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HORNETS PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR’S COLLEGE SUCCESSES!
Emerald Smith, Jamisha Lee and Morgan McGee all signed commitment letters with various school to play basketball next year. Emerald is going to Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, NC. She was Pac-6 All-Conference and Herald Sun All-Area First Team. Jamisha will be attending St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, NC. Morgan will be a freshman at Wingate College in Wingate, North Carolina. She was Pac-6 Co-Player of the Year, Herald Sun Player of the Year and Herald Sun All-Area First Team and 3 time Pac-6 All Conference.
The three young women have scholarships with the potential value of $350,000.00. They have a combined GPA of 3.78. Way to go, ladies!!!!
A new hand at the helm!!
After a process that included meetings with faculty, parents and students, Dr. Eric Becoats announced that Dr. William Logan will become the principal of Hillside High School. Dr. Logan has been serving as interim principal while the search took place.
Dr. Logan spent five years as principal of Hillside New Tech High. He also served stints as assistant principal at both Hillside High and Wakefield High in Raleigh. Dr. Logan spent six years in South Carolina working as a high school English teacher, director of an educational center and adjunct professor at South Carolina State University.
Dr. Logan earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from South Carolina State University and his doctorate from the University of Southern Mississippi.
We look forward to having Dr. Logan at the head of the Hornet Nation!!Why Choose Hillside
Hillside provides a comprehensive instructional program to meet the demands of its students. The school offers a wide range of Advanced Placement courses and the International Baccalaureate Programme. The Science department maintains an active relationship with several Research Triangle facilities. The school is also the site for a specialized Business and Finance Academy. Students may study electronics, food service, cosmetology, and child care through the Workforce Development courses, as well as traditional business classes. Highly specialized or advanced courses which may not be available to most high school students are taught electronically through the Distance Learning Lab and the Virtual High School. The Arts Department enjoys a fine reputation, and Hillside students have performed nationally and internationally. For the most part, classes at the school follow a block schedule, although a few specialized classes are on a modified block schedule.
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