Hillcrest High School
Term 2 has been action packed for our rangatahi. Although we have faced many disruptions, we look forward to an undisrupted Term 3. We wish our Hillcrest community a wonderful and restful term break.
From the Principal
Once again we can reflect on a busy term. We are proud of the many achievements of our students and I thank the staff for their ... Read more…HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL OPEN DAY 2023 - WEDNESDAY 2nd AUGUST
At Hillcrest High School we welcome everyone in our community with open arms – come and explore our school at Open Day. Read more…Let's talk about violence!
I want to talk about two problems that are affecting our society and our schools: violence and online bullying. It is our collective ... Read more…Bell times for Paid Union Meeting
As previously mentioned next Wednesday 28th June is a PPTA Paid Union Meeting. Read more…Reminders from the school office
As we head into Term 3, just a few reminders for our students and whaanau Read more…Hillcrest celebrates Pride Week!
Rainbows, community, and love are the focus of Pride Week, carried out by our Queer-Straight-Alliance Skittles each year during June. Read more…Anti-bullying week
Anti-bullying week was a great success! We were able to raise awareness on bullying and the importance of kindness and respect towards ... Read more…Head Students take action
In a display of student voice and leadership, our Head Students have set up a student led campaign for fair teacher pay. Read more…World Vision 40 Hour Challenge
This term, we took part in the 2023 World Vision 40 Hour Challenge to help kids who urgently need clean water. Read more…Hillcrest Quiz Night
25 teams from a range of year levels went head to head for the title of Quiz Champion at the Hillcrest Quiz Night on Monday 19th. Read more…Hillcrest High School Blood Drive
The Hillcrest High School Blood Drive took place last week with over 76 donations of blood. Read more…Hillcrest High School Ball 2023
Join us for an evening of glamour at the HHS 2023 Casino Royale ball! Read more…Kaahui Ako Teacher Only Day
On Friday 16th of June, Hillcrest hosted 14 schools (Early Childhood, Primary Schools, Middle Schools and High School). Read more…Mana Ōrite mō te Mātauranga Māori staff PLD group
The Mana Ōrite mō te Mātauranga Māori staff PLD group were joined this morning by Miss Lisa Campbell, who led the group through the ... Read more…Talent Crest
Our Talent Crest Grand Final was a night of incredible entertainment! Read more…National Chamber Music Contest
Hillcrest High School entered 4 music groups at the National Chamber Music Contest held at the Concert Chamber, Waikato University. Read more…Vocal lessons for Yr 9 Students
Hillcrest is well known for producing wonderful singers, and we have recent alumni currently studying voice at Wintec, the University ... Read more…Digital Technologies Auckland Trip
On Wednesday 14th June at 5:45am the day started for twenty senior Digital Technologies students, here is Zoe’s review from the trip: Read more…Art Club - Printmaking
The Art Department had its first Art Club of the year. Read more…Wellington Drama Trip
Over King's Birthday weekend, we took a group of 20 senior drama students down to the Capital for a weekend of shows, workshops and ... Read more…Year 12 Drama Production - DNA
In Week 8 our Year 12 Drama students presented their production of 'DNA' by Dennis Kelly. Read more…Year 9 Drama - Reimagined Shakespeare
In week 7, our Yr 9 Drama students presented their Reimagined Shakespeare perfomances Read more…Alumni - Where are they now?
In this issue we are very proud to feature two form ILC students who have been selected and are currently attending the 2023 Summer ... Read more…It was the year 1981
Who remembers 1981? The ill fated Springboks Tour, the infamous underarm bowling incident, NZ opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa singing at ... Read more…Great Barrier 2023
Hillcrest High School has just concluded the delivery of two months of the Great Barrier Experience for Yr 10 students on Aotea/Great ... Read more…Hillcrest Medical Centre in Masters Avenue is taking new enrolments
The family-focused general practice is a one-stop health centre with medical specialists, a large pharmacy, Pathlab, dental and ... Read more…Free literacy and numeracy tutoring for Year 10 students
If you have a child in Year 10 who you think would benefit from some extra literacy or numeracy tutoring to prepare them for the new ... Read more…New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Competition
Hillcrest High School runners-up at 2023 New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Competition Read more…Let's create a French Movie ...
On Saturday the 17th of June, 10 French students, Mrs Howard-Shi and I met at the Hillcrest Auditorium to shoot a movie as part of a ... Read more…Yr 12 Market Day
Year 12 Business Studies had a great market day last week with 12 teams selling baked goods, candles and beverages. Read more…Winter Sport Update
Our Tier One winter sports have been benefitting from the increased funding and expertise being put in over the course of the season ... Read more…Waikato Secondary School Boys Team Champions
Our Hillcrest Squash Boys have taken out the Waikato Secondary Schools Team Championship at the recent Waikato Champs. There were ... Read more…Sports Reminders
A few reminders to ensure that our sports are operating effectively. Read more…Rugby Success
Coached by teachers Mr Naden and Mr Laybourn, the boys U15 rugby team have had their first taste of success this season with a 36-21 ... Read more…More Volleyball success
A number of Hillcrest players travelled to Napier at Kings Birthday weekend to attend the IPC Volleyball tournament. Read more…WaiBoP Cross Country Championships
We had a number of students take part in the WaiBoP Cross Country Championships last week. Year 9 Girls - Taylor Murdoch ... Read more…North Island Kendo Championships
Last weekend, Yr 11 Soichiro Yamaguchi and Wilkie Larke from Yr 12 participated in the North Island Kendo (Japanese fencing) ... Read more…Volleyball Success
Five of our boys volleyballers have tasted sweet success at the Inter-provincial championships (IPC). Read more…The WSS Swimming Champs took place last week
We had 4 students compete at the WSS Champs last week. Read more…EPro8 Engineering Competition
Over the past week we've had teams competing in the EPro8 Engineering competition. Read more…Gateway Programme
This is a new, exciting Gateway Programme we've just run for the first time and the students really enjoyed it. Read more…Debating Nationals in Wellington
Jessica Licht attended Debating Nationals in Wellington where she represented the Waikato Region. Read more…Arbor Day
On June 2nd 25 students attended the annual Arbor Day Community Planting at Waiwhakareke. Read more…Spanish immersion camp
Between 25-27 May a group of senior Spanish students participated in the National Spanish Immersion Camp in Rotorua. Read more…ePro8 Engineering Competition for Yr 9's and 10's
Today we had two teams competing in the ePro8 Engineering Competition for Yr 9's and 10's. The Hillcrest Hackers team consisting of ... Read more…Yr 10 Market Day a massive success!
We had 12 teams selling at the Year 10 Enterprise Market Day here at school. Read more…Students attend Waikato University Leadership Day
The University of Waikato put on the annual Leadership Day up at the Waikato Management School with attendance of different schools in ... Read more…
