Representing her local Pacifica 4H Club, Sarina (4th grade) submitted two stories for a creative writing contest at the San Mateo County Fair and won both first and second place!

What an amazing talent! We're all so proud of you, Hana!

The following students were selected as class winners for the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Competition.

Handwriting Award Winners:
Kindergarten - Chloe
First Grade - Arthur
Second Grade - Shaina
Third Grade - Serene
Fourth Grade - Angelina
Fifth Grade - Alisa
Sixth Grade - Elise
Seventh Grade - Max
Eighth Grade - Kiana

Congratulations to the following students recognized as runners-up.
Kindergarten - Aoife & Kathy
First Grade - Olivia
Second Grade - Thalia & Sienna
Third Grade - Kiran, Juju, & Maya
Fourth Grade - Kailea & Zoey
Fifth Grade - Sahana
Sixth Grade - Lena
Seventh Grade - Gaby
Eighth Grade - Tillie

Congratulations to these middle school students who competed in the AMC 8 Math Competition under the instruction of Mr. Espina!

Arman, 6th
Hunter, 6th
Jayden, 7th
Gaby, 7th
Justin M, 7th

Hilldale School Winners
Third Place - Jasper, 6th
Second Place - Marco, 8th
First Place - Shivum, 8th

Congratulations to the All-School Spelling Bee Champion, David in fourth grade!
Congratulations to All-School Runner Up, Shivum in eighth grade!

All of our finalists competed admirably through ten rounds of spelling.
First Grade Finalists: Rami & Nitya
Second Grade Finalists: Shaina & Julien
Third Grade Finalists: Serene & Matthew
Fourth Grade Finalists: David & Kailea
Fifth Grade Finalists: Quinton & Tabby
Sixth Grade Finalists: Rio & Hunter
Seventh Grade Finalists: Max & Ephraim
Eighth Grade Finalists: Nina & Shivum

First Grade Alternates: Arthur & Addie
Second Grade Alternate: Nolan
Third Grade Alternate: Sadie
Fourth Grade Alternates: Rohan & Angelina
Fifth Grade Alternate: Sylvia
Sixth Grade Alternate: Arman
Seventh Grade Alternate: Callum
Eighth Grade Alternate: Ciarra

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GEOGRAPHY BEE WINNERS!
School Champion - Arman
Lower School Champion and School Runner-Up - Rivka

Congratulations to these students for competing in the school geography bee finals!

Fourth Grade - Rohan & Rivka
Fifth Grade - Tabby & Alisa
Sixth Grade - Evan & Arman
Seventh Grade - Archer & Clara
Eighth Grade - Tillie & Tali

Alternates
Fourth Grade - Lucas & Michelle
Fifth Grade - Tyler, Sylvia, Orlando
Sixth Grade - Penny & Camila
Seventh Grade - Damian
Eighth Grade - Shivum

Thanks to Blake, Alexis, and Maya for keeping our school running in tip-top shape today!