AcademicsScience Student Scientists Map Biodiversity Across Campus July 30, 2026 Walk through our campus on any given day, and you will hear the rustle of leaves, the chatter of songbirds, and maybe even the sudden splash of a frog into […]
AcademicsScience Marian Marley Stays On As Chemistry Instructor May 22, 2025 Principal Dwight Gingerich is pleased to share that Marian Marley will join the Hillcrest team officially in the fall as the permanent high school Chemistry instructor. Marian has been filling in teaching […]
AcademicsScience Physics Students Excel at ‘Physics Olympics’ April 9, 2025 The State of Iowa Physics Competition is a series of five physics events for high school (Grades 9-12) students. The competition stresses creativity and ingenuity as well as an understanding […]
AcademicsEmployeesEnglish/SpeechScience Greta Anderson Hired as English and Chemistry Teacher July 3, 2024 Principal Dwight Gingerich is pleased to announce that Greta Anderson will join the Hillcrest Academy team in the fall of 2024 to teach English and Chemistry. Greta spent her early […]
AcademicsEnglish/SpeechMiddle SchoolScience Jessica Hart Joins Middle School Faculty May 9, 2024 Principal Dwight Gingerich is pleased to announce that Jessica Hart will join the Hillcrest Academy team in the fall of 2024 to fill our Middle School English & Language Arts […]
AcademicsNewsScience Plant Science Students Tap Local Maple Trees March 9, 2022 Tapping the maple trees on campus is a project students in our Plant Science class do annually about this time of year. This year they have several taps; one in […]
AcademicsScience The Great GMO Debate March 8, 2022 Students in 1st hour and 7th hour Biology researched GMOs (more accurately known as transgenic organisms) commonly found in Iowa as well as pros and cons of their use. Students […]
AcademicsScience Extracting DNA February 16, 2022 Recently our freshman Biology class participated in an ‘Extract Your Own DNA’ lab, where students extracted DNA from their cheek cells using salt water, soap, and isopropyl alcohol. For more, […]
AcademicsEmployeesScience Mike Goudy Named to Science Position July 12, 2021 Principal Dwight Gingerich announces that Mike Goudy will join the Hillcrest Academy team in the fall of 2021 to fill the Science position. Mike comes highly recommended to Hillcrest, following […]
ActivitiesAthleticsBoys BasketballNewsScience Ravens respond to questions of masked basketball practice November 30, 2020 We know how much basketball means to this community – since our inaugural 1972-73 season, our interscholastic basketball team has competed across the state and along the way it has […]
