The Half Hollow Hills Central School District proudly announces the appointment of Milton K. Strong as Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education and Allison Beyersdorf as Principal of West Hollow Middle School.

Congratulations to Hills West's Kaya Dobrzanski and Keily Nolan, students in Photo III and IV, for being awarded Roberta Strent Memorial Scholarships from the Huntington Camera Club!

Vanderbilt Student Council students had a great time making origami shamrocks and note cards for seniors at a nearby assisted living facility, thanks to Paper Parcels, a local charity founded by high school students.

Congratulations to the Hills West students selected to perform in this year’s SCMEA (Suffolk County Music Educators Association) Division III Music Festival!

Hills East art students from AP Art History, AP Art & Design, and Drawing & Painting visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a day of exploration and inspiration.

Congratulations to Hills West’s Emerson Mankin (Visual Arts), Kaya Dobrzanski and Gabby Williams (Photography), and Hills East’s Marissa Torre (Photography) and Camille Saitzyk (Dance) for receiving Awards of Merit in the NYS PTA Reflections competition!

The Hills East & West Counseling Centers recently hosted their annual Spring Mini College Days where admissions representatives from many colleges and universities met with students to share important information about college and to answer any questions the students had. 

Congratulations to Hills West's Arav Chand on competing in this year's American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME).

Congratulations to Hills West’s Maia Schnaider and Hills East’s Alyssa Doyer and Cassandra Beltran for being chosen from hundreds of entries to exhibit their artwork in the 2025 Long Island's Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum!

Hills East Project Lead The Way students traveled to Rutgers University to present their NASA HUNCH engineering projects, showcasing innovative solutions for sustained lunar missions as part of NASA’s Artemis program.

Sunquam Elementary has kicked off this year’s PARP program with the theme “Roll the Die and Change Your Story”!

Congratulations to our DECA teams from Hills West and Hills East for their outstanding performance at the DECA New York State Competition!

Congratulations to our Science Research students from Hills West who participated and received awards in the 2025 American Chemical Society Chemagination Competition at St. John’s University!

Congratulations to the Hills East Boys Varsity Basketball Team on their impressive win over William Floyd, with a final score of 57-40! The team's hard work and dedication paid off as they took home the title of Suffolk Class AAA Champions!!

Seniors from Hills East and West embarked on an unforgettable journey over February break, traveling to France and Italy as part of the overseas trip for students who have pursued World Language studies all four years of high school.

Our 6th grade Rising Stars from Candlewood and West Hollow had an inspiring after-school experience with Dr. Todd, a retired medical director and former HHH parent.

Congratulations to the Top 20 students from each of our graduating classes at Hills East and West! The 2025 Hills East valedictorian is Julia Zinkin and the salutatorian is Téa Shouldice. The 2025 Hills West valedictorian is Pari Sachdev and the salutatorian is Emmanuel Saintjean.

Otsego students honored Black History Month with a special interactive hallway experience!

Congratulations to Hills West students Lavanya Purwar and Arav Chand for their outstanding achievement at the nationwide MIT Zero Robotics competition, held in collaboration with NASA!

Each year, members of West Hollow’s One World Club welcome Mrs. Conte from the Daniela Conte Foundation to share her daughter’s story and raise awareness about pediatric cancer.

Signal Hill had a fantastic time celebrating Multicultural Week! Students explored cultures from around the world with music by DJ USA, hands-on crafts and artifacts, and an engaging trivia session with Marco Glorious.

Vanderbilt’s kindergarten students marked a major milestone with their 100th Day of School celebration!

Candlewood 7th graders recently celebrated Middle of the Middle Day, marking the halfway point of their middle school journey!

Paumanok’s 2nd graders celebrated 101 days of school in style! Students and teachers dressed in Dalmatian-themed outfits and enjoyed a special read-aloud of 101 Dalmatians by reading specialist Ms. Schutte.

The Half Hollow Hills PTA Legislation Committee, which is comprised of students from both Hills East and West, school board trustees, teachers, administrators and members of the PTA, recently hosted their annual Legislative Breakfast.