Academies

Hillview uses an organizational structure called the Academy Model that groups students and teachers into smaller learning communities in order to provide greater attention to individual student needs and to develop a sense of community within a smaller group of students who share the same academic teachers. Each academy has approximately 100 students. Students may or may not have their academy/grade-level math teacher as that is dependent upon the student's math course.

Academies & Staff for 2024-25

6th Grade

Everest: Danielle Beres (Humanities Core), Rebecca Robinson (Humanities Core), Keith Nicol (Science)

Olympus: Nick Keller (Humanities Core), Chris Gumbrecht (Humanities Core), Elizabeth Wrotniewski (Science)

Vesuvius:  Kathryn Rippentrop (Humanities Core), Kate Stickel (Humanities Core), Kara Connelly (Science) 

7th Grade

Cloud Nine: Jessica Ross (English), Shalann Kunkel (Social Studies),  Arion Espinoza (Science)

Mavericks: Lynnette Trangmar (English), Marianne Santo (Social Studies),  James Green (Science)

Pipeline: Chloe Hotwani (English), Mike Rogers (Social Studies), Heiko Ritter (Science)
 

8th Grade

Explorers: Sara Dara-Abrams (English), Kim Staff (Social Studies), Daniel Valdez (Science)

Pioneers: Christine Beirne (English), Lexy Keller (Social Studies), Susan Arrington (Science)

Trailblazers: Joseph O'Brien (English), Mimi Nguyen (Social Studies), Dustin Bryan (Science)