B-I-N-G-O!
A huge thank-you to our amazing community business partners for donating prizes for our faculty and staff end-of-the-year Bingo game. The competition was fierce to win those fantastic prizes! We are grateful for your generosity and support of our educators. #PowerfulPartnerships
A huge thank-you to our amazing community business partners for donating prizes for our faculty and staff end-of-the-year Bingo game. The competition was fierce to win those fantastic prizes! We are grateful for your generosity and support of our educators. #PowerfulPartnerships
Happy Retirement, Rhonda Lane!
On this post-planning day, we gathered to celebrate the remarkable career of Mrs. Lane. Over her 30 years in education, she positively impacted countless students, families, and colleagues. Known for her attention to detail and unwavering advocacy for doing what is best for children, she leaves a lasting legacy at Hill City.
As Dr. Kretschmar shared, “Hill City is a better place because Rhonda was in the building.”
Congratulations, Mrs. Lane, on your well-earned retirement!
On this post-planning day, we gathered to celebrate the remarkable career of Mrs. Lane. Over her 30 years in education, she positively impacted countless students, families, and colleagues. Known for her attention to detail and unwavering advocacy for doing what is best for children, she leaves a lasting legacy at Hill City.
As Dr. Kretschmar shared, “Hill City is a better place because Rhonda was in the building.”
Congratulations, Mrs. Lane, on your well-earned retirement!
Happy Last Day of School! As we wrap up another amazing school year at Hill City Elementary, we hope everyone has a safe, relaxing and well-deserved summer!
Here Every Day! 🚲
Congratulations to Connor, Hudson, Asher, Winter, and Weslee for achieving perfect attendance during the 2025–2026 school year!
Thank you to these students and their families for their dedication and commitment to making school attendance a priority. We are so proud of this accomplishment! Enjoy your new wheels this summer and for many miles to come!
Congratulations to Connor, Hudson, Asher, Winter, and Weslee for achieving perfect attendance during the 2025–2026 school year!
Thank you to these students and their families for their dedication and commitment to making school attendance a priority. We are so proud of this accomplishment! Enjoy your new wheels this summer and for many miles to come!
Summer meals are available at no cost to children 18 and under. Free summer meals start June 1st and end July 16th, 2026 at the following location:
Pickens High School - 500 Dragon Drive, Jasper
Monday - Thursday from 11:00 to 11:30
Pick up is located inside the school in the hallway between the cafeteria and the weight training room. Enter the school at the outdoor courtyard entrance on the side of the school facing the tennis courts and baseball field.
Closed the week of June 29th - July 3rd
Pickens High School - 500 Dragon Drive, Jasper
Monday - Thursday from 11:00 to 11:30
Pick up is located inside the school in the hallway between the cafeteria and the weight training room. Enter the school at the outdoor courtyard entrance on the side of the school facing the tennis courts and baseball field.
Closed the week of June 29th - July 3rd
Thank you to our amazing community partners for treating our fourth-grade students to gift bags filled with certificates for free meals, drinks, ice cream, cookies, and more!
Our students are excited to visit your businesses with their families and enjoy these special treats this summer. We are so grateful for your generosity and support of our Hawks!
#PowerfulPartnerships
Our students are excited to visit your businesses with their families and enjoy these special treats this summer. We are so grateful for your generosity and support of our Hawks!
#PowerfulPartnerships
On the school calendar for the 2025-2026 school year, the last day of school on Friday, May 22nd is a half day. This was done to ensure a smooth and timely conclusion to the school year, as well as efficient transportation for both students and graduation attendees for the Class of 2026's graduation ceremony that evening.
Dismissal Times for Friday, May 22nd - Pickens High School and Pickens Junior High will have a 11:15 dismissal. All remaining schools (Harmony, Hill City, Tate and Jasper Middle) will have an 11:30 dismissal. Graduation will be Friday, May 22nd at 7:00 PM at Pickens High School stadium.
Dismissal Times for Friday, May 22nd - Pickens High School and Pickens Junior High will have a 11:15 dismissal. All remaining schools (Harmony, Hill City, Tate and Jasper Middle) will have an 11:30 dismissal. Graduation will be Friday, May 22nd at 7:00 PM at Pickens High School stadium.
A huge thank you to Wildlife Wonders for bringing these amazing animals to Hill City for our final behavior celebration for this school year! Our students loved the experience and had so much fun learning about these incredible creatures. Thank you for helping us end the year with excitement, wonder, and unforgettable memories!
Countdown: Only 2 days of school left! 🎉
Just a reminder that dismissal on Friday, May 22, will be at 11:30 a.m. Please note that there will be no afterschool program or Boys & Girls Club available that day.
Just a reminder that dismissal on Friday, May 22, will be at 11:30 a.m. Please note that there will be no afterschool program or Boys & Girls Club available that day.
Yearbooks are still available! They are $39, cash or check (payable to Josten's). It's a great keepsake for these elementary memories!
We had some excited Pre-K and kindergarten students yesterday showing off their new book bags — complete with a book and a reading buddy stuffy!
A huge thank you to Maxyne and Richard Bursky from the Hallyboy Foundation for this generous donation. What an encouraging way to motivate students to read over the summer and help curb the “summer slide”!
