Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School

Good Day, please join the League of Women Voters of Hillside, in collaboration with Hillside Public Schools on Saturday, September 28th, 2024 for our Fall Community Outreach Festival! The festival will occur at Ola Edwards Community School from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. There will be voter registration, a Colgate dental screening van for children, lunch application assistance, and a vaccination clinic from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m! For more information, please see the posted and emailed flyers, thank you!

Last night (9/23/2024), W.O.K. Middle School hosted its Back to School Night! Shoutout to Principal Dr. Wilson, Vice-principals Ms. Scott-Jackson, and Ms. Elie, our W.O.K. teachers, students, staff, and families! A special thank you goes to Dr.Mathura who submitted these photos from the evening. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #backtoschoolnight #wok #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Good Day, please join the League of Women Voters of Hillside, in collaboration with Hillside Public Schools on Saturday, September 28th, 2024 for our Fall Community Outreach Festival! The festival will take place at Ola Edwards Community School from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. There will be voter registration, a Colgate dental screening van for children, lunch application assistance, and more! For more information, please see the posted and emailed flyer, thank you!

On Monday (9/16/2024), Students from W.O.K. Middle School, Hillside Innovation Academy, Ola Edwards Community School, and Hillside High School were treated to a back-to-school trip to Citifield in NY for the Mets vs. Nationals baseball game! Dr. Mathura contributed the following images, capturing W.O.K. and H.I.A. students and staff enjoying the game! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #mets #nationals #baseball #fieldtrip #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Please join Hillside Public Schools for our Hispanic Heritage Festival, on Saturday, September 21st, 2024! Taking place at Hurden Looker Elementary School (1261 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205) from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., there will be food vendors, crafts, entertainment, and more! See you there! See all the flyers for more festival information, thank you! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hispanicheritagemonth #hispanicheritage #festival #flyer #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy First Day of School, Hillside Public Schools! We are thrilled to have all our students, teachers, faculty, and staff back in our buildings! The following photos capture a glimpse of the energy and joy at every school throughout our district. More first-day-of-school content is on the way! Shoutout to Superintendent Glover, the Hillside Board of Education, and all of the Hillside Public Schools' teachers, faculty, staff, families, and community members! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #firstdayofschool #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #letsgo

Welcome back, Hillside Public Schools! Earlier today (9/3/2024), the Hillside High School Auditorium was packed with new and returning faculty and staff for Superintendent Glover's Convocation! Superintendent Glover and Dr. Jefferson of @keanuniversity did an amazing job bringing energy to our teachers, and staff here at Hillside Public Schools. Excitement is everywhere across the district as we begin the 2024-2025 school year! Shoutout to Principal Woolard, Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Best, all our Board of Education members, administrators, supervisors, directors, Hillside Community Members, and students! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #studentsfirst #convocation #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Good afternoon, please join Superintendent Glover, Hillside Board of Education members, and Hillside Public Schools Administrators, on August 28th, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Ola Edwards School Gymnasium, for our Community Conversations! At this Community Forum, we will highlight District initiatives for the 2024-2025 school year and engage in positive discourse with our community. We look forward to seeing you there! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #community #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

The following photos are from Hillside Public Schools Summer Sports Camps! Shoutout to Athletic Director, Mr. McNeil, Superintendent Glover, all of our Hillside Public Schools summer coaches and staff! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #summercamp

Shout out to our Hillside Summer I.T. Department interns ! Students have been hard at work building a new computer lab at W.O.K. Middle School, refreshing Chromebooks, and more! Great work I.T. department and interns! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #summerinterns #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Today, (6/25/2024), W.O.K. Middle School held its 8th-grade promotional ceremony at Woodfield Stadium! Congratulations to all the graduates as they prepare to enjoy the summer, and proceed to the next level as high school students in September! Thank you to Superintendent Glover, Principal Dr. Wilson, Vice-Principals Ms. Elie, and Ms. Scott-Jackson, the Hillside Board of Education, the staff, teachers, and students of W.O.K., and the ceremony's Keynote Speaker. Ms. Atiya Jaha-Rashidi! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #wokmiddleschool #graduation #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Here are just a few photos from Hillside Public Schools' Juneteenth Celebrations! Hillside Public Schools were live on Instagram from each of our public schools with informative, fun, and innovative celebrations for Juneteenth! Great work, and thank you to Hillside Public Schools staff, students, parents, Superintendent Glover, and the Hillside Board of Education! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #juneteenth #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Juneteenth from Hillside Public Schools! "Juneteenth commemorates the day on June 19, 1865 when a Union general read orders in Galveston, Texas stating all enslaved people in the state were free according to federal law. Juneteenth was designated a federal holiday in 2021." #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #juneteenth #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Good day, tomorrow, June 18th, 2024, Hillside Public Schools will be going live on Instagram from each of our public schools to celebrate Juneteenth! Activities will commence at 8:30 a.m. Please see the flyer with the schedule of tomorrow's Juneteenth visits! Thank you.

Superintendent Glover's 5K Walk for Wellness last Saturday (6/15/2024) was truly a success! Participants walked 12 laps around the Hillside High School Track, exercising their minds and bodies, thank you to everyone in the Hillside Public Schools District and Community in attendance! Thank you, Superintendent Glover, Superintendent's Office staff, Principal Woolard, Hillside High School Staff, Hillside Public Schools' staff, and the Hillside Board of Education! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidehighschool #5kwalk #health #walking #jogging #newpride #newpossibilities #newpathways

W.O.K.'s Multilingual Newcomers class is exploring summer vocabulary topics! Newcomers are seen here painting seashells and they will discuss and write about what they are looking forward to for the summer! Thank you to Ms. Giro for sharing her class and these pictures with us! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #wokmiddleschool #multilingual #bilingualclasses #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Congratulations to all our W.O.K. Middle School students who were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society last night (6/12/2024)! Great work, scholars, and thank you, Principal, Dr. Wilson, Ms.Mathura, Vice-Principals Ms. Scott-Jackson, Ms. Elie, Mr. Strumph, and more for making this all possible! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #wokmiddleschool #nationalhonorsociety #induction #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Here are photos from last night's Band Awards Ceremony, which took place at W.O.K. Middle School! Congratulations to all of our talented band students, thank you, Mr. Moore, for leading our band, and thank you, Ms. Mathura, for providing these awesome photos!

Stem-based Learning at W.O.K. Middle School! Mr. Lockyer's end-of-the-year harvest was a success! Students grew multiple types of lettuce organically using hydroponics! Great work, Mr. Lockyer's class! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #stemlearning #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

On Wednesday, May 29th, the Walter O. Krumbiegel Band held a showcase and recruitment event for all 6th grade students. As our band continues to grow, we are seeking more students to join us on this exciting journey! Thank you to Supervisor of the Band, Mrs. Okparaeke, Band directors, Mr. Moore and Mr. Kelly, Dr. Wilson and the WOK Admin team, the staff and students of Deanna Taylor, Ola Edwards, and Hurden Looker for their support and attention! A very special shoutout to all the Band members including Nyah Joseph, Alyssa Witherspoon, and Dianes Morante for sharing their experiences on what being part of the band means to them! We hope to see you this summer for Band Camp! Please see the Google Form for additional information! https://forms.gle/pKohiBiw9apFGHJu5 #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #bandcamp #wokband #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities