NEW STUDENT SCHOOL HOURS The Des Moines Public School District is providing our school staff with a unique opportunity to enhance professional learning and delivery of instruction. This opportunity will increase the student hours by ten total minutes …

Hillis Summer School students have been working on service projects all summer. They continued that commitment July 13th when 4th and 5th grade students boarded a bus to visit residents at Plymouth Place, a senior rental property in …

Click the link below for Hillis’ School Supply list for the upcoming year. You can bring these school supplies to Meet the Teacher Night on Monday, August 21 from 4:30-6pm. Hillis School Supply List 2017-2018 PDF

Reminder: There is no school on Monday, May 29, 2017 due to our observance of Memorial Day.

Hillis presents Lion King KIDS.  

We started Behavior BINGO again as our behavior incentive for April. Each class made their own behavior goal. Every time they met their goal they were able to put their room number on the Behavior BINGO chart. ALL …

Hillis will be partaking in a spirit week to get ready for Iowa Assessments. Feel free to participate in the following days! Tuesday, March 28- Hat day- “Put on your thinking cap!” Wednesday, March 29- Wear work out …

Reminder: There is no school from Friday, March 10 through Friday, March 17. Classes resume on Monday, March 20, 2017. Enjoy your break!

Read Across America Thursday, March 2nd On Thursday, March 2nd, students all over the country will celebrate reading on Dr. Seuss’ birthday!  We will have guest readers and reading activities related to Dr. Seuss.  Students and teachers are …

The 4th and 5th graders took part in the annual Education Connection event at the Iowa Energy game today. The final score was Iowa Energy 106 Oklahoma City 116. Since the Iowa Energy scored more than 90 points, …