Dillo News
Update from Principal Drummond 4/16/23
Dear Hill Community, Dillo Cheer to everyone who volunteered to help on Saturday at our Hill School Beautification Day! Our grounds are looking excellent and ready to welcome our families this spring.
An Update from Principal Drummond 4/9/23
Dear Hill Community, For those celebrating, we hope you are having an excellent holiday weekend. The following letter is full of reminders about upcoming events and deadlines. Nothing new but thanks for taking a look! For interested Pre-K families, please take a look at the end of this letter for a step by step guide on how to complete the Pre-K application that is now live.
An Update from Principal Drummond 4/3/23
Dear Hill Community, We want to thank all of the volunteers that made another successful Hill Country Carnival possible. It is always one of the highlights of the year for our students. We appreciate you all! As a reminder, there is no school this Friday, April 7th as it is a student/staff holiday.
An Update from Principal Drummond 3/26/23
Dear Hill Community, This is an information-filled letter this week with many event reminders. Please read carefully, including the reminder at the end that there is no school this Friday!
An Update from Principal Drummond 3/12/23
Dear Hill Community, We hope you enjoy a fun Spring Break this week! As a reminder, Austin ISD is closed March 13-17.
An Update from Principal Drummond 3/6/23
Dear Hill Community, We have one week to go until Spring Break! As a reminder, there will be no school March 13-17. We hope you enjoy the time with your family. With many Austin ISD students living in food-insecure households, access to healthy food may be challenging when the district is closed for Spring Break. Families can use the community resources below to find free meals in their area while Austin ISD offices and schools are closed for Spring Break:
An Update from Principal Drummond 2/27/23
Dear Hill Community, Thank you to everyone who supported our recent food drive benefiting Hope Austin. Hill families donated 1,800 food units to help local families in need! Hope Austin supports our families weekly so we appreciate you all for this generosity.
An Update from Principal Drummond 2/19/23
Dear Hill Community, We hope everyone enjoys this three-day weekend with your students! As a reminder, tomorrow (Monday) is a student/staff holiday. There is no school. Click here for all the information you need on Hill Hoopla! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year taking place on March 3rd.
Update from Principal Drummond 2/12/23
Dear Hill Community, It was wonderful being back on campus with our Dillos this week. Thank you all again for the flexibility and grace you showed. Here are two calendar reminders for the upcoming week: This Friday, 2/17 is an early release day in AISD. School will end at 1:30 pm on Friday.
From Principal Drummond - Hill Elementary Reopens February 7th
As stated in a previous message, Hill School is open for business tomorrow. We ask that if you are still without power or are going through a different hardship, that you reach out and let your teacher know. As stated, all absences for those reasons will be excused. Reach out to Principal Drummond if you need support so we can work with you.
From Mr. Drummond and AISD - Power Outage
As of 4:00pm today, electricity at Hill Elementary has not been restored. Please continue to keep an eye on your email inboxes for detailed information directly from Mr. Drummond and AISD. Robocalls will be going out as well.
From Principal Drummond
Dear Hill Community, It is Book Fair week! Here are some reminders from our letter last week: Family Night is this Friday, February 3rd from 5-7pm. This is always a fun outing for families, and will be the last chance to shop at the fair. Our talented music teachers, Ms. Herb and Mr