Hillcrest Middle School

06/02/2026

Huge shoutout to our amazing school psychologist, Ms. Pirvu! Thank you for your incredible guidance, your listening ear, and for always being a champion for our students. We appreciate everything you do! 🤍📚

05/27/2026

05/24/2026

Hillcrest Middle School is thrilled to announce that two of our talented students achieved top placements in the middle school division at the University of South Carolina Sumter campus poetry contest held yesterday.

Danielle Anderson took home an incredible second-place finish in the competition. Also earning top honors was Zlata Tarskaia, who secured an impressive third-place finish.
Please join us in celebrating both of these exceptional young writers for their literary achievements!
(Note: Pictured is third-place winner Zlata Tarskaia. Second-place winner Danielle Anderson is not pictured.)

05/23/2026

Youth Fishing Challenge

05/22/2026

🐾 Time for some Wildcat Wows! 🐾
To our wonderful teachers and parapros: thank you for all you’ve done to support our students this year. You are the heartbeat of our school!
While we only captured photos of some of our amazing Wildcats, we want to celebrate our entire staff.

05/22/2026

We wrapped up an amazing school year today with our end-of-school staff luncheon!
Huge gratitude to all of our staff members for your hard work and dedication to our students this year. We appreciate you more than words can say!

05/21/2026

Hillcrest Middle School: 2026–2027 Supply List
Happy last day of student attendance, Wildcats! 🎉

As we wrap up an amazing school year and head into summer break, we want to give our families plenty of time to prepare for the upcoming 2026–2027 school year. By sharing our single, universal list for all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders now, you can beat the August rush and take advantage of summer sales!

05/21/2026

🎉 Tomorrow is officially the first day of summer break! 🙌 As our students head into vacation, let’s make sure we beat the "summer slide" together by reading just 20 minutes a day. ☀️📚

Sumter School District is challenging rising 6th through 12th graders to complete the SSD Summer Reading Challenge!

📋 How to get your Tic-Tac-Toe scorecard:

Check your backpack! Students were given cards before leaving school.

Swing by the front office to pick up a spare copy.

Download and print one directly from the website!

Get three in a row to win prizes, and top readers from each middle and high school will be recognized next school year! Don't forget to snap a picture of your child reading and share it using the hashtag ! 📸✨

Summer Reading 2026

05/21/2026

This week we are celebrating National Speech-Language Pathologist Day, and we couldn't let it pass without shouting out our amazing SLP, Ms. Burgess! 🗣️❤️

Thank you, Ms. Burgess, for your dedication, patience, and the incredible impact you make on our community. You give so many a voice and the confidence to share it. ✨