Dillo News

An Update from Principal Drummond 5/5/23

It is Teacher Appreciation Week! During this week, we recognize the excellence and care that our teaching staff brings to Hill each day. Thank you to our volunteers helping to provide an extended lunch to them on Wednesday. We appreciate all of your thoughtfulness this week in showing how much we care about our teaching staff! It is also Nurse Appreciation Week! Thank you to Alexis and Carmen in our Hill Health Room who take amazing care of our students. We recognize how much they mean to our Hill Community as well.

An Update from Principal Drummond 4/30/23

This week is School Lunch Heroes Week. Let’s give a big Dillo Cheer to our lunch staff who show up and support our students every day!

An Update from Principal Drummond 4/23/23

This week is Office Staff and After School Childcare Appreciation Week! Please join us in thanking these two amazing groups for all they do. Our office staff is the heart of our school and the first faces that greet you. Our Childcare Workers go above and beyond to do so many different tasks for our students each day. Dillo Cheer for these ladies!

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.