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We will resume regular school hours on Monday, January 6, 2020.

Parents and Guardians, Please help us help our students.  If your child has an assigned Chromebook, that means you and they have signed the One-to-Global contract and agreed to the terms and conditions of that […]

Annual HMS Winter Book Drive – December 15-21, 2019 in Books-A-Million at Sumter Mall.  Please support our Books for Classrooms initiative by donating new or gently used books for our students. HMS Winter Book Drive

Please join us for Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. All teachers will be available to briefly meet with you. We would love to see you there!

Would you like to volunteer at our school?  All volunteers must go through a screening process for the safety of our students and staff.  Please follow this link to Sumter School District’s volunteer application.  We […]

My name is Misty Roberson and I am the proud 2019-2020 Campus Teacher of the Year at Hillcrest Middle School.  I teach because I want to encourage all students to develop the skills they need […]

 Hillcrest Wildcats Boys and Girls Basketball practices – Boys team practice is 3:30 -5:00, and the Girls team will practice 5:00 – 6:30. The girls will be in study hall facilitated by teachers 3:30 – 5:00 each […]

Please review the uniform policy to see what changes have been made for this school year. The Wildcat Uniform consists of black, navy blue, or khaki bottoms and a solid color polo style or button […]

FERPA stands for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The letter below is intended to let you know that throughout the year your child may be photographed at events. These photographs may then be […]

We will keep this list available throughout the school year for you to know what your student needs this school year.

All schools in Sumter School District are required to perform certain drills with our staff and students over the course of the year.  These drills include: Monthly Fire drills Earthquake Drill (fall) Tornado Drill (spring) […]

Parents and students are welcome to join us for our Halloween Dance complete with games, food, and an escape room.

ALL seventh grade students are REQUIRED to get the Tdap vaccine to protect against whooping cough (pertussis).  Students who have not had a Tdap vaccination may not be allowed to attend school.

US Naval Academy’s Summer STEM Program for current 8th, 9th and 10th grade students is accepting applications. Interested families please see the attached flyer. You can apply at https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Programs/STEM.php There is a limited number of need-based […]

Clemson University’s Women in Science and Engineering Program has an exciting summer camp opportunity for interested rising 7th and 8th grade females. Our annual summer camp, Project: WISE, will be held during the week of […]