March is National Youth Art Month! Here in AISD, we celebrate with a Districtwide Student Art Exhibition held at the AISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd. The exhibition is available for viewing from March 5 – April 18, from 8:00-7:00 pm Monday through Friday (reminder: the district is closed March 18-22). A huge Dillo Cheer to the following Hill artists!! Kindergarten:  Veda Adair-Terrell, Emilia Biss, Arianna Boshernitzan, Mary Kate Chu, Colin Dwyer, Clara…

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Hill School and Austin ISD want to alert parents to a concerning social media challenge that has recently resurfaced online. There is an attached letter explaining the “Momo Challenge” and an information page with tips to parents on ensuring student internet and social media safety. There have been no reports of the challenge affecting Hill students, but we encourage you to always be vigilant in monitoring your student’s cyber safety. If…

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Executive Officers Slate for 2019-2020 The following individuals have been nominated for the offices indicated for the 2019-2020 school year: President                                                                  Melanie Waters Vice President 1 (Communications)                   Caroline Marquis Vice President 2 (Sponsorship)                           Karen DeRouen Vice President 3 (Membership)                           Theresa Ellington Vice President 4 (Ways and Means)    …

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Spring is sprouting even in the Dillo Garden. What did I find this past weekend peeking behind last year’s dill plant? Asparagus! According to Wikipedia, asparagus is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing to 100–150 cm (39–59 in) tall, with stout stems and feathery foliage. The “leaves” are in fact needle-like cladodes (modified stems) in the axils of scale leaves. The garden team furiously planted for the fall garden, but asparagus was…

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Austin ISD is embarking on its update of the Facility Master Plan, the district’s long-range roadmap to modernizing all facilities. This year, AISD will be updating our facility master plan to support and strengthen district wide priorities in the areas of: Athletics and fitness Career and technical education, including a range of pathways for students to explore industry opportunities and perspectives at the district’s regional meetings Fine arts, including the visual…

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Join us for this year’s Art Free-for-All, our FREE, family-friendly open house at Laguna Gloria! Saturday, March 9th Laguna Gloria: 11am-3pm Get to know all The Contemporary has to offer during this free, family-friendly open house. Enjoy hands-on Art School demonstrations, check out new sculptures on the grounds, take in a cool performance by School of Rock, and make art to take home. Art Free-for-All will feature food by épicerie, Rosarito, and Cold Ones…

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This is a great time of year for reminders on best practices for bus safety in our Hill community. Please remember that when a bus is stopped and picking up/letting off students, cars should be completely stopped until the bus lights and stop sign go down, signalling that it is safe to continue. This is the law even if you are on the other side of the road. Students should never…

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Texas spends $4041 less per student each year than the national average. Texas would have to invest $21.8 billion dollars more each year just to be “average.” Texas has 5.4 million public school students, more than 10% of all our country’s students. What do we want from our state leaders? Increase overall public education spending to meet student needs, provide valuable programs, and attract and retain quality teachers. State should pay…

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