We are also grateful that they will be returning in the fall to provide backpacks filled with school supplies for all of our Hawks. #PowerfulPartnerships
A huge thank you to Maxyne and Richard Bursky from the Hallyboy Foundation for this generous donation. What an encouraging way to motivate students to read over the summer and help curb the “summer slide”!
We are also grateful that they will be returning in the fall to provide backpacks filled with school supplies for all of our Hawks. #PowerfulPartnerships
“What’ll ya have, what’ll ya have?”
Wow — thank you, Hill City PTO, for the surprise lunch for our faculty and staff from the Varsity Food Truck! Bringing this iconic Atlanta favorite right to our doorstep was such a fun treat, and it was definitely a fan favorite!
Wow — thank you, Hill City PTO, for the surprise lunch for our faculty and staff from the Varsity Food Truck! Bringing this iconic Atlanta favorite right to our doorstep was such a fun treat, and it was definitely a fan favorite!
🎓 Dragon Nation Senior Walk: A Favorite Tradition! 🎓
We salute the Pickens High School Class of 2026! Congratulations, graduates — we are so proud of you!
What a precious moment for some teacher/mamas too - Sweet hugs for Courtney Davis and her daughter, Reece, and Natasha Jarrett and her daughter, MacKenna.
A special shoutout to two former Hawks, Angelina Grizzle and Micah Newton, who are both PHS STAR Students. When choosing a STAR Teacher to honor, they both reached back to their elementary school years and selected Suzanne Hardison and Kelly Moss. What an incredible honor for an educator!
Such a sweet mother/son moment!
Xavier’s mom, Trista, attended Hill City Elementary when the school first opened in 2002, and now Xavier is finishing up fourth grade just before the school begins its full remodel. What a special full-circle memory for their family!
We are so thankful for lasting connections like this that make Hill City such a special place.
Xavier’s mom, Trista, attended Hill City Elementary when the school first opened in 2002, and now Xavier is finishing up fourth grade just before the school begins its full remodel. What a special full-circle memory for their family!
We are so thankful for lasting connections like this that make Hill City such a special place.
Moving on up to fifth grade!
Our fourth graders visited Jasper Middle School yesterday for a tour and got an exciting glimpse of what’s ahead next year!
A big thank you to Hill City PTO for providing a wonderful picnic lunch for our students at Lee Newton Park.
Our fourth graders visited Jasper Middle School yesterday for a tour and got an exciting glimpse of what’s ahead next year!
A big thank you to Hill City PTO for providing a wonderful picnic lunch for our students at Lee Newton Park.
How fortunate we are to have Jennifer Connelly representing Hill City Elementary as our Teacher of the Year!
Tuesday night, PCSD honored all of the Teachers of the Year with a special gala celebration. Mrs. Connelly was surrounded by family, friends, and coworkers who were all excited to celebrate the amazing educator she is.
Congratulations, Mrs. Connelly, and thank you for the love, dedication, and excellence you bring to our students and school each day!
We also want to say a special congratulations to Valerie Boehm from Pickens High School, who was selected as the Pickens County School District's Teacher of the Year!
Way to go, Raelynn!
This kindergartner in Mrs. Gartrell’s classroom has completed her literacy folder and earned a special trip to the Book Vending Machine to celebrate! Congratulations!
This kindergartner in Mrs. Gartrell’s classroom has completed her literacy folder and earned a special trip to the Book Vending Machine to celebrate! Congratulations!
On the school calendar for the 2025-2026 school year, the last day of school on Friday, May 22nd is a half day. This was done to ensure a smooth and timely conclusion to the school year, as well as efficient transportation for both students and graduation attendees for the Class of 2026's graduation ceremony that evening.
Dismissal Times for Friday, May 22nd - Pickens High School and Pickens Junior High will have a 11:15 dismissal. All remaining schools (Harmony, Hill City, Tate and Jasper Middle) will have an 11:30 dismissal. Graduation will be Friday, May 22nd at 7:00 PM at Pickens High School stadium.
Dismissal Times for Friday, May 22nd - Pickens High School and Pickens Junior High will have a 11:15 dismissal. All remaining schools (Harmony, Hill City, Tate and Jasper Middle) will have an 11:30 dismissal. Graduation will be Friday, May 22nd at 7:00 PM at Pickens High School stadium.
Achieving 100% Reading Goals!
These 3rd & 4th graders rocked their A.R. (Accelerated Reader, a voluntary reading incentive program in the library) goals and celebrated today with a trip to the book vending machine, backpack pins, and a cookie party!
Congratulations to Matty, 3rd grade, and Conner, 4th grade, for earning the most points in their grade levels and receiving Books-A-Million gift cards for even more summer reading fun!
These 3rd & 4th graders rocked their A.R. (Accelerated Reader, a voluntary reading incentive program in the library) goals and celebrated today with a trip to the book vending machine, backpack pins, and a cookie party!
Congratulations to Matty, 3rd grade, and Conner, 4th grade, for earning the most points in their grade levels and receiving Books-A-Million gift cards for even more summer reading fun!
“S” is the Letter of the Day as kindergarten counts down A–Z to the end of the school year! Check out these super duper superheroes from Mrs. Gartrell’s class. We are soaring into summer one letter at a time!
