Half Hollow Hills
Central School District

The Hills East Art Department celebrated Arts Advocacy Day where every art student and art teacher gathered to create, collaborate, and explore the many art opportunities at Hills East and beyond.

Niche’s 2027 rankings recognize Half Hollow Hills among the top school districts in Suffolk County, New York and the nation!

Congratulations to Hills East’s National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Students, recognized for their exceptional academic promise in the 2027 competition: Rylie Birnbaum, Samantha Block, Ajitabh Chakraborty, Mai Cuthbert, Chase Fisher, Jacob Gee, Anna Hu, Aaron Liberman, Nathanial Ma, Bangluo Pan, Nicholas R. Pisco, Madeline Projansky, Olivia Rimpel, Prithvi Satyanarayana, Ian Selizhuk and Hayden Weintraub! 

Congratulations to Hills West’s National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Students, recognized for their exceptional academic promise in the 2027 competition: Sarina Alim, Arjun Chaudhary, Gavin Cho, Ethan Gomes and Eric Lu!

Sunquam Elementary kicked off its new school-wide PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) initiative with student assemblies focused on what it means to be a STAR throughout the school and on the school bus!

Our Vanderbilt Lions brought the energy to last week’s ROAR Expectations Pep Rally!

Candlewood students celebrated Start With Hello Week with activities designed to build connections and welcome others!

Signal Hill, Sunquam, Vanderbilt, Paumanok and their PTA units recently kicked off the new school year with their annual Welcome Back Picnics!

West Hollow 7th and 8th graders kicked off their first Extended Advisory activity with a lesson focused on teamwork!

Hills East freshmen recently participated in Frosh Start, learning about the many resources available to support them throughout their high school experience, including guidance counselors, nurses, psychologists, Peer Ambassadors and student clubs.

Congratulations to Hills West student Aleena Sarij on being recognized by the New York State Assembly with a Proclamation for her work supporting Afghan refugee girls!

There was something for everyone at "The Hangout," the first event of the year at Candlewood. Students played basketball, cornhole and a variety of other fun games.

Kindergarten students across Half Hollow Hills celebrated Constitution Day by learning about the Constitution and creating and signing their own classroom constitutions!

Congratulations to Hills East senior Anna Hu, whose colored pencil portrait of her father was selected for the Congressional Art Competition and will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for an entire year!

Hills East seniors kicked off their final year with two special traditions: Seniors' First Friday and Senior Sunrise!

As part of the Remember the Sky commemoration, students across Half Hollow Hills are helping create murals in each building that are inspired by the clear blue sky that filled New York on September 11, 2001.

Congratulations to Hills East’s Avery Sherman (Gold), Emma Grabelsky (Gold), Ethan Levenstien (Gold) and Ava Cedeno (Bronze) and Hills West’s Logan Seltzer (Gold), Emma Francis (Silver) and Demetra Manaris (Bronze) on being recognized with the Suffolk County Legislature’s Distinguished Youth Award!

Hills West kicked off the Homecoming season this morning with its annual Breakout, introducing this year’s theme: Netflix Series!

Congratulations to Half Hollow Hills High School East’s Anna Hu on receiving an Award of Merit in Visual Arts in the Scholar-Artist Awards program!

Otsego Elementary School and its PTA welcomed students and families back to school with their annual Welcome Back Picnic!

The Half Hollow Hills Central School District is proud to announce that two students have been named Semifinalists in the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented students join the more than 16,000 Semifinalists nationwide who now have the opportunity to continue in the competition for about 6,700 National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $24 million that will be offered next spring.

The Half Hollow Hills students earning this prestigious honor are Half Hollow Hills High School East’s Myrah Galhotra and Half Hollow Hills High School West’s Daniel Morganstern.

The 2026–2027 school year is officially underway in Half Hollow Hills! Our students and staff returned to classrooms across the district ready to learn, grow and make the most of the year ahead.

Faculty and staff gathered for the 2026–2027 Superintendent’s Conference Day, coming together to prepare for the year ahead and continue our shared commitment to student learning and growth.

Congratulations to the 60 employees recognized at Superintendent’s Conference Day for reaching 25 years of service in Half Hollow Hills!

Rising Stars entering 6th grade launched their middle school journey at Summer Academy, where they built friendships, practiced new skills, and explored what it means to be a successful student.