April 22, 2024
On Earth Day, Hillcrest High School hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate Hillcrest’s achievement of being recognized as an arboretum. Hillcrest is the second high school...
March 19, 2024
Congratulations to our D228 schools for their outstanding work in the DECA State Competition! Bremen, Hillcrest and Oak Forest each competed in various competitions in business, ...
March 5, 2024
On Friday, March 1, 2024, twenty students from Hillcrest High School’s Anatomy and Physiology class stepped onto the campus of Northern Illinois University for their first colleg...
February 28, 2024
Hillcrest sophomore, Da'Jha Johnson, scored her 1000th point in Girls Basketball in February! We are amazed by her athleticism and can’t wait to see what other milestones she reac...
February 21, 2024
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced over 500 Illinoisans honored for their extraordinary contributions to education across the state through its annual Thos...
February 6, 2024
The Annual Senior Citizen's Breakfast is coming back to Bremen High School District 228 for the first time since 2019!
This year, the event will take place on Wednesday, March ...
January 4, 2024
Students in Ms. Botica-Marquardt's Transitional Employment Program (TEP) recently made over 500 holiday cards and sold them to staff across all four district schools.
Students...
December 4, 2023
Bremen High School District 228 is pleased to announce that over 70 students from the Bremen, Tinley, Hillcrest and Oak Forest High School’s graduating class of 2024 have been rec...
November 15, 2023
It is that time of year again where we at Hillcrest are asking that you search those junk drawers, reach out to family and friends and donate your old, dated, broken cell phones, ...
November 9, 2023
Once again, the District 228 Fine and Performing Arts Department is proud to announce the following students participated in The Chicagoland 4 x 5 Show, hosted by Oswego High Scho...
November 3, 2023
Writing comes easy for student author Alaia Muhammad, a junior at Hillcrest who recently published her first poetry book titled, "Stability and Peace." The book, which was publis...
October 31, 2023
Hillcrest Building Trades course students attended the South Suburban College Construction Open House on October 26, 2023. The Construction Open House was an opportunity for stude...
October 17, 2023
Hillcrest High School Social Science teacher Kristen Kaczmarek served on a panel at the 2023 Illinois History Conference in Springfield. Kaczmarek has presented at the conference ...
September 28, 2023
Bremen High School District 228 is thrilled to share the latest edition of our annual Career Guide. The 2023-2024 interactive career guide is created each year to serve as a benef...
September 13, 2023
The village of Hazel Crest shared Hillcrest student artwork during their creative arts fair on Saturday, September 9! The festival featured live performances, on site paintings, s...
September 8, 2023
Students at Hillcrest High School earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs . These programs celebrate students' hard work in high school and s...
September 1, 2023
In an effort to offer resources to anyone who may need it, Bremen High School District 228, in partnership with Jewel-Osco, is organizing a vaccination clinic over the span of two...
July 27, 2023
Hillcrest High School Administrators have been working hard all summer to prepare for the 2023-24 school year. From polishing the school to planning events, Hillcrest administrati...
July 26, 2023
In May, then Hillcrest High School senior Ajani Rush scored the biggest win of his high school sporting career. The hardworking and dedicated athlete and track star won the IHSA s...
April 28, 2023
Students from Hillcrest and Oak Forest High School Key Clubs volunteered their time to support the United Way’s “April Food Day” on Thursday, April 27. Students helped with food c...