![]() ![]() It's something we've all experienced, to some degree, and something we on the board have spent a lot of time talking about how to address. It was hard, and at times impossible, to see old friends and meet the many new families that started at HPS in 2019 and beyond. ![]() Of course, the last two years have been difficult. It was such a nice reminder of how much this community means to so many of us. We even had some parents of students no longer going to school on the block stop by just to thank the teachers and staff of HPS. We met some of those "big kids" on their way to Brent, stopping by to tell us who their teachers were when they were preschoolers. We heard stories from families of fifth and seventh graders who were once students at HPS. We were thrilled with the number of people who stopped by, some going out of their way to get there at such a busy time of the day. The board invited current and former HPS students and their families to sign a banner and show everyone at HPS how thankful we are for them. Just before Thanksgiving, we were given a glimpse into how this has played out for other families. As our kids get older and go on to elementary school, we're learning that many of those connections are here to stay. The friends we and our kids have made, the teachers and staff members who have truly come to mean so much to our family, the birthday parties, after-school soccer, pizza parties on the weekends - HPS has played an incredible role in shaping our community. It’s funny to think about how much that decision has shaped our lives over the last four and a half years. We applied for a spot on a whim, once we learned we’d be moving to Capitol Hill, not knowing much about the school other than what we read in a few reviews. It's hard to believe, but this is my family's fifth year with the Hill Preschool. ![]()
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