Yoder’s Advanced Writing class took some time outside to work on adding sensory detail to their writing. Students spent time observing the space around them and […]

Speech Students Focus On Oral Interpretation

May 26, 2020

For the culmination of Eng. II: Speech, students focused on oral interpretation. After selecting a piece of literary merit (poem, chapter in the Bible, children’s book), students were given the […]

Video Format Brings Out Creativity In Speech Students

April 28, 2020

Students in Maya Kehr Yoder’s Speech class had a watch party last week to view and share feedback on each other’s informative speeches. This speech assignment, created by former English […]

Proverbs & A Bike Ride

April 1, 2020

Maya Kehr Yoder, English Instructor was inspired by one of her students who led her class in a devotional on Proverbs 3:5 about trusting in God and in this time […]

Students teaching students

February 27, 2020

Students in Speech class re-taught each other concepts of vocalization and the speech process they had been introduced to in class. Half of the class took a turn teaching as […]