Hilltop is a K-5 Community School that educates a diverse population of 500+ students. We strive to build a welcoming environment where ALL students belong!
Good Morning Hilltop Stars! Can you believe that it is August already? We are getting excited to start the school year with you. As we gear up, please join us in welcoming our new teachers! We will introduce a new teacher each day, starting with Ms. Kivi!
Welcome to our newest Hilltop Stars! Mr. Jack Birus is our new County Reading Teacher! Three interesting facts about Mr Birus are:
1. I have traveled to 15 different countries
2. I have been teaching for ten years
3. I love books !
Yesterday, the Hilltop “Energy Bus Team” and staff members went out into our community and distributed popsicles and books to students. Reconnecting with families and talking about the upcoming school year was
#AACPSAwesome
@JonGordon11
Happy Wednesday, Hilltop Stars! Please join us in congratulating our Teaching Assistant, Ms Cruz, who graduated from Towson today! She is going to be a
#AACPSAwesome
teacher in the near future!
Happy Tuesday, Hilltop Stars! Today our staff engaged in meaningful PD. Our Leadership Team discussed passages from "The Power of Positive Teams" by
@JonGordon11
. Our classroom teachers learned about supporting our students as readers. We are always learning!
Happy Monday, Hilltop Stars! Check out the amazing
#AACPSFamily
we have here at Hilltop. We are so lucky to have a large staff with many individuals who can say “I’m a
#ProudAACPSGrad
!”
@AACountySchools
Happy Monday, Hilltop Stars! We have another week of welcoming our new teachers. Hilltop is lucky to be a Professional Development Site for
@TowsonU
interns. Please join us in welcoming one of their graduates, Ms. Munley to our team!
Congratulations to Hilltop’s nominee for the 2021 NAAC Chamber of Commerce Educational Excellence Awards. We appreciate all that you do for our 4th graders, Ms. Pope!
Check out our
#AACPSAwesome
Kindergarten and 3rd grade students duct taping Ms. Gagnon and Mr. Panitz to the wall. They were our Primary and Intermediate grades with the highest attendance average in the month of September!
#BelongGrowSucceed
We hope our Hilltop Stars can join us in saying a HUGE "thank you" to Connor McFadden and
@CEDGreentech
for donating 9,000 masks for children and adults! We are so lucky to have you support our health and safety!
#AACPSAwesome
Happy Friday, Hilltop Stars! Our teachers wanted to support
#WhyApply
and share their college t-shirts with students. This led to
#AACPSAwesome
conversations around why we applied to college and why it is important for them to consider college in their futures!
Happy Monday, Hilltop Stars! We would like to introduce you to another
#AACPSAwesome
new teacher for the upcoming school year. Please join us in welcoming
@mica
graduate, Ms. Siperko, to our Cultural Arts team!
Happy Friday, Hilltop Stars! Before heading into the weekend, we wanted to introduce another new
#AACPSAwesome
teacher. Please join us in welcoming Ms. McDuffie to our team!
Happy Wednesday Hilltop Stars! We are so excited to celebrate Unity Day in our matching Orange shirts. Say yes to kindness, acceptance and inclusion.
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Thank you to the Anne Arundel County Police Department for their AWESOME donation of school supplies! Our students are so lucky to have your support. We are truly better together!
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Happy Wednesday, Hilltop Stars! Our teachers are enjoying some after school PD around Kagan Teambuilding Activities! We can’t wait to bring them back to our
#AACPSAwesome
classrooms
Happy Sunday, Hilltop Stars! One more day until we see you for the first day of school! Our teachers are pretty excited about some new
#AACPSAwesome
things we have here on campus. Check out our picnic tables, which were donated by
@HilltopMsH
son’s community service project!
Happy Friday, Hilltop Stars! Today is twin day and our
#AACPSAwesome
Mrs. Pannebaker and Ms. Swain certainly look identical. Way to show school spirit!
Happy Friday, Hilltop Stars!! We are enjoying a
#AACPSAwesome
Field Day at the
@nrthcountyaacps
stadium. Thank you for sharing your facilities with our students and families! We are having the best day ever!
Our Hilltop Stars had a special opportunity at recess today: watching
@nrthcountyaacps
homecoming from our campus. We have our sights set on becoming future North County Knights.
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We are loving having our bilingual facilitator, Mr. Gonzalez, here to support our families and students and build relationships from day 1
#AACPSBack2AWESOME
Happy Friday, Hilltop Stars! Now that we have had a
#AACPSAwesome
Meet the Teacher night, our teams are ready for the first day of school. Check out our Cultural Arts, Kindergarten, 1st Grade and 2nd Grade teams!
Happy Monday, Hilltop Stars!! On Friday afternoon, we celebrated two of our homerooms who had Super Star attendance for the whole week. Check out our first winners of the
#AACPSAwesome
Hilltop Attendance Cups! School pride every day counts!
Our teachers continue to do an amazing job collaborating and planning amazing instruction for our students. Grateful for our Hilltop Star teachers!
#FridayPlanningforMondayGreatness
Hilltop hosted our New Teacher Orientation today to welcome new staff members. Thank you to our Right Start Advisor, Ms. Alexander, for your hard work and support! Please join us in saying welcome to her as this is also her first year on our team!
Shout out to Mrs. Thomas!
Happy National Principal’s Month. Thank you for your never ending support and understanding. We are grateful for your dedication & leadership during this challenging time.
#ThankAPrincipal
Happy Wednesday, Hilltop Stars! We had a
#AACPSAwesome
Wellness night with our students and families! While parents learned about our
@TitleIAACPS
Plan, our students practiced yoga and engaged in physical fitness activities.
#BelongGrowSucceed
Happy Wednesday, Hilltop Stars! We are looking forward to working with
@KutztownU
graduate, Ms. Rudisill to our
#AACPSAwesome
5th grade team! Please join us in giving her a warm Hilltop welcome!
Our amazing Hilltop teachers are ready to welcome our students and families! Thank you, Ms. Frank and Ms. Shaner, for supporting New Student Orientation!
Happy Friday, Hilltop Stars! We are lucky to have Mr. Goins joining us this school year. He will teach Physical Education between Hilltop and
@JessupESAACPS
. Please join us in welcoming him to our
#AACPSAwesome
schools!
Happy Thursday, Hilltop Stars!! We had a
#AACPSAwesome
turnout this afternoon for “Meet the Teacher!” We enjoyed great weather, reconnecting with families and students, and of course, treats from
@konaicemd