HMS News

In pursuing our mission and diversity statements, Hilltop works towards building a safer, more equitable, inclusive, and just environment for our community, with the priority being our students.  The Arts Barn bathrooms were the last ones built on the campus (2014), yet they were the only ones that were multiple occupancies and gendered. In response...Read More

On Wednesday night the 2021-22 Board of Trustees held their last meeting of the school year. We were thrilled to be able to close out the year with our only in-person evening meeting. It was a beautiful night on the deck of the Middle School.  During our meeting we completed the annual review of our...Read More

Another unusual school year is ending, and with it comes the hope for a great and restfulsummer shining behind the mountains of Vermont. It has not been an easy year for most;COVID has stubbornly stayed among our community and forced us to change or adapt ourplans, activities, and lessons throughout the year, week by week....Read More

We are on Odyssey, running full and sometimes a bit raw. Pushing to understand the building blocks of spirit, the quiet intangibility of faith, the communities that move so many of us. We are reminded of how important this kind of journey is, how it is an essential part of of how we, the middle...Read More

The HMS Board of Trustees gathered via zoom on Wednesday for our penultimate meeting of the school year. We are wrapping up current year activities while also focusing on next year. We were so pleased with the turnout at the March Open Board Meeting – thank you so much to everybody who attended!! We hope...Read More

Addressing an inclusive conversation about disabilities can be uncomfortable for many people,not only because we don’t want to harm anyone, but also because often we don’t know muchabout the subject. There are many forms of disability, and, like race, gender, and culture,disabilities exist in diverse forms that are part of each individual’s unique identity. Thereforeeducating...Read More