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School Cancellation

March 16, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, for the safety of our students, their families, and our surrounding community, all person-to-person classes and events have been suspended through April 12. Check out info about our Distance Learning Program (DLP) and how we are building community online HERE. And be sure to check out the site for updates […]

Choir tour concerts are cancelled.

March 13, 2020

Choir tour concerts on Sunday, March 15 and March 22 are cancelled due to growing concerns of the coronavirus.

Anatomy & Physiology class learns through dissection

March 12, 2020

Over the past couple weeks Mike Severino-Patterson’s Anatomy and Physiology class has been learning about how our bodies work by dissecting cats. We decided to dissect cats as they have many of the same organs as do humans. Students began with the worm and the frog, writing lab reports where the anatomy and physiology of […]

FFA Week 2020

March 11, 2020

Written by Hillcrest FFA Reporter, Leah Bontrager One day during the week we handed out ice-cream sandwiches that each had a fun ag fact for all of the students and faculty. On Thursday we held Ag Olympics. There was a relay course that teams would compete in for the best time. First one student carried […]

Peter’s transformation – Chapel March 2-6

March 11, 2020

Our emphasis for chapels this week came from the life of Peter, the disciple of Jesus. We meet Peter in the gospels as a fisherman who encounters Jesus and is transformed by that encounter. On Monday, March 2, we explored the story of Jesus calling Peter to follow him as seen in Luke 5:1-11. Peter, […]

Biology classes hold GMO debate

March 4, 2020

On March 3, Hillcrest biology classes held a debate about GMOs and if they are good or bad. For one week leading up to the debate, students were divided into teams and gathered research to support their side of the debate. During the debate, students were asked to cite their sources for each arguement, and each […]

A Room with a View

March 2, 2020

It all began last October when a group of grandmothers began meeting at Hillcrest Academy to pray. This group has met once a month to pray for the activities, chapels, faculty and staff, board of directors, and students; just to name a few items on their prayer list. They know the history of Hillcrest […]

Slater named National Merit Scholarship Finalist

February 12, 2020

Congratulations to Jesse Slater who was named a Finalist for the National Merit Scholarship! The selection of approximately 7500 Merit Scholarship winners from the group of 15,000 Finalists is now in progress. Scholarship offers will be mailed to winners in March.

Rebranding Open House

July 31, 2019

After an 18 month process the time finally arrived for us to re-introduce ourselves to the community as Hillcrest Academy. The operating board and administrative team held an open house last night in Celebration Hall. There was an excitement in the air as many members of the community gathered informally to get a first […]

Another Addition To The IMS Team

July 1, 2019

Marissa Unruh will join the IMS team this fall as Administrative Assistant. Marissa has been employed most recently at Hesston (KS) College. A native of Shickley, Nebraska, Marissa is married to Marcus Unruh ’07. Marissa and Marcus will be moving from Kansas to the family farm near Wayland in late July. Marissa replaces Mary Lou Gingerich, […]