Hillsboro News and Notes for September 26, 2025

INVEST UPDATE

Halfway there! 🙌 Together, we’ve raised $50,000 to support Hillsboro students, teachers, and programs. Let’s keep pushing toward the top — we need YOU to get us across the finish line! Click the button below to make your donation, and thank you!

💚💛  #BurroStrong #InvestInEducation #BurroPride

Donuts for Donations

During Homecoming week, you can drop off donations of gently used or new school-appropriate clothing from 6:45–7:05 AM in the courtyard by the east entrance. Donations will also be accepted   at the Homecoming Tailgate from 4:45-6:15 PM Friday evening. This is an easy (and delicious) way to support the Unicycle School Clothing Program, a local initiative that provides “outgrown, not worn out” clothing to Metro Nashville Public School students in need. Metro students come in all sizes and stylistic choices, so anything helps! Unicycle works directly with the Metro Nashville Public Schools HERO Program (Homeless Education Resource Office), which supports students experiencing homelessness or housing instability, ensuring they have the resources they need to attend school with confidence. In exchange for your donation, you’ll receive a ticket that can be redeemed the following week during lunch for a donut.

Family Night & College Fair

Mark your calendar and spread the word! On Thursday, October 9, 4:45–6:45 PM, Hillsboro is hosting a fantastic Family Night! Here are the deets:

• 4:45 PM – Community Trick or Treat
• 5:00–5:45 PM – Financial Aid Information Session
• 5:45–6:45 PM – College Fair (20+ schools represented)
• 7:00 PM – Hillsboro vs. Lawson Football Game

We look forward to welcoming prospective families from our feeder schools into the building for our annual Community Trick or Treat event! Parents, we need donations of individually wrapped candy to hand out that evening and make sure everyone’s treat bag gets filled. SIgn up HERE and send candy donations to the main office.

The college fair is a great chance for students to connect with college recruiters, explore options for the future, and get important information about paying for college. Families can enjoy the trick or treat activities before joining us in the gym for the college fair, then stick around to cheer on the Burros at the football game!

We need some parent volunteers to help with setup and cleanup for this BIG evening. Please click HERE if you can help, and thank you!

Parent Tour Guides Needed 
It’s time for prospective families to tour Hillsboro, and we need your help! Sign up HERE to help lead a Saturday tour. Don’t worry if you aren’t very familiar with the campus; you’ll be accompanied by a very knowledgeable student volunteer who will do most of the talking, and we’ll provide you with talking points and suggested tour stops.

Teacher Appreciation Chili/Soup Lunch
Mark your calendar now for our annual teacher appreciation chili and soup lunch on October 29! Just in time for Halloween, we look forward to providing the faculty and staff with a delicious lunch of homemade chilis, soups, and extras like cornbread, salad, and dessert. The teachers love this lunch every year, so start thinking now about what special dish you might like to bring. HERE is the sign up if you want to get a jump on things, and thank you!

Cookie Fridays
This year, we are carrying on the beloved Hillsboro tradition of giving out treats to the students on Fridays during lunch for the “price” of telling us something good about their day or week. Just a reminder that we want everyone who wants to participate to have that opportunity, so please sign up for a maximum of two “handing out cookies” slots per semester. Click HERE to book a shift and/or donate cookies!

Concessions Volunteers Needed
PTSO will be handling concessions this year for both football and basketball. The money raised from these events will be used to fund senior banners. Parents from each sport can volunteer using the link HERE (basketball schedule is coming soon!).

Burros Going International!

• Mrs. Banks and Ms. Plumb are sponsoring a trip to Greece in May 2027. Please click HERE for more information. You can also email Mrs. Banks or Ms. Plumb if you have any questions. We would love to travel with you!

• Mr. Bryant and Ms. Barton will be leading a trip to Europe in summer 2027. This 13-day trip will begin on the shoes of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, and visit the Italian Riviera; Monaco; Avignon, France; Barcelona; and Madrid! The interest meeting for this trip will be on Tuesday, November 4, at 6 PM in room 3048. A link to RSVP will be sent out closer to the date.

Thank you, Maryland Farms Wine & Spirits, for being a corporate donor for the 2025-26 school year!

Want to support Hillsboro and see your business’s logo here every week? Become a corporate donor! Email ptso@wearehillsboro.com.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

October 3
Homecoming Game (vs. Nolensville)

October 7
No school (Special election primary day)

October 9
Hillsboro Family Night

4:45-6:45 PM

College and Career Night

Football vs. Lawson

October 10
No school

October 13-17
Fall break

QUICK LINKS

PTSO Burro Box

PTSO Website

PTSO Calendar

MNPS Website

Hillsboro Alumni

Teacher Favorites List **NEW**

SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES

Local Al-Anon Resources

Lipscomb Family Therapy Center