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A 2017 graduate of Bradley High School, Isabelle Maurer Buergel is now a sixth grade English Language Arts teacher. She began her career with Mount Vernon City Schools and is currently teaching at Grandview Heights Middle School. She hopes to one day return to Hilliard and give back to her hometown through education.  

“I love my job and am thankful for the education Hilliard City Schools provided me as I continue to give back that knowledge and experience through educating the future generations of learners,” she said. 

Today, December 19, is the last day of classes before Winter break. We hope everyone has a safe and wonderful break. We look forward to seeing everyone back on January 3, 2024!

Alumni Spotlight – Katie Hornik Windholtz

Katie Hornik Windholtz believes so strongly in the experience she had with Hilliard City Schools that Hilliard is where she decided to set down roots. She continues to be a strong supporter of the school district – and community – today. 

A 1999 graduate of Hilliard Davidson, she is the owner of Security Plus Insurance and supports Hilliard Schools through donations and advertising. She also sponsors Motivation at the Station in the summer. 

Her brother, Kevin Hornik, didn’t go far either. A 1997 graduate of Hilliard Schools, he owns Elysium Tennis in Plain City, Ohio!

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To prepare all students without exception to be Ready for Tomorrow, we must create authentic partnerships with our community.  We want to hear your ideas, thoughts, and opinions about how your schools should approach a changing landscape. That’s why the Hilliard Board of Education created the Community Conversation Program.

How we educate students is changing rapidly.  There are many choices about how schools will look and work as we move forward. These decisions need to be made as a community and with the consideration of many different voices.  We need to understand our residents and build a better relationship between the school district and the community. This demands a different kind of conversation. Sometimes, that will mean reaching out to a specific group in our community. Other times, it means defining an issue or topic that demands community input.  There will be board members and district administrators at each conversation.

These will happen quarterly.

• Tuesday, March 7 – 5:30 pm at the Hub (3859 Main Street, Hilliard)
• Tuesday, June 13 – 9 am at the Hub
• Tuesday, September 5 – 5:30 pm at the Hub
• Tuesday, December 5 – 9 am at Central Office (2140 Atlas Street, Columbus)

Please join us to share your voice.