Hillsboro School District Weekly Hot News February 24, 2025 - Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten registration opens on Monday, March 3! All children in the HSD attendance area who will turn five by Monday, September 1, 2025 are eligible to enroll for the 2025-26 school year using the online Enrollment Process on or after March 3. HSD will once again be holding Kindergarten Fairs in April to provide families and incoming students the chance to visit an elementary school, eat a real school lunch, access resources, have a chance to win raffle prizes, and much more! Incoming students residing in the Glencoe and Liberty feeder areas are invited to attend the Fair at Lincoln Street Elementary School on Thursday, April 10; and incoming students residing in the Century and Hilhi feeder areas are invited to attend the Fair at Witch Hazel Elementary School on Thursday, April 24. Families are welcome to attend the Fair that works best with their schedule. Each school will also hold a separate Kindergarten Orientation event at their school. These dates and times are still being finalized, so please check back frequently to see when information for your child’s school has been updated. Most orientation events take place in late April and May. If you are unable to attend the in-person Kindergarten Fairs or the Kindergarten Orientation at your child’s school - or if you simply want to revisit the information shared by your child’s school - please visit our Virtual Kinder Fair website. Updates are being made to the site on an ongoing basis, so please check back for the most current information. Our featured event is Engineers Week! Students in 4th Grade classrooms across the District participated in hands-on engineering design activities as part of National Engineers Week on February 19, 20, and 21. Joining them were volunteers from Intel and other local manufacturing businesses who led them through the Lunar Lander project. This project involves students using a limited number of materials to design and construct a vessel to keep an “astronaut” - or lollipop - safe when dropped from various heights. Many thanks to Intel and other local businesses, the Portland Metro STEM Partnership, volunteers, and the teachers and other District staff who made this engaging and educational event possible. Just a reminder to our students, staff, families, and broader HSD community: Everyone Belongs in HSD! We support and protect everyone’s civil rights and provide safe and welcoming spaces for people of all races, religions, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and ability level. We will continue to educate and support students based on Oregon standards, and we will continue to provide training to staff for differentiating instruction based on student needs.Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hsd.k12.or.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay informed about what’s happening in our district and schools.