Dr. Erin Arnold is a Hill mom!  She has a 3rd grade son at Hill this year, and a 7th grade son at Murchison.  Erin Arnold Orthodontics is on Far West Boulevard across the street from Doss, and is the only orthodontic office walkable from Murchison Middle School.  Dr. Arnold treats both the young and the young at heart.  They offer traditional braces (well, actually, some pretty cool new digitally customized braces), clear aligners, AND now braces on the tongue side of the teeth as well!  Initial consults are always complimentary, and Dr. Arnold would love to get to know you!  www.eabraces.com  512.485.4110

Does your child have a great sense of humor to complement his or her artistic skills? If so, your child  will LOVE a Young Rembrandts cartooning class. Students will learn how to personify inanimate objects and draw exaggerated expressions to transform ordinary people, pets, and things into colorful characters. They will learn to visually depict motion and action, and how to illustrate a joke. CLICK HERE for the flyer and dates, and enroll today! For students in Kinder-5th grades.

WHAT A NIGHT!  Thank you to everyone who made Hill Country Carnival 2022 such a success.  Please join us in giving a HUGE Dillo Cheer for our Carnival Chair Kelly Tarun.  Kelly and her team put together a spectacular event!  Big Dillo Cheers for Carnival Volunteers: Anita Csizmadia, Heidi Parker, Leisha Ehlert, Shanna Heidmann, & Theresa Ellington; Haunted House Crew Caroline Marquis, Jo Dale Guzman, Kerri Westmoreland, Sarah Newton, & Sheila Wessels; and Diligent Dillo Dads: Doug DeVries, Micah Adams, Jason Andrews, KC Barner, Mike Beaty, Todd Berger, Nate Cross, Rey Guzman, Ben Havemann, Mark Heidmann, Alex Hernandez, Jared Hohensee, Justin Minsker, Jeff Nipper, Lewis Nix, Brian Trivitt, & George Trout.  It was so fun to see our old favorites (who says you can only have a Haunted House in October?) alongside fun new additions like armadillo races and food trucks!  These fantastic volunteers conquered every challenge thrown their way.  Thank you to all the parent volunteers who worked a shift.  Carnival is a community event, and it simply would not happen without the help of every single one of you!

Dillo! Dillo! ATX!

Hill Hoopla is around the corner and our main goal this year is community building! We are inviting all of our Dillo Families to help sponsor our largest fundraiser of the year. We’re excited to announce our new Family Sponsorship opportunity, which makes sponsoring this event a great way to show your support for Hill. Put your stamp on Hill and sign up your family for a Club Sponsorship!

CHAMPIONSHIP Club Sponsorship: $150 which includes 2 tickets to the event ($100 value) and recognition at the entry of our school.

PREMIER Club Sponsorship: $200 which includes 2 tickets to the event ($100 value), recognition at the entry of school and a much sought after Dillo FC signature scarf ($30 value/limited quantity).

It will be so much fun to see your family name on the famous yellow brick wall! Here’s your chance to get your tickets early, and secure your Dillo FC scarf (quantities limited). Log in to onecause tomorrow and purchase your sponsorship! https://one.bidpal.net/hillhoopla2022

THIS WEEK please say “Gracias! Merci! Danke! Xièxiè Nǐ! Gratias Tibi!” to our World Language teachers: Brenda Baez (1st grade Spanish), Lorella Loftus (2nd grade French), Melissa Drexler (3rd grade German), Xuanhua Zhou (4th grade Chinese), and Neil Hargrove (5th grade Latin). They make learning a new language so much fun for our Dillos! These rockstars aren’t on campus every day, so you’re invited to email your thanks OR drop off your non-perishable thanks at the front doors. SIGN UP HERE to help ensure they’re all recognized, and reach out to April Beaty at appreciation@hillelementary.com with any questions. ¡Gracias a las familias de Hill por compartir su amor!

Strawbridge Studios is coming Wednesday 3/9 to take individual photos with a Spring theme!  Your child’s teacher will send your pictures home once they’re in, and you can select and pay for the ones you want to keep.  CLICK HERE to see the flyer!  Cheese!

Do you have a little Dillo coming to Kindergarten next year? Please join us for an Incoming Kindergarten Story Time. We will meet in the Hill Library Wednesday 3/9 from 2:00-2:45pm. Spots are limited, so SIGN UP HERE! Reach out to Amanda Goodwin and Cassie Fillman at newparentcoordinator@hillelementary.com with any questions!

Please join us Thursday 3/10, at 7:45am in the cafeteria, for our monthly PTA meeting.  The 2022-2023 PTA Board Nominating Committee’s slate will be presented, nominations from the floor will be taken, and voting will take place at this meeting.  Kelley Valdez, PTA Incoming President, will also announce the appointed positions.  See you then!